HRD Software, LLC celebrates 1 year anniversary

HRD Software, LLC today celebrates its one year anniversary of the close of the deal with Simon Brown, HB9DRV to acquire the rights to the Ham Radio Deluxe Software source code.

In 2011, Mike Carper (WA9PIE) formed a partnership with Rick Ruhl (W4PC) and Randy Gawtry (K0CBH) and approached Simon about buying the rights to HRD. During the 7 months of negotiations, the partners kept high hopes that they would be able to work a fair deal for both parties. The deal was closed on October 12, 2011.

Since the acquisition, HRD Software, LLC has continued to release the 5.X versions for free and expects 6.0 to be completed soon. Over the last year, the developers have fixed over 30,000 minor bugs, over 1,000 major bugs and added 20 items of new functionality into the 5.X free version.

HRD Downloads: http://www.hamradiodeluxe.com
HRD Forum: http://forums.hrdsoftwarellc.com
HRD YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/HRDSoftware

 

Guys,
I am a subscriber to HRD. Wouldn't have it any other way. I have seen the strives and improvements you have made over Simon's great endeavors. I will not rush you for a release date. As the old adage goes, "serve no fine wine before its time". Question, it your are willing to release the answer, will DM780 contain the JT65 protocol? Gosh, I hope so! Keep plugging away and I am more than willing to wait for your fine finished product!

 

Congrats on your 1 year anniversary, and I look forward to the release of version 6 and the many improvements to follow.

 

Great. The last HRD/DM-780 rev to feature Simon and the guys splash screens runs fine 24/7 on my remote receiver. The latest free version DM-780 constantly locks up and requires Process Kill.

A Feature?

 

Congrats Rick!!! Kg4vwy

 

Thanks all. 6.0 will be worth the wait... more cluster info coming the next newsletter, followed the next 3 weeks by awards info.

 

Congrats! Man, it's hard to believe it was a year ago.

I can say as a long time user of HRD from 2006 (before DM780, it was PSK31 Deluxe then) the latest free version is the best ever. Keep up the great work!

 

Congratulations ,
2 of the clubs I belong to , Randy is coming to do a talk about HRD , one of them is tonight , I'l be there .

 

He'll have the 6.0 alpha on his laptop. Just wait until you see the Cluster Icons and the awards... and supersweeper and lotw/eqsl callsign recognition... and.. and.. and...

 

As a long time user I have to say I am disgusted with the results of the free versions I have had nothing but problems the program locks up constantly If I can even get it to start. I am now using Windows 7, as compared to previous using XP but every computer made now a days has windows 7. Sorry until I can get the free version to work I wont spend a dime on what was once a great program, now it is a source of frustration.

 

Hope he talks about all the problems the program has, that should take up most of his night.!


A disgruntled User

 

Have you tried to get help over on the HRD Support Forums, http://forums.hrdsoftwarellc.com/ ?

I know there are lots of people running Windows 7 that have no problems with the last free version, so I imagine it is something that should be easy to sort out.

 

I don't know what they could tell me to do, I have installed the software, as I have on every update from HRD since it first came out. I open program and it runs for less than 30 seconds then locks up, I even went back to a earlier update with HRD. I am sorry I firmly believe they have problems with their software, this is a new computer less than 3 weeks old, the previous OS I used was XP and it was doing the same thing, I even tried my laptop wherei used to run HRD No dice, so I bought a new CI-V cable as well same deal, I downloaded TRX Manager and it works fine with Win 7 and my Ci-V cable. I rather use HRD but how can you use something that has problems the release of version 6 has been delayed so that should tell you something about the software problems .

 

I'm waiting for them to fix it before I cast my bread upon thier waters, the asking price for the paid version is not a small amount of money for some people especially when they are having so many issues with it that get fixed and another seems to crop up .
Glad they have a place for those who already paid, when they are satisfied then I will feel like tossing money thier way for it,no disrespect intended guys but to market such a program is akin to buying a new model car then finding they forgot a lot of details that will get fixed as time goes by, before next years model comes out.
Many hams seem to be a picky bunch I guess to some the asking price is a lot of money when it doesnt work as it is supposed to, let us know when it is fixed and we will be there to buy it
I'm not dissuading folks if they wish to buy and beta test then that is thier perogative I suppose Good Luck, Michelle 73

 

How about a recent country file or unique calls file????????????????????????????