KE8OHV ULTIMATE COMMAND CENTER V2.3.5
README FIRST - WINDOWS SECURITY AND ANTIVIRUS NOTICE

Thank you for downloading KE8OHV Ultimate Command Center V2.3.5.

This program is a Windows desktop application built by Edward Vernier, KE8OHV. Because this software is distributed independently and may not yet be code-signed by a large commercial certificate authority, Windows SmartScreen, Microsoft Defender, Norton, McAfee, Avast, AVG, Malwarebytes, or other security programs may ask you to confirm that you want to run or install it.

This does not automatically mean the program is unsafe. It usually means Windows or your antivirus software does not yet recognize the publisher or has not seen enough downloads of this exact installer file.

IMPORTANT SAFETY GUIDANCE

Only install the program if you downloaded it from the official KE8OHV download link or from a source personally provided by KE8OHV.

Do not disable your antivirus protection. If your security software asks, choose the option to allow, trust, or run this specific KE8OHV installer/application only if you are confident it came from the official source.

If Windows SmartScreen appears:

1. Click "More info".
2. Confirm the app name is KE8OHV Ultimate Command Center or the KE8OHV installer.
3. Click "Run anyway" if you trust the download source.

If Microsoft Defender asks about the program:

1. Open the protection alert.
2. Review the detected file path and confirm it is the KE8OHV installer or installed program.
3. Choose the allow/run option only for this trusted KE8OHV file.

If Norton or another antivirus program blocks the program:

1. Open the antivirus notification or quarantine/history area.
2. Confirm the blocked file is the KE8OHV installer or KE8OHV Ultimate Command Center application.
3. Restore or allow the file if you trust the official download source.
4. Add the installed KE8OHV program folder to your trusted/allowed applications if your antivirus requires it.

Normal installed program location:

C:\Program Files\KE8OHV Ultimate Command Center

Normal installed program file:

KE8OHV_Ultimate_Command_Center.exe

WHY THIS CAN HAPPEN

Many independent ham radio, engineering, and utility programs are flagged the first time they are released because they are new, uncommon, or unsigned. Security tools often use reputation systems. New software may need time and more users before the warnings decrease.

WHAT NOT TO DO

Do not turn off all Windows security.
Do not turn off your antivirus permanently.
Do not run copies from unknown websites, email attachments, or file-sharing links you do not trust.
Do not run the program from the development "build" folder. Use the installed desktop shortcut or Start Menu shortcut.

WHAT TO DO

Install from the official KE8OHV installer.
Use the desktop shortcut created by the installer.
Allow only the KE8OHV installer/application if your security software asks.
Keep this README file for reference.

KE8OHV Ultimate Command Center V2.3.5 was built by a ham, for hams, to help operators keep rig control, logging, weather, learning, station tools, and operating resources in one organized Windows program.