I downloaded the latest version of Ham Radio Deluxe just now and installed it. I have read through all the comments both positive and negative for the software and its present owners and formed my own conclusions to which, it would appear the number of satisfied customers far outweigh the unhappy ones (regardless of what you purchase there is always a percentage of unhappy clients, as long as it is a small number) and I would willingly pay for it if I had the funds, but at nearly $150 AU its beyond my reach so I remain content to just read and smile a lot. It really saddened me to read through your opening statement which intimated that as a Senior Citizen on a pension I am a WHINY cheap bastard ham too cheap to pay for a licence for the software. Now as a retiree and living off a pension it leaves nothing towards radio equipment anymore. Having first being a licenced ham since 1976 I have quite a lot of experience with most areas of ham radio including computer and digital technology. Instead wouldn't it have been better to simply pen your positive experiences and support for the said software and administration? that way everyone would read it and not be offended in any way. Indeed it instantly brought to mind the American political utterings found on other social media and forums.

Opening your mouth and unloading abuse is not a good way of voicing your opinion really, is it.

'I'm so tired of WHINY cheap bastard hams, screaming to anyone who will listen, when they find out that they are not smart enough to operate, or are too cheap, to pay for a licence for software, that works very well' Re: THE SMALL HERD OF CHEAP, LAZY, NOT TOO BRIGHT WHINY HAMS They just download an app, find it doesn't work, then post a review on line saying 'it doesn't work. Some consumers don't describe the problem beyond saying 'it doesn't work', then moaning they just want it fixed when the poor support person actually tries to take them through a diagnostic process. I've done support for years (not usually phone based, but I do sometimes). That said, I think some consumers need to do more to help themselves. A lot of companies, at best, fob you off by directing you to a support person reading off a script. Result: One fixed problem and one very happy customer.Ī lot of companies don't do this. When I logged a problem with Apple Remote Desktop on Apple's support forums, the bot noticed a pattern and notified the development team, who actually got in touch to discuss the problem. If a company is logging things properly, then a quick review of the logs should show if there is a problem with a particular package, and if necessary, the logs can be bought to the attention of the developer.

The company support agents need to actively engage with the customer, and hopefully resolve the problem, logging what they do.

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