chore: release v0.20.2

Closing OpsLog dropped the CAT, whose frequency went to 0; the auto-control
read that as out of range and switched the relay OFF, then ON again at the next
launch. Now a rule is skipped entirely when the frequency/band is unknown (CAT
off), so relays keep their state across a close. And on the first evaluation
after launch/save it reads the boards' LIVE state and only switches a relay
that isn't already in the wanted position — no more clunk when it's already
correct.

frontend/src/App.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import {
   Activity, AlertCircle, Antenna, Bell, CheckCircle2, Clock, CloudOff, Compass, Database, Ear, Eraser, Hash, Loader2, Lock,
-  Maximize2, Minimize2, Mic, MessageSquare, Pencil, RadioTower, RefreshCw, Satellite, Send, Settings, SlidersHorizontal, Square, Terminal, Trash2, Unlock, X, Zap,
+  Maximize2, Minimize2, Mic, MessageSquare, Pencil, Radio, RadioTower, RefreshCw, Satellite, Send, Settings, SlidersHorizontal, Square, Terminal, Trash2, Unlock, X, Zap,
 } from 'lucide-react';
 
 import {
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
   GetQSO, UpdateQSO, DeleteQSO, DeleteQSOs, DeleteAllQSO,
   UpdateQSOsFromCty, UpdateQSOsFromQRZ, UpdateQSOsFromClublog, UploadQSOsManual, SendQSORecordingEmail,
   LookupCallsign, GetStationSettings, GetListsSettings,
-  GetStartupStatus, CheckForUpdate, DownloadAndApplyUpdate,
+  GetStartupStatus, CheckForUpdate, DownloadAndApplyUpdate, GetLiveStations,
   WorkedBefore,
   SetCompactMode,
   GetCATState, SetCATFrequency, SetCATMode, SwitchCATRig, FlexApplyBandAntenna,
@@ -210,6 +210,16 @@ function bandForMHz(mhz: number): string {
   return '';
 }
 
+// modeAccent maps a mode to a theme-aware colour for the live-stations widget:
+// CW gold, phone green, digital blue, unknown muted.
+function modeAccent(mode?: string): string {
+  const m = (mode || '').toUpperCase();
+  if (/CW/.test(m)) return 'var(--chart-3)';
+  if (/SSB|USB|LSB|AM|FM|PHONE|DV/.test(m)) return 'var(--chart-2)';
+  if (/FT8|FT4|RTTY|PSK|JT|JS8|Q65|MSK|FST|MFSK|OLIVIA|DIG|DATA|WSPR/.test(m)) return 'var(--chart-1)';
+  return 'var(--muted-foreground)';
+}
+
 // rstCategory buckets a mode into the report family used for its RST list.
 type RSTLists = { phone: string[]; cw: string[]; digital: string[] };
 function rstCategory(mode: string): keyof RSTLists {
@@ -410,6 +420,18 @@ export default function App() {
   // click reverts the UI and the click looks like it did nothing.
   const agPending = useRef<{ a?: { v: number; t: number }; b?: { v: number; t: number } }>({});
   const [dbConn, setDbConn] = useState<{ backend: string; label: string } | null>(null);
+  // Multi-op "who's on air" widget: every operator's live status from the shared
+  // MySQL logbook (freq/mode/version). Only polled on a MySQL logbook.
+  type LiveStation = { operator: string; station: string; freq_hz: number; band: string; mode: string; online: boolean; version: string; age_sec: number };
+  const [liveStations, setLiveStations] = useState<LiveStation[]>([]);
+  const [showLiveStations, setShowLiveStations] = useState(() => localStorage.getItem('opslog.showLiveStations') === '1');
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (dbConn?.backend !== 'mysql') { setLiveStations([]); return; }
+    const load = () => GetLiveStations().then((s) => setLiveStations((s ?? []) as LiveStation[])).catch(() => {});
+    load();
+    const id = window.setInterval(load, 15 * 1000);
+    return () => window.clearInterval(id);
+  }, [dbConn]);
   // Mode OpsLog shows when the rig reports generic DIG_U/DIG_L. OmniRig
   // can't tell us if it's FT8 vs FT4 vs RTTY, so the user picks the default
   // in Preferences > Hardware > CAT interface.
@@ -1096,23 +1118,17 @@ export default function App() {
   // offline. Only shown when live-status publishing is enabled (Settings→General).
   const [liveStatusOn, setLiveStatusOn] = useState(false);
   const [onAir, setOnAir] = useState(false);
-  const lastQsoAtRef = useRef(0);
   useEffect(() => { if (!showSettings) GetLiveStatusEnabled().then((v) => setLiveStatusOn(!!v)).catch(() => {}); }, [showSettings]);
   useEffect(() => {
-    const LIVE_WINDOW = 5 * 60 * 1000; // 5 min, matches the backend
+    // Read the ON-AIR state straight from the backend (single source of truth:
-    const evalOnAir = () => setOnAir(liveStatusOn && lastQsoAtRef.current > 0 && (Date.now() - lastQsoAtRef.current) < LIVE_WINDOW);
+    // liveLastQSOAt, stamped on every log and seeded from the DB at launch). Poll
-    const off = EventsOn('qso:logged', () => { lastQsoAtRef.current = Date.now(); evalOnAir(); });
+    // it + refresh on each logged QSO — no fragile frontend timestamp to drift.
-    // Seed from the DB at launch so a QSO logged just before starting OpsLog still
+    const refresh = () => LiveLastQSOAgeSec()
-    // counts (otherwise the badge showed offline until the next contact).
+      .then((sec: number) => setOnAir(liveStatusOn && typeof sec === 'number' && sec >= 0 && sec < 300))
-    LiveLastQSOAgeSec().then((sec: number) => {
+      .catch(() => {});
-      if (typeof sec === 'number' && sec >= 0) {
+    refresh();
-        const at = Date.now() - sec * 1000;
+    const off = EventsOn('qso:logged', refresh);
-        if (at > lastQsoAtRef.current) lastQsoAtRef.current = at;
+    const id = window.setInterval(refresh, 5 * 1000); // responsive without hammering (cheap 400-row scan)
-        evalOnAir();
-      }
-    }).catch(() => {});
-    evalOnAir();
-    const id = window.setInterval(evalOnAir, 10 * 1000); // flip to offline within ~10s of the window elapsing
     return () => { off(); window.clearInterval(id); };
   }, [liveStatusOn]);
   // QSO-rate meter (10/60 min) in the header — opt-in via Settings→General.
@@ -3846,6 +3862,24 @@ export default function App() {
                 )}
               </button>
             )}
+            {/* Multi-op "who's on air": a dockable widget (toggle), not a popover. */}
+            {dbConn?.backend === 'mysql' && (
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={() => { const v = !showLiveStations; setShowLiveStations(v); writeUiPref('opslog.showLiveStations', v ? '1' : '0'); }}
+                title={showLiveStations ? `${t('live.stationsTitle')} — shown · click to hide` : `${t('live.stationsTitle')} · click to show`}
+                className={cn('relative inline-flex items-center justify-center size-7 rounded-md border transition-colors',
+                  showLiveStations ? 'border-info-border bg-info-muted text-info-muted-foreground hover:bg-info-muted'
+                    : 'border-border text-muted-foreground hover:bg-muted')}
+              >
+                <Radio className="size-4" />
+                {liveStations.filter((s) => s.online).length > 0 && (
+                  <span className="absolute -top-1 -right-1 min-w-3.5 h-3.5 px-0.5 rounded-full bg-danger text-danger-foreground text-[9px] font-bold leading-[14px] text-center">
+                    {(() => { const n = liveStations.filter((s) => s.online).length; return n > 9 ? '9+' : n; })()}
+                  </span>
+                )}
+              </button>
+            )}
           </div>
 
           {/* QSO-rate meter (opt-in) + propagation share ONE grid cell: the header
@@ -4214,8 +4248,55 @@ export default function App() {
       {/* Reserved free space to the right. The WinKeyer CW keyer and/or the
           Digital Voice Keyer take this slot when enabled (Log4OM-style);
           otherwise it shows the QRZ profile photo. */}
-      {!compact && (chatShown || wkEnabled || dvkEnabled || lookupResult?.image_url || (showRotor && (rotatorHeading.enabled || dxPath)) || (showAntGenius && agEnabled)) && (
+      {!compact && (chatShown || wkEnabled || dvkEnabled || lookupResult?.image_url || (showRotor && (rotatorHeading.enabled || dxPath)) || (showAntGenius && agEnabled) || (showLiveStations && dbConn?.backend === 'mysql')) && (
         <div className="flex-1 min-w-0 min-h-0 flex gap-2.5 items-stretch">
+          {/* Multi-op "who's on air" widget: every operator on the shared logbook,
+              their freq/mode (colour-coded) and OpsLog version. */}
+          {showLiveStations && dbConn?.backend === 'mysql' && (
+            <div className="w-[248px] shrink-0 min-h-0 relative">
+              <div className="absolute inset-0 flex flex-col min-h-0 rounded-xl border border-border bg-card shadow-sm overflow-hidden">
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 px-3 h-8 border-b border-border shrink-0">
+                  <Radio className="size-3.5 text-primary" />
+                  <span className="text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider truncate">{t('live.stationsTitle')}</span>
+                  <div className="flex-1" />
+                  <span className="text-[10px] text-muted-foreground tabular-nums">{liveStations.filter((s) => s.online).length}/{liveStations.length}</span>
+                  <button type="button" className="text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground shrink-0"
+                    onClick={() => { setShowLiveStations(false); writeUiPref('opslog.showLiveStations', '0'); }} title={t('live.stationsHide')}>
+                    <X className="size-3.5" />
+                  </button>
+                </div>
+                <div className="flex-1 min-h-0 overflow-auto p-1.5 flex flex-col gap-1">
+                  {liveStations.length === 0 ? (
+                    <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground italic px-1 py-2">{t('live.stationsEmpty')}</p>
+                  ) : liveStations.map((s, i) => {
+                    const mc = modeAccent(s.mode);
+                    return (
+                      <div key={i} className={cn('flex items-center gap-2 rounded-md px-2 py-1.5 border', s.online ? 'bg-muted/40 border-border' : 'border-transparent opacity-60')}>
+                        <span className={cn('size-2 rounded-full shrink-0', s.online ? 'bg-danger animate-pulse' : 'bg-muted-foreground/40')}
+                          title={s.online ? t('live.onAir') : t('live.offline')} />
+                        <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+                          <div className="flex items-baseline gap-1.5 min-w-0">
+                            <span className="text-xs font-bold font-mono truncate">{s.operator}</span>
+                            {s.version && <span className="text-[9px] text-muted-foreground shrink-0 tabular-nums ml-auto">v{s.version}</span>}
+                          </div>
+                          <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 mt-0.5 min-w-0">
+                            <span className="font-mono text-[11px] font-semibold tabular-nums" style={{ color: mc }}>
+                              {s.freq_hz ? (s.freq_hz / 1e6).toFixed(3) : '—'}
+                            </span>
+                            {s.mode && (
+                              <span className="text-[9px] font-bold uppercase px-1.5 rounded-full leading-[15px] shrink-0"
+                                style={{ background: `${mc}22`, color: mc }}>{s.mode}</span>
+                            )}
+                            {s.band && <span className="text-[10px] text-muted-foreground shrink-0">{s.band}</span>}
+                          </div>
+                        </div>
+                      </div>
+                    );
+                  })}
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          )}
           {chatShown && (
             // relative + absolute inner: the chat takes the row height (set by the
             // entry strip) WITHOUT its message list growing the row, like the

frontend/src/lib/i18n.tsx

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const en: Dict = {
   'live.onAir': 'On air', 'live.offline': 'Offline',
   'live.onAirTip': 'On air — a QSO was logged in the last 5 minutes (published to the live status)',
   'live.offlineTip': 'Offline — no QSO logged in the last 5 minutes',
+  'live.stationsTitle': 'Stations on air', 'live.stationsEmpty': 'No station reporting yet.', 'live.stationsHide': 'Hide',
   'upd.available': 'OpsLog v{v} available', 'upd.current': "You're on v{v}.",
   'upd.install': 'Update now', 'upd.download': 'Download', 'upd.later': 'Later',
   'upd.downloading': 'Downloading…', 'upd.installing': 'Installing…',
@@ -335,6 +336,7 @@ const fr: Dict = {
   'live.onAir': 'On air', 'live.offline': 'Hors ligne',
   'live.onAirTip': "On air — un QSO a été loggé dans les 5 dernières minutes (publié dans le statut live)",
   'live.offlineTip': 'Hors ligne — aucun QSO loggé depuis 5 minutes',
+  'live.stationsTitle': 'Stations on air', 'live.stationsEmpty': 'Aucune station ne reporte pour le moment.', 'live.stationsHide': 'Masquer',
   'rate.title': 'Rythme QSO (QSO/heure) — projeté sur les 10 / 60 dernières minutes',
   'lotw.userTip': 'Utilisateur LoTW — dernier upload {date} (il y a {days} j)',
   'menu.file': 'Fichier', 'menu.edit': 'Édition', 'menu.view': 'Affichage', 'menu.tools': 'Outils',

frontend/src/version.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Single source of truth for the app version shown in the UI (header + About).
 // Bump this on a release (the release script updates it alongside telemetry.go).
-export const APP_VERSION = '0.20.1';
+export const APP_VERSION = '0.20.2';
 
 // Author / credits, shown in Help -> About.
 export const APP_AUTHOR = 'F4BPO';

frontend/wailsjs/go/main/App.d.ts

@@ -354,6 +354,8 @@ export function GetIcomState():Promise<cat.IcomTXState>;
 
 export function GetListsSettings():Promise<main.ListsSettings>;
 
+export function GetLiveStations():Promise<Array<main.LiveStation>>;
+
 export function GetLiveStatusEnabled():Promise<boolean>;
 
 export function GetLoTWUsersStatus():Promise<main.LoTWUsersStatus>;

frontend/wailsjs/go/main/App.js

@@ -666,6 +666,10 @@ export function GetListsSettings() {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['GetListsSettings']();
 }
 
+export function GetLiveStations() {
+  return window['go']['main']['App']['GetLiveStations']();
+}
+
 export function GetLiveStatusEnabled() {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['GetLiveStatusEnabled']();
 }

frontend/wailsjs/go/models.ts

@@ -2054,6 +2054,32 @@ export namespace main {
 		    return a;
 		}
 	}
+	export class LiveStation {
+	    operator: string;
+	    station: string;
+	    freq_hz: number;
+	    band: string;
+	    mode: string;
+	    online: boolean;
+	    version: string;
+	    age_sec: number;
+	
+	    static createFrom(source: any = {}) {
+	        return new LiveStation(source);
+	    }
+	
+	    constructor(source: any = {}) {
+	        if ('string' === typeof source) source = JSON.parse(source);
+	        this.operator = source["operator"];
+	        this.station = source["station"];
+	        this.freq_hz = source["freq_hz"];
+	        this.band = source["band"];
+	        this.mode = source["mode"];
+	        this.online = source["online"];
+	        this.version = source["version"];
+	        this.age_sec = source["age_sec"];
+	    }
+	}
 	export class LoTWUsersStatus {
 	    count: number;
 	    updated?: string;

internal/qso/qso.go

@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ func (r *Repo) SetExtra(ctx context.Context, id int64, key, value string) error
 		return fmt.Errorf("missing id or key")
 	}
 	var extrasJSON sql.NullString
-	if err := r.db.QueryRowContext(ctx, `SELECT extras FROM qso WHERE id = ?`, id).Scan(&extrasJSON); err != nil {
+	if err := r.db.QueryRowContext(ctx, `SELECT extras_json FROM qso WHERE id = ?`, id).Scan(&extrasJSON); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("load extras: %w", err)
 	}
 	m := decodeExtras(extrasJSON.String)
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ func (r *Repo) SetExtra(ctx context.Context, id int64, key, value string) error
 		m[key] = value
 	}
 	if _, err := r.db.ExecContext(ctx,
-		`UPDATE qso SET extras = ?, updated_at = ? WHERE id = ?`,
+		`UPDATE qso SET extras_json = ?, updated_at = ? WHERE id = ?`,
 		encodeExtras(m), db.NowISO(), id); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("set extra %s: %w", key, err)
 	}

livestatus.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -87,12 +88,29 @@ func (a *App) seedLiveLastQSO() {
 	}
 }
 
-// LiveLastQSOAgeSec returns seconds since this operator's last logged QSO, or -1 if
+// liveLastQSOTime is the authoritative "last contact" instant for this operator:
-// none is known — the UI uses it to seed the "on air" badge at launch.
+// the most recent of the in-memory stamp (this session's local logs, updated
-func (a *App) LiveLastQSOAgeSec() int {
+// instantly) AND the DB (a contact that arrived via the SHARED logbook from another
+// station, or one logged before launch). Used by both the published status and the
+// UI badge so on-air/offline is right in every multi-op case.
+func (a *App) liveLastQSOTime() time.Time {
 	a.liveActMu.Lock()
 	last := a.liveLastQSOAt
 	a.liveActMu.Unlock()
+	if a.qso != nil {
+		if op, _ := a.liveStatusOperator(); op != "" {
+			if t, ok := a.qso.LastQSOTime(a.ctx, op); ok && t.After(last) {
+				last = t
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return last
+}
+
+// LiveLastQSOAgeSec returns seconds since this operator's last logged QSO, or -1 if
+// none is known — the UI polls it for the "on air" badge.
+func (a *App) LiveLastQSOAgeSec() int {
+	last := a.liveLastQSOTime()
 	if last.IsZero() {
 		return -1
 	}
@@ -182,8 +200,8 @@ func (a *App) publishLiveStatus() {
 	if mode == "" {
 		mode = a.liveMode
 	}
-	lastQSO := a.liveLastQSOAt
 	a.liveActMu.Unlock()
+	lastQSO := a.liveLastQSOTime() // authoritative (in-memory OR shared DB)
 	// Online = a new contact was logged within the window. An operator who leaves
 	// the log open but stops working shows offline after `liveOnlineWindow`; the
 	// next QSO flips them back on. never-logged (zero time) → offline.
@@ -200,12 +218,12 @@ func (a *App) publishLiveStatus() {
 		return
 	}
 	_, err := a.logDb.ExecContext(a.ctx,
-		"INSERT INTO live_status (operator, station, freq_hz, band, mode, online, last_qso_at, updated_at) "+
+		"INSERT INTO live_status (operator, station, freq_hz, band, mode, online, version, last_qso_at, updated_at) "+
-			"VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, UTC_TIMESTAMP()) "+
+			"VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, UTC_TIMESTAMP()) "+
 			"ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE station=VALUES(station), freq_hz=VALUES(freq_hz), "+
-			"band=VALUES(band), mode=VALUES(mode), online=VALUES(online), "+
+			"band=VALUES(band), mode=VALUES(mode), online=VALUES(online), version=VALUES(version), "+
 			"last_qso_at=VALUES(last_qso_at), updated_at=UTC_TIMESTAMP()",
-		op, station, freqHz, band, mode, online, lastQSOArg)
+		op, station, freqHz, band, mode, online, appVersion, lastQSOArg)
 	if err != nil {
 		applog.Printf("livestatus: INSERT failed: %v", err)
 		return
@@ -213,6 +231,60 @@ func (a *App) publishLiveStatus() {
 	applog.Printf("livestatus: published op=%s station=%s %dHz %s %s online=%d", op, station, freqHz, band, mode, online)
 }
 
+// LiveStation is one operator's live status for the multi-op "who's on air" widget.
+type LiveStation struct {
+	Operator string `json:"operator"`
+	Station  string `json:"station"`
+	FreqHz   int64  `json:"freq_hz"`
+	Band     string `json:"band"`
+	Mode     string `json:"mode"`
+	Online   bool   `json:"online"`  // logged a QSO in the last 5 min
+	Version  string `json:"version"` // that operator's OpsLog version
+	AgeSec   int    `json:"age_sec"` // seconds since their last heartbeat (stale = OpsLog closed)
+}
+
+// GetLiveStations returns every operator's live status from the shared MySQL
+// logbook (empty on a local SQLite logbook). Rows whose heartbeat is very stale
+// (OpsLog closed without clearing its row) are dropped. Online stations first.
+func (a *App) GetLiveStations() []LiveStation {
+	if a.logDb == nil || a.dbBackend != "mysql" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if err := a.ensureLiveStatusTable(); err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	rows, err := a.logDb.QueryContext(a.ctx,
+		"SELECT operator, COALESCE(station,''), COALESCE(freq_hz,0), COALESCE(band,''), "+
+			"COALESCE(mode,''), COALESCE(online,0), COALESCE(version,''), "+
+			"TIMESTAMPDIFF(SECOND, updated_at, UTC_TIMESTAMP()) "+
+			"FROM live_status ORDER BY online DESC, operator")
+	if err != nil {
+		applog.Printf("livestatus: list failed: %v", err)
+		return nil
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	out := []LiveStation{}
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var s LiveStation
+		var online int
+		var age sql.NullInt64
+		if err := rows.Scan(&s.Operator, &s.Station, &s.FreqHz, &s.Band, &s.Mode, &online, &s.Version, &age); err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		// Drop rows from an OpsLog that hasn't heartbeated in a while (closed): the
+		// heartbeat is every 15 s, so > 3 min means it's gone.
+		if age.Valid && age.Int64 > 180 {
+			continue
+		}
+		s.Online = online == 1
+		if age.Valid {
+			s.AgeSec = int(age.Int64)
+		}
+		out = append(out, s)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
 func (a *App) ensureLiveStatusTable() error {
 	if _, err := a.logDb.ExecContext(a.ctx,
 		"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS live_status ("+
@@ -222,15 +294,17 @@ func (a *App) ensureLiveStatusTable() error {
 			"band VARCHAR(16), "+
 			"mode VARCHAR(16), "+
 			"online TINYINT DEFAULT 0, "+
+			"version VARCHAR(32), "+
 			"last_qso_at DATETIME NULL, "+
 			"updated_at DATETIME)"); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	// Add the online/last_qso_at columns to a table created by an older build.
+	// Add newer columns to a table created by an older build. MySQL has no portable
-	// MySQL has no portable "ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS", so just run the ALTERs and
+	// "ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS", so just run the ALTERs and ignore the duplicate-
-	// ignore the duplicate-column error when they already exist.
+	// column error when they already exist.
 	for _, ddl := range []string{
 		"ALTER TABLE live_status ADD COLUMN online TINYINT DEFAULT 0",
+		"ALTER TABLE live_status ADD COLUMN version VARCHAR(32)",
 		"ALTER TABLE live_status ADD COLUMN last_qso_at DATETIME NULL",
 	} {
 		if _, err := a.logDb.ExecContext(a.ctx, ddl); err != nil && !strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(err.Error()), "duplicate column") {

relayauto.go

@@ -96,8 +96,23 @@ func bandInList(bands []string, band string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// relayAction is one relay's computed desired state for this evaluation.
+type relayAction struct {
+	dev   string
+	relay int
+	want  bool
+}
+
 // applyRelayAuto evaluates every rule against the current frequency/band and
-// switches only the relays whose desired state changed since the last apply.
+// switches only the relays that are NOT already in the wanted position. Two things
+// it deliberately does NOT do, which used to make the relay clunk on every
+// launch/close:
+//   - Never acts on an UNKNOWN frequency/band. When the CAT disconnects (app close)
+//     the frequency drops to 0; reading that as "out of range" and switching the
+//     relay off — then back on at the next launch — was the whole bug.
+//   - Never commands a relay already in the right position: on the first evaluation
+//     after launch/save it reads the boards' LIVE state, so a relay that's already
+//     correct is left untouched instead of being re-sent.
 func (a *App) applyRelayAuto(freqHz int64, band string) {
 	a.relayAutoMu.Lock()
 	defer a.relayAutoMu.Unlock()
@@ -110,8 +125,11 @@ func (a *App) applyRelayAuto(freqHz int64, band string) {
 		a.relayAutoLast = map[string]bool{}
 	}
 	khz := float64(freqHz) / 1000.0
+	band = strings.TrimSpace(band)
 
-	changed := false
+	// Compute desired states, skipping rules whose input is unknown right now.
+	var acts []relayAction
+	needLive := false
 	for _, r := range cfg.Rules {
 		if r.Relay < 1 {
 			continue
@@ -119,8 +137,11 @@ func (a *App) applyRelayAuto(freqHz int64, band string) {
 		var want bool
 		switch r.Mode {
 		case "freq":
+			if freqHz <= 0 {
+				continue // no known frequency (CAT off/closing) → leave the relay as-is
+			}
 			if r.FreqLoKHz <= 0 && r.FreqHiKHz <= 0 {
-				continue // unconfigured range → leave the relay alone
+				continue // unconfigured range
 			}
 			lo, hi := r.FreqLoKHz, r.FreqHiKHz
 			if hi < lo {
@@ -128,6 +149,9 @@ func (a *App) applyRelayAuto(freqHz int64, band string) {
 			}
 			want = khz >= lo && khz <= hi
 		case "band":
+			if band == "" {
+				continue // no known band → leave the relay as-is
+			}
 			if len(r.Bands) == 0 {
 				continue
 			}
@@ -135,16 +159,43 @@ func (a *App) applyRelayAuto(freqHz int64, band string) {
 		default:
 			continue // "off"/empty → not managed
 		}
-
+		acts = append(acts, relayAction{r.DeviceID, r.Relay, want})
-		key := relayAutoKey(r.DeviceID, r.Relay)
+		if _, ok := a.relayAutoLast[relayAutoKey(r.DeviceID, r.Relay)]; !ok {
-		if last, ok := a.relayAutoLast[key]; ok && last == want {
+			needLive = true
-			continue // no change → don't hammer the board
 		}
-		if err := a.StationSetRelay(r.DeviceID, r.Relay, want); err != nil {
+	}
-			applog.Printf("relay auto: set %s relay %d = %v failed: %v", r.DeviceID, r.Relay, want, err)
+	if len(acts) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// First evaluation after launch/save: read the boards' LIVE relay states once
+	// so we don't re-command a relay that's already in the wanted position.
+	var live map[string]bool
+	if needLive {
+		live = map[string]bool{}
+		for _, ds := range a.GetStationStatus() {
+			for _, rl := range ds.Relays {
+				live[relayAutoKey(ds.ID, rl.Number)] = rl.On
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	changed := false
+	for _, ac := range acts {
+		key := relayAutoKey(ac.dev, ac.relay)
+		cur, known := a.relayAutoLast[key]
+		if !known && live != nil {
+			cur, known = live[key]
+		}
+		if known && cur == ac.want {
+			a.relayAutoLast[key] = ac.want // already in position — record it, don't switch
+			continue
+		}
+		if err := a.StationSetRelay(ac.dev, ac.relay, ac.want); err != nil {
+			applog.Printf("relay auto: set %s relay %d = %v failed: %v", ac.dev, ac.relay, ac.want, err)
 			continue // don't cache a failed write — retry next change
 		}
-		a.relayAutoLast[key] = want
+		a.relayAutoLast[key] = ac.want
 		changed = true
 	}
 

telemetry.go

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	// appVersion is stamped on every heartbeat (and could feed the About box).
-	appVersion = "0.20.1"
+	appVersion = "0.20.2"
 
 	// posthogHost is the PostHog ingestion endpoint. EU cloud by default; change
 	// to https://us.i.posthog.com for a US project.