Foe the last couple of years my main rig is a Kenwood TS-590 and V4 does not support this rig. Today, there are nearly 40,000 Ham Radio Deluxe customers across 130 countries.I have been using HRD since 2007. Mike became the sole owner of HRD Software, LLC.

Lindy Southwell (KB9PIE) has managed the day-to-day operations of the company since 2018.Īs of August 1, 2021, HRD Software acquired the equity of Randy Gawtry. At the beginning of 2017, Randy and Mike took assumed control of the daily management of the company. Rick was the managing partner through the end of 2016.

The 2012 versions included (but not limited to):ĥ.24.38 October, 2012 (also seen as 5.24.38.0 and 5.24.0.38)Īfter taking some discounted presales on the product, Ham Radio Deluxe v6.0 was released and made available for sale in February 2013. And with this, the new Ham Radio Deluxe was born: In doing so, HRD Software acquired the copyright related to all previous works as a 'bundle of exclusive rights' (see ' Copyright and Fair Use' by Harvard University).ĭuring 2012, HRD Software released several versions - under the ' doctrine of fair use' - as a good will gesture to fix a few issues for the existing users and to enable our developers to gain experience with the software. This included - previous works, brand names, source code, domain names, and all rights to Ham Radio Deluxe 'past, present, & future.' HRD Software incorporated as an LLC in January 2012. In late 2011, Mike and two other partners – Randy Gawtry (K0CBH) and Rick Ruhl (W4PC) acquired the entire body of intellectual property from Simon. Mike is not a developer and would need some partners in this endeavor. In 2011, Mike contacted Simon and began a dialog about acquiring his intellectual property related to Ham Radio Deluxe in order to guarantee that this great software would not be abandoned. He desired to move on to SDR-RADIO endeavors. Simon expressed that he no longer wanted to continue with Ham Radio Deluxe. By 2010, there were over 100,000 registered users and Simon’s interests turned to other endeavors. Simon continued to make great progress through great participation of volunteers. By 2005, there were over 20,000 registered users worldwide. Peter Halpin (PH1PH) and Simon Brown (HB9DRV) started developing Ham Radio Deluxe started in 2003. Solution home General FAQ History of Ham Radio Deluxe

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