diff --git a/sdrgui/copygen.py b/sdrgui/copygen.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+"""
+Utility to generate copyright notices from the git history of the source file
+Inspired by: https://0pointer.net/blog/projects/copyright.html
+"""
+import sys
+import os
+import functools
+from subprocess import *
+from datetime import *
+from optparse import OptionParser
+
+AUTHOR_SUBSTITUTES = {
+    "ZigaS": "Ziga S",
+    "hexameron": "John Greb",
+    "srcejon": "Jon Beniston, M7RCE",
+    "Jon Beniston": "Jon Beniston, M7RCE",
+    "f4exb": "Edouard Griffiths, F4EXB",
+    "Edouard Griffiths": "Edouard Griffiths, F4EXB"
+}
+
+# Commits rewriting the copyright notices
+EXCLUDE_HASHES = {
+    "c9e13c336",
+    "e61317ef0",
+    "65842d9b5",
+    "00b041d76",
+    "3a944fa20",
+    "b6c4d10b6",
+    "869f1a419",
+    "743260db9",
+    "9ce0810a2",
+    "3596fe431"
+}
+
+# ======================================================================
+def getInputOptions():
+    parser = OptionParser(usage="usage: %%prog options\n\n%s")
+    parser.add_option("-f", "--file", dest="file", help="File to process", metavar="FILE", type="str")
+    parser.add_option("-d", "--directory", dest="directory", help="Directory to process", metavar="DIRECTORY", type="str")
+    parser.add_option("-e", "--extension", dest="extensions", help="Filter by this extension (includes dot)", metavar="EXTENSION", type="str", action="append")
+    parser.add_option("-l", "--list-authors", dest="list_authors", help="List authors", metavar="LIST", action="store_true", default=False)
+    parser.add_option("-r", "--remove-original", dest="remove_original", help="Remove original copyright notices", metavar="REMOVE", action="store_true", default=False)
+    parser.add_option("-n", "--dry-run", dest="dry_run", help="Print new headers instead of overwriting the files", metavar="DRY_RUN", action="store_true", default=False)
+    (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
+    return options
+
+# ======================================================================
+def validate_options(options):
+    if options.file is None and options.directory is None:
+        print("At least a file (-f) or a directory (-d) must be specified")
+        return False
+    elif options.file is not None and options.directory is not None:
+        print("Specify either a file (-f) or a directory (-d) but not both")
+        return False
+    if not options.extensions:
+        options.extensions = [".h", ".cpp"]
+    return True
+
+# ======================================================================
+def pretty_years(s):
+
+    l = list(s)
+    l.sort()
+
+    start = None
+    prev = None
+    r = []
+
+    for x in l:
+        if prev is None:
+            start = x
+            prev = x
+            continue
+
+        if x == prev + 1:
+            prev = x
+            continue
+
+        if prev == start:
+            r.append("%i" % prev)
+        else:
+            r.append("%i-%i" % (start, prev))
+
+        start = x
+        prev = x
+
+    if not prev is None:
+        if prev == start:
+            r.append("%i" % prev)
+        else:
+            r.append("%i-%i" % (start, prev))
+
+    return ", ".join(r)
+
+# ======================================================================
+def order_by_year(a, b):
+
+    la = list(a[2])
+    la.sort()
+
+    lb = list(b[2])
+    lb.sort()
+
+    if la[0] < lb[0]:
+        return -1
+    elif la[0] > lb[0]:
+        return 1
+    else:
+        return 0
+
+# ======================================================================
+def analyze(f):
+    print(f"File: {f}")
+
+    commits = []
+    data = {}
+
+    for ln in Popen(["git", "log", "--follow", "--all", "--date=format:'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S,%z'", "--pretty=format:'%an,%ae,%ad,%h'", f], stdout=PIPE).stdout:
+        ls = ln.decode().strip()
+        le = ls.split(',')       # Line elements (comma separated)
+        lh = le[4].rstrip("\'")
+        if lh in EXCLUDE_HASHES:
+            continue
+        dt = datetime.strptime(le[2].lstrip("\'"), '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
+        tz = le[3].rstrip("\'")
+        data = {
+            "author": le[0].lstrip("\'"),
+            "author-mail": le[1],
+            "author-time": int(datetime.timestamp(dt)),
+            "author-tz": tz
+        }
+        if data["author"] == "Hexameron":
+            data["author-time"] = int(datetime.timestamp(datetime(2012, 1, 1)))
+        if data["author"] in AUTHOR_SUBSTITUTES:
+            data["author"] = AUTHOR_SUBSTITUTES[data["author"]]
+        commits.append(data)
+
+    by_author = {}
+
+    for c in commits:
+        try:
+            n =  by_author[c["author"]]
+        except KeyError:
+            n = (c["author"], c["author-mail"], set())
+            by_author[c["author"]] = n
+
+        # FIXME: Handle time zones properly
+        year = datetime.fromtimestamp(int(c["author-time"])).year
+
+        n[2].add(year)
+
+    for an, a in list(by_author.items()):
+        for bn, b in list(by_author.items()):
+            if a is b:
+                continue
+
+            if a[1] == b[1]:
+                a[2].update(b[2])
+
+                if an in by_author and bn in by_author:
+                    del by_author[bn]
+
+    copyrite = list(by_author.values())
+    copyrite.sort(key=functools.cmp_to_key(order_by_year))
+    return copyrite
+
+# ======================================================================
+def get_files(options):
+    files = []
+    dirs = os.walk(options.directory)
+    for dirspec in dirs:
+        for f in dirspec[2]:
+            filepath = os.path.join(dirspec[0], f)
+            ext = os.path.splitext(filepath)[1]
+            if ext in options.extensions:
+                files.append(filepath)
+    return files
+
+# ======================================================================
+def list_authors(options):
+    authors = set()
+    if options.directory is not None:
+        files = get_files(options)
+        for f in files:
+            copyrite = analyze(f)
+            for c in copyrite:
+                authors.add(c[0])
+        for author in authors:
+            print(author)
+        return
+    copyrite = analyze(options.file)
+    for c in copyrite:
+        print(c[0])
+
+# ======================================================================
+def remove_line(line):
+    if "Copyright (C)" in line:
+        return True
+    if "Copyright (c)" in line:
+        return True
+    if line.startswith("// written by"):
+        return True
+
+# ======================================================================
+def get_header_lines():
+    return [
+        "",
+        "This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify",
+        "it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by",
+        "the Free Software Foundation as version 3 of the License, or",
+        "(at your option) any later version.",
+        "",
+        "This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,",
+        "but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of",
+        "MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the",
+        "GNU General Public License V3 for more details.",
+        "",
+        "You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License",
+        "along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>."
+    ]
+
+# ======================================================================
+def process_file(f, options):
+    with open(f) as ff:
+        lines_in = [line.rstrip() for line in ff]
+    lines_out = []
+    cr = analyze(f)
+    header = False
+    header_start = 0
+    for iline, line in enumerate(lines_in):
+        if line.startswith("////////"):
+            header= True
+            header_start = iline
+            break
+    if header:
+        lines_out = lines_in[:header_start+1]
+    else:
+        lines_out = ["///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////"]
+    width = len(lines_out[header_start]) - 6
+    for name, mail, years in cr:
+        if name == "Hexameron":
+            lines_out.append("// {0:{1}} //".format("Copyright (C) 2012 maintech GmbH, Otto-Hahn-Str. 15, 97204 Hoechberg, Germany", width))
+            lines_out.append("// {0:{1}} //".format("written by Christian Daniel", width))
+        else:
+            cr_string = f"Copyright (C) {pretty_years(years)} {name} <{mail}>"
+            lines_out.append(f"// {cr_string:{width}} //")
+    if not header:
+        for hline in get_header_lines():
+            lines_out.append("// {0:{1}} //".format(hline, width))
+        lines_out.append(lines_out[0])
+    elif not options.remove_original:
+        lines_out.append("")
+    in_header = header
+    header_stop = len(lines_out)
+    iread = header_start+1 if header else 0
+    for iline, line in enumerate(lines_in[iread:]):
+        if in_header and options.remove_original and remove_line(line):
+            continue
+        if line.startswith("////////"):
+            in_header = False
+            header_stop += iline
+        lines_out.append(line)
+    if options.dry_run:
+        for line_out in lines_out[header_start:header_stop]:
+            print(line_out)
+    else:
+        with open(f, "w") as ff:
+            for line in lines_out:
+                ff.write(f"{line}\n")
+
+
+# ======================================================================
+def process_directory(options):
+    files = get_files(options)
+    for f in files:
+        process_file(f, options)
+
+
+# ======================================================================
+def main():
+    try:
+        options = getInputOptions()
+        if not validate_options(options):
+            sys.exit(-1)
+        if options.list_authors:
+            list_authors(options)
+        elif options.file:
+            process_file(options.file, options)
+        else:
+            process_directory(options)
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        print("Keyboard interrupt. Exiting")
+
+
+# ======================================================================
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()