The delay can vary from minutes to a day or more.ģ. The delay is for new review screening and approval. There's a delay before newly submitted reviews are Approved and posted in eHam's reviews. eHam's Product Reviews are a database of ham radio related products and services personal opinions.Ģ. And to top it all off, Don Agro's response time to my few technical email questions has been shockingly fast and on target every time. I do not want to be forced to run a Windows PC or Windows VM just to do Ham Radio logging, and it is a huge help to me that I can use MacLoggerDX natively on the MacOS. I really appreciate using the MacLoggerDX on an iPad while operating portable from my car. It is super helpful to me to be able to use MacLoggerDX on a MAC because all my main computers are Mac. I use Mac products and Windows PCs extensively, and for a multitude of reasons, I prefer to primarily use the MacOS and run Windows Virtual Machines using VMWare or Windows PCs as needed. The User Interface, breadth of options, and SQL database on MacLoggerDX put it in a class by itself among excellent competition. I am an automation controls engineer and use software of all types for my job. I am continually amazed at the features in MacLoggerDX. The support from Don has been great, quick responses and often adds new features and fixes based on feedback. I've documented my setup in detail, there's a link to it on my QRZ page. Removes the Apple script PTT workaround for Fldigi, I was unable to get the included Apple logging script to work properly, I found a python script that works great. Hamlib is easily installed via homebrew, start rigctld from Terminal with Flrig as the rig type, and Flrig's xmlrpc port (e.g. The solution I came up with uses rigctld as a bridge.įlrig owns the CAT control, rigctld supports connecting to Flrig, MacLoggerDX supports connecting to rigctld using the Hamlib NET rigctl option. All the digi apps I use support Flrig as an option, but MacLoggerDX does not. One thing I got stuck on until recently is I like to use Flrig which is a great rig control app, especially if remoting into the shack mac. QSL card printing is another feature I make use of. And JT-Bridge which syncs with the log to filter for new entities/states/grids etc when using WSTJ-X. Look here.I've been using MacLoggerDX since late 2022, it's been a great application - especially the auto log uploads to LoTW, QRZ, Club Log etc. These are inexpensive and it’s probably the easiest way to set this up. I have good instructions in the video below.Īnother good way I have found to get PTT is to use another cable. It’s not that hard and I have found it works well. I’ll show a neat script and we will make an app out of it. Part 3 Get PTT working in Fldigi – There are a few ways to accomplish this. I will go over all of it in the three part video below. We need to use some separate instructions that you will find in the MLDX Extras folder. Part 2 Autolog Fldigi to MacLoggerDX – Here is where it gets a little tricky for new Mac users. This takes care of the initial set up for both programs. Check the boxes for “Connect to MacLogger”, “Capture Radio Report” and “Capture Lookup. On the left click Logging and then click MacLogger. Open FLdigi and click on Configure in the menu and then click on Config Dialog. Go to the Station tab and select UDP Broadcast. In MLDX you want to enable UDP broadcast.Open MLDX and go to Preferences. Part 1 UDP Broadcasting and Connecting Fldigi to MacLoggerDX – Before we go any further let’s get this going. Note: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard is the last release that a 32-bit Intel Mac can run, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and up are, by default, 64-bit. Download the 64-bit version if you have a newer Mac with Intel CPU. It’s easy to install and you can find the link here. If you have this installed you are halfway there. It’s great for PSK, RTTY and other ham radio digital modes. See more about setting up MLDX here: Icom 7300 MacLoggerDX Setup Fldigiįldigi is well known and widely used for digital modes. This is a paid program, but well worth it if you are a Mac user. If you already have it installed you are 1/4 of the way there. MacLoggerDX (MLDX) is an excellent logging program for the macOS and it is one of the best I have found for chasing DX. We will be using scripts in MacLoggerDX “Extras” folder. How is it done? Below I’ll show you three steps to accomplish this. One issue is Fldigi automatically logging to MacloggerDX and the other issue is getting Fldigi to key the transmitter (PTT). If you have used MacloggerDX with Fldigi you may have run into trouble and needed some help.
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