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#Using ham radio deluxe for ale software#

That there were rights for those guys to purchase means that the software was the work product of someone who placed a certain value on the software. “Open Source” does not automatically equal “Free”. So I think I am in a position to make a relevant comment here. I am a self-employed software developer who has made a living developing and supporting software for astronomy over the last 12 years. I’m just a guy who USED to be a ham, and have many fond memories of a hobby that kick-started my career. It’s just unfortunate that HRD couldn’t have been released as an open source project and been freed to evolve in a community based effort. I made a contribution to HRD in the past, so I would probably buy the commercial product as it’s just that good. Perhaps I’m jumping the gun and prematurely assuming it will go commercial, but I don’t think it’s out of the realm of possibilities. With a revenue stream there will be an incentive to continue development, support users, and maintain it as the fine product that it is. There is one positive if HRD goes commercial. I don’t think we’ve ever had a truly great software ecosystem. Open source can prevent all these scenarios and create a design and development “ecosystem.” Such an ecosystem is quite apparent in the Linux and Arduino communities and for a spell in the 2000s I think we had such an ecosystem in QRP. Networks run by closed source software tend to be silo solutions developed in a vacuum, ignoring standards and recreating the wheel. Some closed software stagnates over time when the author no longer has the time or interest in maintaining it. I’ve seen freeware closed source software authors and followers who think they have a license to be arrogant to users or use the software to further an agenda or an ego.

I find myself sounding a lot like the open source zealots I used to bemoan on Slashdot, but I’m increasingly concerned with closed source software and systems within amateur radio. Considering one of the purchasers runs an amateur radio and communications software company, this is quite plausible.

#Using ham radio deluxe for ale code#

While HRD has always been a free piece of software, it would follow that if someone has paid cash for the source code and rights, they intend on getting a return on that investment. It’s the first amateur radio program I would give straight As for design and usability. HRD is arguably one of the best, if not the best amateur radio loggers ever written. No details are posted right now other than development and support will be continued on the product (emphasis mine). (e.g.The zed is reporting today that the source code and rights to Ham Radio Deluxe have been sold to three radio amateurs, Mike Carper WA9PIE, Randy Gawtry, K0CBH and Rick Ruhl W4PC. This page shows the settings I use with my IC-7300 for digital modes over the USB connection from the 7300 to a Windows computer. HOWTO build a paddle-to-straight key controller switch using an Arduinoįull instructions on building an Arduino-based controller to switch quickly between paddle and straight key. Step-by-step instructions for setting up WSJT-X on the IC-7300 This HOWTO achieves radio control + FSK RTTY keying (along with the option of doing other digital modes using AFSK) using just a single USB cable between the IC-7300 and a PCĪ diagram showing the settings for USB/CAT setup Icom IC-7300 USB for Radio Control + FSK Keying Setting up the IC-7300 for meteor scatter ICOM IC-7300 setting for Meteor Scatter and digimodes

#Using ham radio deluxe for ale how to#

How to connect the IC-7300 to the PC, using DXLab

#Using ham radio deluxe for ale Pc#

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