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- #HAM RADIO DELUXE UTILITIES SOFTWARE#
- #HAM RADIO DELUXE UTILITIES CODE#
- #HAM RADIO DELUXE UTILITIES LICENSE#
QRZ owner deletes thread, posts his own thread with explanation while omitting possible "blacklist" and extortion (since deleted/merged). Started querying OP's callsign to return as "Blacklisted"
#HAM RADIO DELUXE UTILITIES LICENSE#
User on QRZ.com found HRD's license check server. Not certain if thread was directed to Mr. Known internet archivist Jason Scott was told by HRD on twitter that the support ticket was "Copyrighted" and was looking into alleged libel issues source. Thread on eham was started about this subject on Others who have issues with HRD support start coming out. On, there is history of issues with on both reddit and QRZ start becoming active. In order to have access to the software, OP was required to remove a negitive review that he posted on by staff According to the ticket, HRD support "blacklisted" OP disabling his software. OP on QRZ posted documents to his support ticket. u/dlichterman posted a thread with a link to QRZ.com's forums about a user who claimed that the Staff at Ham Radio Delxue (HRD) hacked their computer.
#HAM RADIO DELUXE UTILITIES SOFTWARE#
There were customers who had issues with the software and allegedly received poor support from the staff.īelow is what unfolded after a HRD user asked for support just recently. Most of the customers were satisfied but there were bugs and issues with both software and hardware. HRD has since made improvements to the software and sold many units. In order to obtain updates and support after the first year, the user had to pay $50 annually. HRDsoft was now charging $99 for the software and 1 year of support. In 2013, The new owners and developers at HRD released version 6.0.


Since many people had financially supported HRD through donations, the last version (5.X) had to remain free.
#HAM RADIO DELUXE UTILITIES CODE#
At this point, three amateur radio operators got together and purchased the source code from Simon. In 2011, Simon's attention went from HRD to another project (SDR-Radio) and it was possible that development would cease. The software would combine multiple actions to allow for smoother and more enjoyable on-air experience with HRD doing most of the work. This is just a fraction of what the software had to offer. The software also includes a "Digital" software that allows encoding and decoding of various AFSK, FSK, CW and other digital messages. It allows the amateur radio operator to log contacts into a database that could be used later to verify contacts through various online and offline award systems. The software can interface with most transceivers that would allow control from the software. It was originally developed by Simon Brown (HB9DRV) around 2003 and was distributed as freeware. Ham Radio Deluxe is software package that has multiple uses for the radio amateur.
