Quite a lot of software is available for OSX (iMac OS) now and I think MacLoggerDx is one of the best (although not free) and has a companion version for iPad. It does a lot, including rig control. See http://www.dogparksoftware.com/MacLoggerDX.html There is a forum too http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist and http://groups.yahoo.com/group/macloggerdx/
For digital modes, there is cocoamodem, very good and has an interface to MacLoggerDX (via OSX scripting language - AppleScript). See http://www.w7ay.net/site/Applications/cocoaModem/index.html (Chen is an ex Apple engineer and all his software is good). There are plenty of other logging programs, including http://www.k1gq.com/SkookumLogger/, http://www.aetherlog.com, http://www.dl2rum.de/rumsoft/RUMLog.html (free) and many more. A good place to look is http://machamradio.com which is "Devoted entirely to amateur radio operators using macintosh" 73 de David, M0XDF (K3 #174, P3 #108) Some tortures are physical / And some are mental, / But the one that is both / Is dental. -Ogden Nash, poet (1902-1971) On 24 Aug 2012, at 14:44, Paul and Sue Huff wrote: > Please forgive me for a slightly off-topic post but I know that the > collective > wisdom of the people on this list can give me a lot of good advice. > > My shack computer is getting a little "long in the tooth" and I am starting > to > research a replacement machine. My current ham usage for the computer > consists > of logging and some digital work, but future rig control could be something > that > I would be interested in doing. Recent experience with a new iPad has > created a > very positive impression for me regarding Apple products but I know that "in > the > old days" most ham radio software was designed for Windows only. > > So my question is this - Are there now good choices available for ham radio > software (logging, digital, rig control) that will run on OSx computers? > > BTW, I know that Linux is a popular operating system for ham radio these days > but I don't really know anything about it. I can certainly try to learn, > however the computer has other uses in the family and so I would need to be > able > to easily switch it back into it's "standard" manufacturers configuration for > my > wife who is even less techie than I am. > > Any and all opinions would be appreciated. > > 73, > Paul - N8XMS > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
