Force explicit rtl_fm squelch-off and log first PCM chunk

routes/morse.py

@@ -296,6 +296,14 @@ def start_morse() -> Response:
         **fm_kwargs,
     )
 
+    # Some rtl_fm builds behave as if squelch is enabled unless -l is explicit.
+    # Force continuous audio for CW analysis.
+    if sdr_device.sdr_type == SDRType.RTL_SDR and '-l' not in rtl_cmd:
+        if rtl_cmd and rtl_cmd[-1] == '-':
+            rtl_cmd[-1:-1] = ['-l', '0']
+        else:
+            rtl_cmd.extend(['-l', '0'])
+
     full_cmd = ' '.join(rtl_cmd)
     logger.info(f'Morse decoder running: {full_cmd}')
 

utils/morse.py

@@ -767,6 +767,7 @@ def morse_decoder_thread(
     last_pcm_at: float | None = None
     pcm_bytes = 0
     pcm_report_at = time.monotonic()
+    first_pcm_logged = False
     reader_done = threading.Event()
     reader_thread: threading.Thread | None = None
 
@@ -853,6 +854,14 @@ def morse_decoder_thread(
             last_pcm_at = time.monotonic()
             pcm_bytes += len(data)
 
+            if not first_pcm_logged:
+                first_pcm_logged = True
+                with contextlib.suppress(queue.Full):
+                    output_queue.put_nowait({
+                        'type': 'info',
+                        'text': f'[pcm] first chunk: {len(data)} bytes',
+                    })
+
             events = decoder.process_block(data)
             for event in events:
                 if event.get('type') == 'scope':