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v1.9.2 — disclaimer in README and in-app Help

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@requirementXYZ requirementXYZ released this 25 Jul 09:21
v1.9.2
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Documentation release: a plain-English disclaimer now appears in the README and inside the app's own Help guide.

What changed

  • Disclaimer added — GPL-3.0 sections 15-16 already disclaim warranty and liability, but nobody reads 674 lines of licence text, and they say nothing about radio-specific risk. The new wording states plainly that:
    • the software can command your radio, but you operate the station — licence privileges, band plans and safe transmitting remain your responsibility
    • spots, propagation figures, beacon timings and needed-flags come from third parties and heuristics and may be wrong — confirm what you work in your own log
    • this is a hobby project with no warranty and no support guarantee
    • it is not affiliated with ARRL/LoTW, the NCDXF, Afreet Software / VE3NEA, the Reverse Beacon Network or any cluster operator
  • Also carries the v1.9.1 fix: ATNO / new-band / new-mode alerts stay suppressed until a log is attached, so a fresh install no longer treats every spot as a new one.

Install

  • Recommended: download DXCommand-1.9.2-x64.msi and run it (Start Menu shortcut, tray icon, seamless app window, clean shutdown when the window closes).
  • Portable: DXCommandService.exe — no install needed.
  • From source: clone, pip install -r requirements.txt, run_demo.bat for a full simulation with no radio attached.

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⚠️ Windows SmartScreen warning

Windows will show "Windows protected your PC — Microsoft Defender SmartScreen prevented an unrecognized app from starting."
Click More info → Run anyway to continue.

This appears because the installer is not yet code-signed. Windows shows it for any
installer without a purchased code-signing certificate, regardless of whether the
software is safe — it is a statement about the certificate, not the contents.

Verify your download matches the files published here:

Get-FileHash DXCommand-1.9.2-x64.msi -Algorithm SHA256
File SHA-256
DXCommand-1.9.2-x64.msi 152C80E97FCB74B2A76C5BB97ED765CE7626EF6CF1431D67804E4E13C9237B21
DXCommandService.exe (portable) 79FD2E9AA5E3B036A5F05183D9632520A9734E67540E04DB1C1DBA7C4E2E7C3C
DXCommand-1.9.2.zip (source) 15311DE0BF5537CE051F4C976B5250976BB7570EDFD1648B0A65D61DC836E4B4

The installer is built entirely from the source in this repository, reproducibly,
via installer/build.ps1. If you prefer not to run unsigned binaries, run from
source instead — see the README.

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