We've actually upgraded to the new version ourselves, and we believe the new features and bug fixes make it well worth it. Simon was able to turn his side project into a profitable venture for himself, and we'd like to make sure this is possible for others in the future.īecause of this, we'd like to ask that if you enjoy Ham Radio Deluxe that you consider purchasing the current version. Supporting a software suite of this size is a complex and costly process. He cites pursing other interests as his primary reason for the sale, and states that he believes that the best way for Ham Radio Deluxe to continue on is for it to become a legitimate product, rather than a side project. Ham Radio Deluxe was originally released as freeware, which essentially means that the author grants a temporary license to use and/or distribute the program free of charge, while reserving the right to rescind this license in the future.īack in 2011, the original author of HRD sold the rights to Ham Radio Deluxe to HRD Software. While that was true at one time, the terms the program was licensed under did not grant a permanent license to freely distribute the program forever. When we began hosting HRD, the site we originally obtained our copy of the software from had a notice that the software was authorized for free distribution by its original author (Simon Brown, HB9DRV).Īs it turns out, that notice was inaccurate. We've recently been made aware of a number of things, and we'd like to give you a clear overview of the current situation surrounding Ham Radio Deluxe in general.

We've been hosting HRD for a little over a year and a half as of this writing, and it's been a fantastic experience being able to assist the Amateur Radio community in obtaining excellent software. We originally began hosting Ham Radio Deluxe (HRD) because we were huge fans of the program, and we noticed that it was only being hosted on a few other sites and we were concerned that those sites might go offline, effectively eliminating access to the program. We feel that it's important and will be worth the read.

We'd greatly appreciate if you'd take a minute to read the following message.

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