HRD Software, LLC has released version 5.11a of Ham Radio Deluxe, the first version since their acquisition of HRD from Simon Brown, HB9DRV. The release appears to be a minor update with the most notable changes being cosmetic updates to splash screens, showing the new ownership of the product.
As many predicted at the time of the acquisition, the next version of HRD, 6.0, will be a pay-only product. The 5.x version will continue to be free and will have bug fixes released for an unidentified amount of time. Version 6.0 will be released at the Dayton Hamvention, but customers can receive a $20 discount for the product by subscribing to HRD support for $59.95 prior to Dayton. At Dayton and afterwards the price for 6.0 will be $79.95. That is a one year subscription. Subsequent support subscription renewals are $39.95 for two years of support. The software doesn’t expire and can continue to be used after support expiration, however users must have a subscription in order to get software updates.
Personally I think Ham Radio Deluxe is worth this price. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I think it’s the best amateur radio logging software ever written (though in a sea of outdated and badly designed sophomoric applications, the bar is often set low). But considering how good version 5.x is, it may take quite awhile for people to actually want or need to upgrade. Unless the trial version of 6.0 really knocks my socks off, I’m going to wait until perhaps version 6.1 or 6.2 to consider upgrading.
Radio Artisan 
One of my engineers told me “If it does not run on Linux then it does not exist”. I agree with him. In my world there is no such thing as HRD.
K4FH
I would never pay that amount of money for a upgrade of HRD. But anyway, its everyones own decision.
Still using HRD 4 for logging and I like it. 73, Bas
Apart from SSTV, what does it do that Fldigi (+ associated programs) doesn’t?
ka1unw homebrew no longer exists. I have taken it down since there was no point in offering info anymore
Hi Randy. I’m sorry to hear that. You had a unique site with some unique information, hence the reason I linked to you. I hope you’ll reconsider putting your homebrew site up again someday. 73
there were too many people giving me a hard time about what I had on the site. I have closed down to only a few select people and do not make public what we do. I’m sorry, but times have changed.