A Ham Radio
Deluxe Hybrid Experience

Ham radio deluxe full screen on VE2DPE portable Windows XP PC.

Ref: www.ham-radio-deluxe.com

Ham Radio Deluxe (HRD) is a MS Windows-based (MSW) application, running on a personal computer (PC).

HRD provides a visual user interface to many of the existing control and signal processing functions of a ham rig ... from the outside.

As such, HRD will give you a "taste" of what Software Defined Radio (SDR) looks like, from a user interface point of view.

However, please note that...

HRD should not be confused with Software Defined Radio (SDR) which takes over all the signal processing and control functions of a radio ... this side of the antenna interface circuitry.

In addition to its slick user interface (UI), HRD also packs modules for logging, mapping, satellite tracking and the DM780 module for the most popular digital modes.

All at no cost! :-)

Blessed And Cursed

Ham radio deluxe on VE2DPE Windows XP portable PC.

The Windows operating system is both a blessing and a curse as a development platform for HRD.

A blessing because MSW runs on the vast majority of PCs owned by amateur radio operators, thereby favoring widespread accessibility and use.
A curse because the domestic flavors of MSW were never designed to run such a demanding application as HRD.

HRD requires "real-time" priority access to the PC's CPU for some of its functions.

But, Windows O/S insists on not sharing its priority access to, not just the CPU, but all the PC resources!

The result? HRD sometimes suffers from slow or jerky performance ... that's when Windows does not freeze altogether, requiring a reboot in the middle of a QSO!

But, hey! HRD costs nothing! So, who am I to complain?

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