New Releases and Updates


KB6IBB Utilities (update - Apr 20)
MacLoggerDX 4.3.4. (update - Mar 21)
cocoaModem 2.0 v0.51 (update - Mar 21)
RUMlog ver. 3.0 (update Mar 17)
Spot ver 1.9.1 (update Mar 6)
Aether 1.0 (update - Feb 15)
DXToolBox 3.2 (update - Jan 31)
Spot 1.9 (new - Jan 28)
RUMped 1.1 (new - Jan 28)
MoonSkedX 1.5.1 (update - Dec 10)
cocoaNEC 2.0 v0.39 (update - Nov 12)


News


QSO Wizard Featured In QST Magazine (February 21, 2008)
QSL Wizard Pro, released by OrcaStar Software LLC was featured in the March 2008 issue of QST Magazine, in an article written by Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU. OrcaStar Software says of 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 and procedures that have been modified, extended, and combined in QSO Wizard in ways that take advantage of today's OS X technology. QSO Wizard is designed to complement your copy of today's Operating Manual by integrating and automating many basic functions."



AC7CF Releases Aether Logging Software (February 15, 2008)
Andrew Madsen, AC7CF has released version 1.0 of Aether, a ham radio logging application for Mac OS X. Aether includes tools to log QSOs while on the air, as well as organize, search and track QSOs later. It features ADIF I]import/export, Cabrillo import/export, Spotlight integration, rig control for many radios, automatic callbook lookup, and automatic dupe checking. Aether was designed for Mac OS X. A demo version is available and pricing for the full version is $39.



K3NC Releases New DXCluster Client Program for Mac OS X (January 28, 2008)
Neal Campbell, K3NC has released Spot, a new 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 spots per band for the last twenty minutes, among other features. Spot is priced at $19.99, and a trial version is available.



Software Defined Radio (SDR) Interface for Mac (January 14, 2008)
John Melton, G0ORX/N6LYT has created a new graphical user interface (GUI) to control SDRs (software defined radios). The new GUI runs on Mac OS X (and Linux) and runs under Aqua so the interface is "all Mac." Dana Rawding, N1OFZ, reports that he has it running on a Mac Mini under 10.5.1 with a FA-66 and SDR-1000. You can find out more here.



New Look for MHR (November 24, 2007)
Since "opening day" for Mac Ham Radio on November 1, 2003 (100,000 readers ago!) the website has maintained the same style and format. We have had a good opportunity to see what is popular, and what sections are seldom accessed. Based on this experience, we have adopted a new look and dropped some unused features/sections. Gone are the calendars, editorials, and reviews sections which were seldom accessed. A new report form for submitting information on new or updated software has been added. We hope you find the new layout straightforward and easy to use, and we may add additional features in the coming months.



cocoaNEC  Released by W7AY (October 24, 2007)
Kok Chen, W7AY has released cocoaNEC, an application intended for the design and modeling of antennas. Online tutorials, reference manuals, and sample files are available online. The application is free and source codes for non-commercial use is available from Chen. Although the version is listed as 2.0, an earlier version 1 was never released.



MacFT2K Released by EA2RY (September 9, 2007)
Roberto, EA2RY, has released 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 without needing the online documentation.


KB6IBB Releases Version 2 of KB6IBB Utilities (August 28, 2007)
Jeff Stillinger, KB6IBB, has released version 2 of KB6IBB Utilities, a reference consolidation program designed with the purpose of taking the many frequency listings and consolidating them into one simple easy read program.



DL2RUM Announces Version 1 of RUMped Contest Logging Software (July 12, 2007 )
Tom Linder, DL2RUM has anounced that after thousands of QSOs,  RUMped, contest logging software has moved from beta to release version 1.0. It  supports  WWDX, ARRL Field Day, IARU World Championship, WAEDC, WPC, and ARRL DX Contest. RUMped works with MySQL which must be installed on the user's Mac. The current version provides Kenwood and Icom transceiver control, and supports K1EL's winkeyer for CW, and cocoaModem for RTTY and PSK operation.


N4BBQ Releases MacIQ 1010 International Net Program (July 11, 2007)
Phil Heaton, N4BBQ has released MacIQ, a membership inquiry program for the 1010 International Net. The sofware is freeware and supports English, French, German and Spanish languages. Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or later.