Auto-calls a CQ station when not in Hunt mode

[patrickrb]

Summary

The app sometimes begins calling a station that just called CQ even though Hunt mode is not enabled. Reported by Ron (N7BBQ) after a second day of testing FT8AF Android — happened "a couple of times." Ron notes the legacy FT8TW app exhibited the same behavior.

Expected

When Hunt mode is OFF, the app should never auto-initiate a call to a station that called CQ. Auto-answering an incoming reply to us is fine; auto-initiating a QSO is Hunt-mode behavior only.

Notes / likely culprits

• Investigate the auto-answer / "call after no reply" path and whether the CQ-fallback logic (cf. closed Hunt mode: add CQ fallback when band is quiet #245 "Hunt mode: add CQ fallback when band is quiet") can fire while Hunt is disabled.
• Intermittent — only a couple of occurrences observed across a day of operating, so likely a state/race condition rather than a deterministic path.

Repro

Not yet reliably reproducible. Operating on HF FT8 with Hunt mode off; app occasionally started calling a CQ'ing station unprompted.

Reported by Ron N7BBQ via testing feedback.

[patrickrb]

Resolution

Root cause identified: the behavior was driven by the "auto answer CQ" setting in Transmission settings, not a defect. That setting auto-initiates calls to CQ'ing stations independent of Hunt-mode state. Ron (N7BBQ) confirmed the app stopped calling stations on its own after disabling "auto answer CQ." Working as configured.

Closing as resolved.

Possible follow-up (separate, if desired): the naming/UX is confusing — "auto answer CQ" reads as "reply when answered" but actually auto-initiates QSOs regardless of Hunt mode. Could be worth clarifying the label or scoping the setting to Hunt mode. Not tracking here unless we decide to pursue it.