[amsat-bb] HRD Question

[w4upd]

HRD runs fine. It's not until you try to implement the satellite 
tracking portion. I still use HRD here for HF, etc, but not for 
satellite tracking.

Reid, W4UPD


On 9/27/2014 1:21 PM, Doug - k4gkj wrote:
> My free version runs great, booting up as it should on both XP & 7. 
> Never tried 8, and don't plan too.
> Doug
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: w4upd <updwrb at bristor-assoc.com>
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> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] HRD Question
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> This is normal for HRD. Especially the free. I can't vouch for the
> newest versions that require purchase. The then developers of HRD were
> notified of this and the intent was to separate its operation from the
> the main portion of HRD. They never had a chance prior to its being sold.
>
> Again, I can't vouch for the newest bought version. Hence, the reason
> you see most people using SatPC32, and others. I have noticed this
> problem on every version of Windows I have run, from ME to Windows 8
> including different machine speeds and types.
>
> Regards,
>
>      Reid, W4UPD
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>
> On 9/27/2014 12:52 PM, Dave Marthouse wrote:
> > I am running the free version of HRD and of late have been
> > experiencing a strange problem.  The program runs but initializes
> > extremely slowly.  It takes at least 4 minutes to begin working.  I am
> > just using the satellite tracking portion of the software. The
> > machine here runs Windows8.1 with all the updates.  There isn't a
> > virus or spyware problem according to my diagnostic software.  All
> > other programs perform normally.  I have made sure that no other
> > extraneous programs are running.  Can anyone shed light on this
> > unusual situation?
> >
> >
> >
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