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Reviews Categories | Ham Software - Logging | Ham Radio Deluxe Logbook Help


Reviews Summary for Ham Radio Deluxe Logbook
Ham Radio Deluxe Logbook Reviews: 32 Average rating: 4.8/5 MSRP: $Absolutely Free!!
Description: The Ham Radio Deluxe Logbook is a free, robust, feature rich, logging program for Windows based personal computers. It is one of the suite of free Ham Radio Deluxe programs created by Simon Brown HB9DRV with Pete Halpin PH1PH. The Logbook program is included with the other Ham Radio Deluxe program files in the master self-extracting file available from the Ham Radio Deluxe website.
More info: http://hrd.ham-radio.ch
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W4KVW Rating: 5/5 Sep 27, 2009 18:35 Send this review to a friend
GREAT & FREE!!!!!  Time owned: 0 to 3 months
I can NOT see me using ANY other software program for the digital modes.HRD is NUMBER 1 in my book & my laptop.Keep up the GREAT job guys! See you in a waterfall soon I hope.

Clayton
W4KVW
 
AH6RR Rating: 5/5 Sep 1, 2009 19:09 Send this review to a friend
The Best Gets Better  Time owned: more than 12 months
Well Simon has gone and done it again I have downloaded Ver 5 of HRD and I am just in awe of the HRD team. They have made the Logbook a stand alone program and it's the best and best of all it's free.I have been using HRD for over 3 years now and I find it very user friendly.
If you want a great program this is it.
 
N3DG3 Rating: 5/5 Jul 22, 2009 16:09 Send this review to a friend
Stable, Powerful, User-Friendly  Time owned: more than 12 months
I have been using Ham Radio Deluxe 4.0 and DM780 for over a year and have been quite pleased and satisfied.

Ham Radio Deluxe 5.0 is indeed a quantum leap in technology across the board with regard to its vast feature-set, ranging from: Logbook, Rotor Control, Digital Modes, DX Cluster and a global wish-list from fellow hams and HRD users that Simon as developer, pays keen attention to.

HRD 5.0 is Powerful, User-Friendly, Highly-Configurable and Most Stable as a mature solution. Even more, Simon is most responsive to questions, comments and suggestions and there's a lot of suggestions, pointers and advice from the Global Ham Radio Deluxe Forum.

I extend Simon and the HRD Team my greatest respect and appreciation for another True Masterpiece in Ham Radio Deluxe 5.0.
 
EI3GRB Rating: 5/5 Jul 22, 2009 14:12 Send this review to a friend
just keeps getting better !  Time owned: more than 12 months
I was more than pleased with the earlier versions, but the latest V5 is just the icing on the cake.

Thanks to Simon & Co.
 
WA9PIE Rating: 5/5 Jul 22, 2009 12:31 Send this review to a friend
RIP for other programs  Time owned: 0 to 3 months
I can make this real simple.

Version 5 of this program spells the end of all other (non-contesting) packages.

If you're not using it now, you will eventually.
 
W5NNH Rating: 5/5 Jun 3, 2009 11:25 Send this review to a friend
I'm an HRD Fanboi  Time owned: more than 12 months
Okay, I've called other folks Fanboiz for their "rah-rah" treatment of other programs. It is only fair that I admit to being an HRD Fanboi.

Love the program, love the integrated packet program, DM780, love the logbook. Could wish for more contest templates for the logbook, but I can live with that.

Simon listens to his users and is an active ham. When I complained I couldn't turn on my Kenwood TS2000 from HRD, *Simon listened and added the functionality.* You can't beat that with a stick!

It just keeps getting better!
 
CT2FPE Rating: 5/5 Dec 19, 2008 18:02 Send this review to a friend
The Best Ham Software  Time owned: 6 to 12 months
I´m using this fantastic software since march 2008, till now it has been the most complete package for using with my rig, the many upgrades, the fast response from the programmer makes this software a must have on shack.
 
KE6TDT Rating: 5/5 Dec 13, 2008 20:30 Send this review to a friend
Top Shelf Logging Program  Time owned: 0 to 3 months
Just a note to say I really enjoy this program, after trying several others that I need not mention.

Among the attributes of this logging program are it is well thought out, easy to maneuver, it has a really nice appearance, and it’s *fun* to use.

Not to mention that downloading, installing and getting the program running is easy and straight forward.

After trying several others, only to wind up uninstalling them, I highly recommend this program. The creators of this program offer this great software for free of charge. My hat goes off to them for a great effort.


Dan
 
W4INF Rating: 4/5 Feb 3, 2008 05:30 Send this review to a friend
Does a good job  Time owned: more than 12 months
I wont rate the logbook based on HRD's other features (It is a great rig control though).

It is difficult to get it to work as a contest logger, but... I still use it like that when necessary.

You can easily change which database you want to use to log in. So I have a blank .MDB Access Database file I can copy with a new name and then point the logger to it for use. That way for example, my Field Day contacts are not "mixed up" into my regular QSO contacts.

Since it is an Access Database, Ive been able to easily write an ASP.NET script to parse my logbook. Now I simply update my logbook database file to my website and the web application does the rest. Yes, my logbook is on line!

It does work fine, not perfect- but not too far from perfect. The price is hard to beat!

73-
Andrew
W4INF
 
K1KP Rating: 4/5 Jan 30, 2008 15:21 Send this review to a friend
Great, Free, a tad overloaded, and missing something  Time owned: 0 to 3 months
First of all, I have to say that HRD is a really cool program, and is an outstanding combination of features, at any price. The fact that it is free is icing on the cake!

That being said, I have to give it only a 4 rating, as in my mind it is missing a key feature. As it stands, in order to get a beam heading for a new station entered into the logging window, you must connect to QRZ.com and get a grid square locator. It would be much more functional if HRD simply defaulted to computing the beam heading from the Country list, which has a lat/long for each country.

The use of QRZ.com is cumbersome, and requires an internet connection. What about operating with a laptop from locations without internet? Even with good connection speed (I have cable), it is a slow process.

HRD already computes beam headings using the country file locations in the packet window – why not when logging a new contact?

I’ve asked for this feature as an enhancement request; hopefully they will include it in an upcoming upgrade.

The concept of exporting data to Google Earth is nifty, but also very slow.

 
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