One installer for Windows, with everything included. If your PC still needs the .NET runtime, the installer offers to fetch it.
| Windows | Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit |
|---|---|
| .NET | .NET 10 Desktop Runtime. The installer offers to fetch it. |
| Hamlib | Included. It lets the program talk to your radio. |
| A radio | Optional. Any radio Hamlib supports, by cable or over the network. |
| A server | Only to share one logbook between several PCs: MySQL or MariaDB. Otherwise nothing. |
.zip? Extract it first. If Windows says it protected your PC, choose More info → Run anyway.To update, run the newer setup over the old one. Your logbooks, settings, templates and macros are kept.
Use the newest version. These are here in case you need to go back.
| Version | File | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| v1.0.423 | ShackAssistantSetup_v1.0.423.zip | 5.3 MB | 2026-10-26 |
| v1.0.312 | ShackAssistantSetup_v1.0.312.zip | 5.1 MB | 2026-10-13 |
| v1.0.311 | ShackAssistantSetup_v1.0.311.zip | 5.1 MB | 2026-10-13 |
| v1.0.300 | ShackAssistantSetup_v1.0.300.zip | 5.1 MB | 2026-10-11 |
| v1.0.280 | ShackAssistantSetup_v1.0.280.zip | 5.1 MB | 2026-10-03 |
| v1.0.278 | ShackAssistantSetup_v1.0.278.zip | 5.1 MB | 2026-10-03 |
| v1.0.236 | ShackAssistantSetup_v1.0.236.zip | 5.1 MB | 2026-09-28 |
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