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Antennas, Transmission lines, PropagationApp StoreAprs / GPS / Datacom / TNCAudio Analysis and RecordingBlogrollBlogs and Websites of Mac Ham Radio EnthusiastsCircuit Design, Analysis, AidsContestingDX and DX ClustersiOS AppsLicensing / TutoringLoggingRadio Control & MiscellaneousSoftware Defined Radio (SDR)Space Communications (EME/Satellite)Utilities
Antennas, Transmission lines, Propagation
- CocoaNec cocoaNEC 2.0 is a Mac OS X application intended primarily for the design and modeling of antennas.
- DX Toolbox DX Toolbox searches the web for you, gathering information on solar and geomagnetic conditions that affect radio propagation. It displays in real-time the following important readings: Solar Flux; A-Index; K-Index; X-Ray Flux levels; X-Ray flares; Solar W
- KB6IBB Utilities KB6IBB Utilities is a reference consolidation program. With the purpose of taking the many frequency listings and consolidating them into one simple easy read program.
- RDCP/Mac RDCP/Mac 2 is a communications software package to interface your Macintosh to models of Kantronics TNCs. Designed with a focus on the amateur HF digital operator, full functionality is available for ama
- RF Toolbox RF Toolbox (formerly Antenna Master) is an antenna design electronics/electrical tool package . It takes you step by step through the design of the following types of antennas: Dipole, Fat Dipole, Yagi , J-Pole, Super J-Pole, Log Periodic, Cubic Quad, Ve
- T-Network Tuner Simulator This is a simulator for the popular, series capacitor, parallel inductor T-network tuners. As a java applet/application, you can run this program through your web browser while connected to the Innternet
- Transmission Line Caculator Java A transmission line caculator Java applet that can be run on your computer or by using your web browser and the Internet. See instructions for downloading and running on your computer.
- Waavebox Versatile, real-time, precision signal / waveform generator. Uses native Mactintosh sound output capabilities or ASIO drivers (with Mac the Scope). Easy to use analog style signal generator user interfac
- Yagi Modeler This java applet/application implements a simple yagi modeling code. The initial input is a really trivial 2 elmenent yagi. Click on calculate to have the applet calculate the driven element input imped
App Store
- MacLoggerDX HD for iPad MacLoggerDX HD is an Amateur Radio application that monitors the spots from your favourite DX Cluster for DXing, Contesting or casual rag-chewing.
- Multimode Multimode is a modem for RTTY BPsk31 & QPsk31, with spectrum analyzer and Macros for easy operations.
- WaveGuide WaveGuide is the amateur radio operator's ultimate utility for determining HF propagation conditions, whether you're in the shack with your linear or QRP mountain topping.
Aprs / GPS / Datacom / TNC
- Cocoa Modem 2.0 Link to W7AY homepage and cocoaModem author
- CocoaModem cocoaModem is a Mac OS X application which implements modems (modulator-demodulators) for some of the Amateur Radio modulation modes.
- FLdigi FLdigi is a digital modes program that supports many digital modes like RTTY, PSK, MSK, Hell and Thor to name a few.
- GPSy Connects your Macintosh to a broad range of Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers, Loran-C, DECCA, and OMEGA navigational units and displays your current coordinates, altitude, bearing, heading, spee
- Mac HP GPS Control for the HP Z3801A or Z3816A Mac HP GPS Control software allows owners of the Hewlett Packard HP Z3801A or Z3816A GPS Receiver to setup, control and monitor their receiver by means of a serial connection from an Apple Macintosh comp
- Mac OS X software for Slow Scan TV (SSTV), Narrow Band TV (NBTV) and weather satellites MacRobotSSTV is SSTV program for Mac OS X v10.4. System requirement is G4/G5 processor. It has not tested on G3, but most likely it will run without problems. MacRobotSSTV supports the following modes: R
- MacGPS Pro MacGPS Pro is software for linking any GARMIN GPS Receiver to any Macintosh. It allows import of maps from a wide variety of sources. These maps can be used real-time as a moving-map display of your curr
- Multimode Allows your Macintosh to decode many different modes of non-voice communication often heard on shortwave and ham radio. MultiMode allows you to decode and display morse code, RTTY, PSK31, FAX, SSTV, ACAR
- Terrabrowser Terrabrowser is an internet browser for satellite photos and topographical maps with built in support for Garmin GPS receivers. Download waypoints from your GPS to display on the maps, edit them, upload
- Xastir APRS software; requires XFree86/XDarwin (X windows); instructions for installing on the Mac with OSX are kindly provided by Marinus, PE1LIF here. See also Dana Rawding's (N1OFZ) excellent detailed i
Audio Analysis and Recording
- Amadeus II Amadeus II is a very powerful sound editor for Macintosh. Besides all the functions you would expect from a high-quality sound editor, it is very easy to create sonograms or to make a detailed spectral a
- Audacity Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. You can use Audacity to: Record live audio; Convert tapes and records into digital
- Audiocorder Audiocorder is a audio recording program that can work like a standard tape audio recorder. Each sound file is stored in AIFF format, a Macintosh standard sound format. The audio can be sampled at 11, 22
- iSpectrum ** Now a Free Download ** iSpectrum is a simple and easy to use audio spectrum analyzer that allows the user to view live audio in a standard frequency plot as well as a waterfall display. The user can a
- Mac The Scope Professional quality signal analyzer, 1/3 octave RTA, signal generator, and more. Real-time analysis: use built-in Macintosh sound input for signal source. Sound output port may simultaneously be used fo
- SignalScope SignalScope is a shareware signal analyzer designed to work with Mac OS X compatible audio hardware. It functions as a spectrum analyzer as well as an oscilloscope. SignalScope was designed to make meani
- Tone Generator X Freeware tone test generator for Mac OS X. Functions include sine, sawtooth, triangle and square waves at various frequencies, and also includes tone sweep, white noise, pink noise, blue noise and brown
Blogs and Websites of Mac Ham Radio Enthusiasts
- Japan's Mac Enthusiast Blog
- WW2DX's Blog Leaked Brain Matter of a Tech/Radio Geek
Circuit Design, Analysis, Aids
- DesignWorks Lite Draw, save, edit and print complete, professional circuit diagrams using powerful features like bussing, multi-level Undo/Redo, and automatic gate packaging. Use the library of common 74XX and discrete s
- MacSpice 3f5 MacSpice is a carbonised port of SPICE. SPICE is an analog-circuit simulator that is used to calculate and display the circuit behaviour. It was originally developed at the Electronics Research Laborator
- OhmAid OhmAid is a simple graphical program which allows the user to select colors on a 4 or 5 band resistor. Resistance and tolerance are calculated. The resistance range associated with the tolerance is also
- Osmond PCB Osmond PCB is a flexible Macintosh application that allows anyone to easily design printed circuit boards. The code is substantially complete and is currently undergoing testing. For the adventurous, fre
- PCBWarrior PCBWarrior is a PCB-Layout software that has an easy and intuitiv way of working, administration of components, airways 14 layers, and an administration of potentials. The Output goes to a printer, or in
- Physics 101 SE With the built-in Circuit Analysis, you can simulate working with a simple electrical circuit without having to deal with actual electrical components. Build a virtual series-parallel circuit with up to
- Solve Elec Software for electronic circuit analysis and resolution. Using Solve Elec, you can draw a circuit, get litteral formulas for currents and voltages of the circuit, verify equations related to the circuit,
Contesting
- RUMPed RUMped is a logging tool for short wave for the MAC under OSX. It is not designed for the daily QSOs. Currently RUMped supports a DX-pedition mode, some major contests and a general contest mode for uns
- WA7BNM Contest Calendar Website has been updated with Customization, RSS and best of all: an iCal interface!
DX and DX Clusters
- Cluster Talk clusterTalk is a talking DX Cluster client for Mac OS X version 10.3 or later. With clusterTalk you can log into your favorite DX Cluster via telnet and have the spots "spoken" to you by the Ma
- DXCC Checklist in Excel Spreadsheets in which you can enter callsign of DXCC-countries you worked or got confirmed. Columns for 10 bands: 160 - 6 meters, all in 2 or 3 modes. Modes are set default to CW and SSB (and RTTY for th
- iClusterX Announces DX-Spots by voice. Calculates distance and bearing between Grid locators and send Grid & distance. Hot buttons to see DX-Spots on specific bands. Both AR-Cluster and DX-Spider compatible It
- iDxCluster iDXCluster is an easy to use DX Cluster program geared towards SW listeners, DXers, utility monitors, and others. It doesn't require a packet radio link, telnet, or any complicated software or setup
- RYTelnet RYTelnet is a telnet application useful for local DX Clusters. Although the online documentation is written in Spanish, how to use the program is easily understood without needing the online documentatio
- Spot Spot is a DXCluster client program for Mac OS X that provides an automated way use spot and announcement filtering, automatically look up callsign info, tracks stations connected in real time, and maps s
iOS Apps
- EchoLink for iOS EchoLink for iOS
- HamDXCluster for iOS HamDXCluster for iOS
- HamLog for iOS HamLog for iOS
- MacLoggerDX HD for iPad MacLoggerDX HD is an Amateur Radio application that monitors the spots from your favourite DX Cluster for DXing, Contesting or casual rag-chewing.
- Multimode Multimode is a modem for RTTY BPsk31 & QPsk31, with spectrum analyzer and Macros for easy operations.
- WaveGuide WaveGuide is the amateur radio operator's ultimate utility for determining HF propagation conditions, whether you're in the shack with your linear or QRP mountain topping.
Licensing / Tutoring
- AA9PW FXX Exam Test (Java) Simon Twigger's FCC license exam Java applets provide practice for the US Amateur Radio examinations required to obtain a Technician, General or Extra Class US Amateur Radio license.
- Elmer Elmer will help you study for your amateur radio exams. Elmer covers all elements, and prepares actual sample exams, which you take on your Mac. Each exam is graded, and you get to see which questions y
- Morse Distributon for the Morse Code Teaching Machine software first described in QST, May 1977 in an article by Ward Cunningham. This program teaches you to receive Morse code. It starts with a few letters an
- MorseMania Morse Mania is a morse code tutor for the Macintosh that provides the three modules to help you learn morse code: (1) Learn Characters ; (2) Guess a Character and (3) Copy Groups. It also supports Farns
Logging
- Aether Aether is a ham radio logging application for Mac OS X. Aether includes tools to quickly and easily log QSOs while on the air, as well as organize, search and track your QSOs later. Aether was designed f
- JLog jLog is a modern Ham Log program that can run on all major platforms, e.g. Mac OS X, Mac OS, Linux/Unix, Windows, etc. It offers a nice, clean interface and allows efficient entry of QSOs. It is availab
- MacLoggerDX The Swiss Army Knife of Amateur Radio. A multi-use program. A logbook, and while you are enjoying your favourite scheduled SWL program, DX Net, or W1AW Bulletin, MacLoggerDX is combing the internet looki
- MacLoggerDX HD for iPad MacLoggerDX HD is an Amateur Radio application that monitors the spots from your favourite DX Cluster for DXing, Contesting or casual rag-chewing.
- RUMlog RUMlog is a logging, QSL handling and printing tool, especially made for the short wave DXer, made by a DXer. Basic logging features are included for the higher bands up to 1.2 cm. RUMlog can handle an unlimited numbers of logs and an unlimited numbers of
- RUMPed RUMped is a logging tool for short wave for the MAC under OSX. It is not designed for the daily QSOs. Currently RUMped supports a DX-pedition mode, some major contests and a general contest mode for uns
- SCR-Log SCR-Log is freeware for School, Club, and Individual class stations participating in the School Club Roundup. Place SCR-Log in a dedicated folder before running.
- SkookumLogger SkookumLogger is my HF single-op possibly-assisted CW and SSB contesting program for Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) or later, running on an Apple Intel computer. It behaves a lot like CT, intentionally. Skookum
- TQSL Trusted QSL Software used to convert a log file (in ADIF or Cabrillo file format) into a file of digitally signed QSO data, ready for submission to ARRL's LoTW.
- WASMap WasMap helps the user track states worked for the ARRL Worked All States (WAS) award. Although the online documentation is written in Spanish, how to use the programs is easily understood withoutu needin
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- YeaLogger The YeaLogger is ment to be a simple and stright forward logging software for common HF band and common operating modes.
Radio Control & Miscellaneous
- Chirp Chirp provides frequency memory management for many Icom, Kenwood, Yaesu, and Wouxun handheld & mobile radios. It is free, open source, and cross platform written in Python.
- FLRig Flrig is a transceiver control program designed to be used either stand alone or as an adjunct to fldigi. The supported transceivers all have some degree of CAT. The flrig user interface changes to acc
- FT2K A program to save memory, menus, changes, and more for FT-2000 and FT-2000D. Although the webpage description is written in Spanish, program commands are in English so operation is easily understood with
- IC-R75 Navigator Allows Mac users to take control of their ICOM IC-R75 communications receiver through a serial port such as the ZLP CT62. Direct frequency entry, filter and mode control, and browsing of stored memories.
- Jupiter Remote Control Jupiter Remote Control provides the capability to remotely control your TenTec Jupiter using a client/server architecture. The server code runs on a Macintosh computer running OSX that has a direct seria
- K3 Meter Very cool analog S-Meter for the Elecraft K3.
- MacK2 A Remote Control Program for the Elecraft K2 Amateur Radio Transceiver using the Apple Macintosh
- MacMemories Manager MacMemoriesManager provides amateur radio memory management for some radios.
- RUMtrol746PRO Radio control software for the Icom IC-746 Pro. Adjusting: All memories, including split, subtones, DTSC codes, filter etc.; Filterwidth and shape for each mode; AGC times for each mode (fast-mid-slow);
- RUMtrol7K Software designed to edit settings of the Icom IC-7000 and save settings to a file. It is not designed to control the radio during normal operations.
- Serial Tools "Serial Tools is a set of serial port tools for Mac OS X. It includes a Terminal Emulator, a Protocol Analyzer and a serial port monitor to watch for connections and removals of serial ports."
- Ten-Tec RX-320 Control a Ten-Tec RX-320 Receiver from OSX and X11.
- tk92 tk92 is open source software designed for Radio Shack PRO-92 and PRO-2067 multi-system trunking scanners. Chiefly intended for Linux, MacOS X, and BSD users.
Software Defined Radio (SDR)
- D-Rats "D-RATS is a small application designed to provide data communication capabilities with D-STAR radios. It supports text chatting, file transfers, position reporting and mapping, and much more! It is
- Java SDR A project to develop a Console written in Java for the SDR-1000 Software Defined Radio (SDR) running on Linux and Max OS X.
- MacSDR Native SDR software for the Mac.
Space Communications (EME/Satellite)
- FreeFall Rich with simulated space views of earth and its orbiters, Freefall is a stand-alone satellite discovery and exploration application that utilizes the power of Mac OS X to seamlessly transition from one
- MacDoppler MacDoppler for Cocoa was re-written from the ground up to take full advantage of all the great Cocoa capabilities in OS X on PPC as well as Intel hardware. It provides station automation from assisted Do
- MacEchoTelem MacEchoTelem allows you to capture and decode live telemetry from ECHO, AMSAT's newest satellite, launched June 29, 2004.
- MoonSkedX Track Moon Position in Realtime ;World Map shows Moon Footprint ; Sked Maker calculates best time for Moon Bounce (EME) contacts between 2 stations ; Displays Moon Bounce Schedules (Imports SKD80 files)
- Predict PREDICT is a satellite tracking program designed primarily to run on Linux, but portable enough to run on Mac OS X (thanks to the Unix underpinnings of OS X). The program supplied with PREDICT uses sound
- WXtoImg Software to decode APT and WEFAX signals from weather satellites; Simply connect a 137-138MHz FM communications receiver, scanner, or weather satellite receiver to your Mac and get stunning colour images
Utilities
- Black Cat CW Keyer Black Cat CW Keyer lets you send morse code from your computer. You can type out the text to be sent (immediately or buffered) as well as create and send from one key macros. Making it easy to send CQs.
- Cab Converter Cab-converter(TM) is an Apple(R) Macintosh(R)-based program that helps amateur radio contesters by converting a log from a radio contest into the Cabrillo file format which may be submitted to the contes
- CocoaPTT cocoaPTT is a simple MacOS X application for controlling the Request To Send (RTS) or the Data Terminal Ready (DTR) pin of a serial port. In addition to a control panel interface, cocoaPTT can also be
- DOSBox DOSBox is a DOS-emulator that uses the SDL-library which makes DOSBox very easy to port to different platforms. DOSBox has already been ported to many different platforms, such as Windows, BeOS, Linux, M
- EarthDesk EarthDesk replaces your static desktop picture with ever-changing maps of the world with correct sun and moon illumination. Updates as the earth turns. Eleven different projections. Political and satelli
- EchoMac This is a program for MacOS X to access the Echolink system. EchoLink is software which allows Amateur Radio stations to communicate with one another over the Internet, using voice-over-IP (VoIP) technol
- HourWorld HourWorld is a program with rich graphics that can show you what time it is in a certain part of the world, and well as demonstrate what is actually looks like over the globe.
- iClock A menu clock replacement recently updated with HAM related information.Version 2.0 supports web links along with many other handy features. Now with someHAM links it provides a useful tool for hams Uuse
- JMM - Java Multi Meter JMM is data-acquisition software for digital multimeters equipped with a rs-232 port, such as the Metex 3850 and many others.
- K1PU Software K1PU's has written a few tools like UTC Clock and Distance Calculator.
- Lightsoft Weather Center Lightsoft Weather Center (LWC) is a weather graphing, monitoring and analysis application for Mac OS X. LWC is designed to work with hardware based weather stations (currently Davis Vantage range, Davis
- QSO Wizard Pro If you go back to an ARRL Operating Manual from a generation ago, you will find county and callsign data bases, beam pointing charts, locating algorithms, QSL Card suggestions, and other operating tools
- QST Browser QST Browser is a Mac OS X application for searching and viewing the back issues of periodicals that are published by the ARRL in CD-ROM format. The application works with the following publications: QST
- Solar Data Widget Finally there is a Mac Dashboard Widget version of Paul Herrmans, N0NBH, solar terrestrial data!
- UTC Clock UTC Clock is a simple clock designed to display UTC (GMT, zulu, etc.) time under the menu bar clock. It uses very little resources, screen real estate, and no Dock space. Designed with the hobbyist in mi
- UTC Display Never again convert between your menubar’s clock and Universal Time when listening to world band radio, observing astronomical events, etc. Universal Time is displayed in an unobtrusive display window. D
- VXU vxur allows reading from and vxuw allows writing to a Yaesu / Vertex Standard VX-5R (and similar) handheld radios in clone mode. These command line utilities allow easy backup of the rig memory.
- WeatherManX U.S. Data obtained by connection directly to the National Weather Service. Multiple Cities - US and International. Severe Thunderstorm,Tornado,Flood warnings. Current Conditions - Temperature, Wind Chill
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Your software list at http://machamradio.com/software_list/ includes an out-of-date link for “Mac OS X software for Slow Scan TV (SSTV), Narrow Band TV (NBTV) and weather satellites”. As you’ve noted elsewhere on the site, KD6CJI’s software archive is now at https://public.me.com/kd6cji
Hi All,
If you have not been able to get WSJT to run on your intel based MAC, I compiled it into an application so I can move it to a new MAC easier. It may work for you also. As long as you are running on Intel. Try it and please let me know.
See http://my.opera.com/zs6tw/blog/2011/09/28/running-wsjt-on-the-mac
Can anyone suggest a good interface to use with my FT1000MP Mark V, FT990, and IC 746? Using macbook pro and Imac.
Thanks KA4ETV
what kind of interface? cat, digital modes or what else? but for cat an digital microkeyer II is the best choice, with µH Router works perfect!!!
73 iv3ufl n3uk