diff --git a/tnc/daemon.py b/tnc/daemon.py
index f4bfd110..61f08182 100755
--- a/tnc/daemon.py
+++ b/tnc/daemon.py
@@ -386,6 +386,11 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     ARGS = PARSER.parse_args()
     PORT = ARGS.socket_port
     HAMLIB_USE_RIGCTL = ARGS.hamlib_use_rigctl
+    
+    # force use of rigctl when on windows
+    if sys.platform == 'win32' or sys.platform == 'win64':
+        HAMLIB_USE_RIGCTL = True
+    
     if HAMLIB_USE_RIGCTL:
         structlog.get_logger("structlog").warning("using hamlib rigctl module...")
         hamlib_version = 0
diff --git a/tnc/lib/hamlib/win32/README b/tnc/lib/hamlib/win32/README
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f32f449
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tnc/lib/hamlib/win32/README
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# hamlib win32 4.4
diff --git a/tnc/lib/hamlib/win32/libgcc_s_sjlj-1.dll b/tnc/lib/hamlib/win32/libgcc_s_sjlj-1.dll
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c8d71f74
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diff --git a/tnc/lib/hamlib/win32/libhamlib-4.dll b/tnc/lib/hamlib/win32/libhamlib-4.dll
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..9879636c
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diff --git a/tnc/lib/hamlib/win32/libusb-1.0.dll b/tnc/lib/hamlib/win32/libusb-1.0.dll
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd7a9414
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diff --git a/tnc/lib/hamlib/win32/libwinpthread-1.dll b/tnc/lib/hamlib/win32/libwinpthread-1.dll
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..1d7f127a
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diff --git a/tnc/lib/hamlib/win32/rigctl.exe b/tnc/lib/hamlib/win32/rigctl.exe
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..0f626fe8
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diff --git a/tnc/lib/hamlib/win64/README b/tnc/lib/hamlib/win64/README
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..596040dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tnc/lib/hamlib/win64/README
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# hamlib win64 4.4
diff --git a/tnc/lib/hamlib/win64/libgcc_s_sjlj-1.dll b/tnc/lib/hamlib/win64/libgcc_s_sjlj-1.dll
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c8d71f74
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diff --git a/tnc/lib/hamlib/win64/libhamlib-4.dll b/tnc/lib/hamlib/win64/libhamlib-4.dll
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..acbfe29a
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diff --git a/tnc/lib/hamlib/win64/libusb-1.0.dll b/tnc/lib/hamlib/win64/libusb-1.0.dll
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8ff6bcb2
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diff --git a/tnc/lib/hamlib/win64/libwinpthread-1.dll b/tnc/lib/hamlib/win64/libwinpthread-1.dll
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..acd04238
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diff --git a/tnc/lib/hamlib/win64/rigctl.exe b/tnc/lib/hamlib/win64/rigctl.exe
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..769a7115
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diff --git a/tnc/main.py b/tnc/main.py
index bf174ab3..ecf3283d 100644
--- a/tnc/main.py
+++ b/tnc/main.py
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     static.HAMLIB_USE_RIGCTL = ARGS.hamlib_use_rigctl
     print(ARGS.hamlib_use_rigctl)
     
+    # force use of rigctl when on windows
+    if sys.platform == 'win32' or sys.platform == 'win64':
+        HAMLIB_USE_RIGCTL = True
+        
     # we need to wait until we got all parameters from argparse first before we can load the other modules
     import sock     
     
diff --git a/tnc/rigctl.py b/tnc/rigctl.py
index 54f46be6..44c874fd 100644
--- a/tnc/rigctl.py
+++ b/tnc/rigctl.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 import subprocess
 import structlog
 import time
+import sys
+
 # for rig_model -> rig_number only
 
                
@@ -47,10 +49,16 @@ class radio:
             else:
                 self.devicenumber = 6 #dummy
                 structlog.get_logger("structlog").warning("[TNC] RADIO NOT FOUND USING DUMMY!", error=e)   
-                
-                
+
         print(self.devicenumber, self.deviceport, self.serialspeed)
-        self.cmd = 'rigctl -m %d -r %s -s %d ' % (int(self.devicenumber), self.deviceport, int(self.serialspeed))
+
+        # select precompiled executable for win32/win64 rigctl
+        # this is really a hack...somewhen we need a native hamlib integration for windows
+        if sys.platform == 'win32' or sys.platform == 'win64':
+            self.cmd = 'lib\\hamlib\\'+sys.platform+'\\rigctl -m %d -r %s -s %d ' % (int(self.devicenumber), self.deviceport, int(self.serialspeed))
+ 
+        else:
+            self.cmd = 'rigctl -m %d -r %s -s %d ' % (int(self.devicenumber), self.deviceport, int(self.serialspeed))
 
         # eseguo semplicemente rigctl con il solo comando T 1 o T 0 per
         # il set e t per il get