I can't say enough good things about RUMLog/RUMped. Tom (DL2RUM) is very active in supporting his software. He has added great support for Fldigi into RUMLog, such as auto-import of logs from Fldigi and tracking of frequency/mode from Fldigi. This was done literally in a few day's of work by Tom, and was something that Don (MacLoggerDX) didn't even want to touch since Fldigi wasn't a pure OS X product. Also, Tom owns a K3, so support for the K3 is superb in his software
I've found that RUMlog suits me and my operating the best. While MacLoggerDX may be prettier, I like the clean simplicity of RUMlog. HOWEVER, that clean simplicity hides a LOT of power...RUMlog is flexible and has a lot of features. Besides Fldigi, RUMlog also supports working with cocoaModem, has support for the microKeyer II, and has better award/QSL tracking than MacLoggerDX. Ultimately, the best Mac logging software is whichever one does what you want it to do. A good balance between RUMlog and MacLoggerDX may be Aether, which has a very nice interface and does some good award/QSL tracking at a price that is fairly reasonable (apx $40, if I recall correctly and available via the App Store). However, I've seen some ADIF import issues with Aether (improper tracking of LoTW/eQSL/Paper QSL on import). Ultimately, there is a lot of great software out there for the ham using a Mac. Try them all and you'll find one that you like. 73 Dave On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 11:05 AM, Rick Prather <[email protected]> wrote: > I also sometimes use Skookum Logger for CW contests but find RUMLog better > for Digital contests. > > The ESM mode for RTTY contests is magic! > > BTW, Tom has been updating the program and his contest maker app is pretty > slick (especially if you sucker him in to helping you..) for setting up > unknown contests. > > Rick > K6LE > > > On 10/2/2011, at 5:53 , Jim Wilson wrote: > > > I use MacLoggerDX for my casual operating. The support is superb. I've > tried RumLog and found it to work well. I particularly like the K3 control > panel. However, for contesting I've found that Skookum Logger > http://www.k1gq.com/SkookumLogger/about.html is the best on the Mac. > RUMped is an option but does not have support for a number of contests and > is not being updated. Bill, K1GQ, is constantly updating the Skookum Logger > software and just this week added the Oceania contest for me (in just a few > hours after my request). I'll also mention that the software is free! Plus, > it has some great documentation. > > > > Hope that helps. > > > > Jim, K5ND > > http://www.k5nd.net > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- Dave K3DCW www.k3dcw.net "Real radio bounces off of the sky" ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
