[Elecraft] need digital for dummies

[Jack Brindle]

John (and other Mac users);

There is an excellent email list for Mac users. It is the Ham-Mac  
mailing list. For more info and to subscribe, go to the URL:
http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/ham-mac

As for the digital modes, there are several options, but I would  
start out with CocoaModem. It is very good freeware put out by W7AY,  
and can do many digital modes, with perhaps more to come. Read about  
the program and download it at:
http://homepage.mac.com/chen/

As for interfacing, USB-serial adapters work just fine. The Mac USB  
implementation is excellent, and there are quite a few serial  
adapters that work well with it. I mainly use a collection of  
adapters from Keyspan, and have found that adapters using the FTDI  
chip set also work great (this includes the  MicroHam products). The  
important thing here is that the company have drivers to support  
MacOS X.

With the information provided by these applications (including  
MacLogger/DX) and the help you can get here and at Ham-Mac, you  
should be up and running quickly!

On Jun 27, 2006, at 9:36 AM, John Wiener wrote:

> I've been using the K2 for about two months.  Had a few SSB QSO's  
> but mostly CW.
> Being new to modern ham radio, I've done some reading about PSK,  
> etc but still don't see the big picture.
>
> I use an iMac G4 and just downloaded MacLoggerDX.
>
> What exactly do I need for PSK or Pactor or ??
>
> As far as I can tell I need some software for the sound card and a  
> TNC and proper cabling.  Please note that the iMac uses FireWire  
> and USB (no serial port available).
>
> If someone could lead me through the next few steps, I'd be very  
> grateful!
>
> John
> AB8WH
>
> PS, My 10-12 watts may not work them but I sure do hear a lot of DX  
> on 40 and 30 meters!  Great receiver!
> Israel, Croatia, Bulgaria, Germany and Outer Hebrides (Scotland)  
> all within less than 2 hours...very interesting to follow the
> Gray Line propagation on the DXLogger map as I listened on those  
> bands.  Also heard Canary Islands (and subsequent pile-up!)
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- Jack Brindle, W6FB
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