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Ron Gould

K3 mac software and digital interfaces

I am looking for suggestions for various ham radio software that works good with a Mac and success/failures others may have had. I do not want to run the Mac in windows/corporate mode, sorry no more registry or blue screens of death for me. I am seeking advise from other K3 owners who have tried programs like Cocomodem for digital modes both directly through K3 or various usb hardware interfaces such as Microham, Rigblaster, Tigertonics etc and if the expense and effort is worthwhile or just connecting the K3 to Mac? I do not need CW keying as I have a Begali CW machine for that, which works great. This is a bit off topic so email off list is fine unless you feel your responses would be of value to others. Thanks
73's Ron
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F. Barry McWilliams

Re: K3 mac software and digital interfaces

Ron, CocoModem works great. There's no need for an external sound card device; I have used an external USB sound card, iMic, which works no better nor worse than the iMac built-in sound card.

Also, see http://machamradio.com/, which has links to a number of other Mac ham radio applications.

Barry, K8LEF
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Greg - AB7R

Re: K3 mac software and digital interfaces

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Bill Myers, K1GQ use to have a program called Skookum Logger for
contesting that was quite good. I don't know if he is still maintaining
it or not.

73
Greg

On 6/4/2012 2:02 PM, Ron Gould wrote:

> I am looking for suggestions for various ham radio software that works good with a Mac and success/failures others may have had. I do not want to run the Mac in windows/corporate mode, sorry no more registry or blue screens of death for me. I am seeking advise from other K3 owners who have tried programs like Cocomodem for digital modes both directly through K3 or various usb hardware interfaces such as Microham, Rigblaster, Tigertonics etc and if the expense and effort is worthwhile or just connecting the K3 to Mac? I do not need CW keying as I have a Begali CW machine for that, which works great. This is a bit off topic so email off list is fine unless you feel your responses would be of value to others. Thanks
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Jim Rogers, W4ATK

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I would not overlook the Navigator interface for use with the K3. In my opinion it is a bit more user friendly than some of the other interfaces and with six USB/Serial ports you will be done with that problem (CAT, PTT, WKey, FSK, An auxiliary RS232 port) and one of the quietest USB Codecs for those sound card apps I have ever seen. That being said i run MacLogger DX as a logger program, Fldigi for my PSK31, RTTY etc, Flwkey for CW, Flrig for station control. I use CrossOver and run JT65-HF and other ".exe"s I cannot do without. You will love coin' it with a Mac.

Jim, W4ATK
On Jun 4, 2012, at 4:02 PM, Ron Gould wrote:

Bill Frantz

Re: K3 mac software and digital interfaces

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On 6/4/12 at 14:02, [hidden email] (Ron Gould) wrote:

>I am looking for suggestions for various ham radio software
>that works good with a Mac and success/failures others may have
>had. I do not want to run the Mac in windows/corporate mode,
>sorry no more registry or blue screens of death for me. I am
>seeking advise from other K3 owners who have tried programs
>like Cocomodem for digital modes both directly through K3 or
>various usb hardware interfaces such as Microham, Rigblaster,
>Tigertonics etc and if the expense and effort is worthwhile or
>just connecting the K3 to Mac? I do not need CW keying as I
>have a Begali CW machine for that, which works great. This is
>a bit off topic so email off list is fine unless you feel your
>responses would be of value to others. Thanks
>73's Ron
>[hidden email]

Ron -

I use RUMLog and cocoaModem on my Mac. RUMLog can use the RS-232
interface to read the frequency from the K3. cocoaModem has been
a workhorse for my on PSK-31 (90% of my operating time after FM
repeater & SSB.)

My general PSK operating mode is to set the K3 to the base
frequency for the PSK sub-band and lock the VFO (hold LOCK).
When I start a QSO, I narrow the bandwidth of the radio to
150-250 Hz using the Lo and Hi knobs. When I end the QSO, I have
a macro to open the bandwidth to 2.3 KHz to fill my 2 KHz
waterfall. I use the RF gain knob to control over-driving the
Signalink interface. I use a Signalink because I have a MacBook
Pro which can only do audio one way at a time.

Cheers - Bill, AE6JV

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Joe Subich, W4TV-4

Re: K3 mac software and digital interfaces

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If you're using a Mac, look at MacLoggerDX, Aether or RUMLog for
logging and cocoaModem for digital modes. That suite of software
(cocoaModem works well with either MLDX or RUMLog) functions quite
well with nothing more than an iMic sound card (so Operating system
sounds do not reach the radio) and a basic USB to serial converter.

If you want everything in one box, look at microHAM USB Interface III
(which works as standard USB sound card and serial converter under
OS-X). While other interfaces provide additional capabilities, the
USB III provides everything needed for the vast majority of Mac
users.

73,

... Joe, W4TV

On 6/4/2012 5:02 PM, Ron Gould wrote:
> I am looking for suggestions for various ham radio software that
> works
good with a Mac and success/failures others may have had. I do not want
to run the Mac in windows/corporate mode, sorry no more registry or blue
screens of death for me. I am seeking advise from other K3 owners who
have tried programs like Cocomodem for digital modes both directly
through K3 or various usb hardware interfaces such as Microham,
Rigblaster, Tigertonics etc and if the expense and effort is worthwhile
or just connecting the K3 to Mac? I do not need CW keying as I have a
Begali CW machine for that, which works great. This is a bit off topic
so email off list is fine unless you feel your responses would be of
value to others. Thanks

> 73's Ron
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