[Elecraft] Mac logging programs?

[Dave Wright]

I can't say enough good things about RUMLog/RUMped.  Tom (DL2RUM) is very
active in supporting his software.  He has added great support for Fldigi
into RUMLog, such as auto-import of logs from Fldigi and tracking of
frequency/mode from Fldigi. This was done literally in a few day's of work
by Tom, and was something that Don (MacLoggerDX) didn't even want to touch
since Fldigi wasn't a pure OS X product.  Also, Tom owns a K3, so support
for the K3 is superb in his software

I've found that RUMlog suits me and my operating the best.  While
MacLoggerDX may be prettier, I like the clean simplicity of RUMlog.
HOWEVER, that clean simplicity hides a LOT of power...RUMlog is flexible and
has a lot of features. Besides Fldigi, RUMlog also supports working with
cocoaModem, has support for the microKeyer II, and has better award/QSL
tracking than MacLoggerDX.

Ultimately, the best Mac logging software is whichever one does what you
want it to do. A good balance between RUMlog and MacLoggerDX may be Aether,
which has a very nice interface and does some good award/QSL tracking at a
price that is fairly reasonable (apx $40, if I recall correctly and
available via the App Store).  However, I've seen some ADIF import issues
with Aether (improper tracking of LoTW/eQSL/Paper QSL on import).

Ultimately, there is a lot of great software out there for the ham using a
Mac.  Try them all and you'll find one that you like.

73

Dave


On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 11:05 AM, Rick Prather <k6limaecho at gmail.com> wrote:

> I also sometimes use Skookum Logger for CW contests but find RUMLog better
> for Digital contests.
>
> The ESM mode for RTTY contests is magic!
>
> BTW, Tom has been updating the program and his contest maker app is pretty
> slick (especially if you sucker him in to helping you..) for setting up
> unknown contests.
>
> Rick
> K6LE
>
>
> On 10/2/2011, at 5:53 , Jim Wilson wrote:
>
> > I use MacLoggerDX for my casual operating. The support is superb. I've
> tried RumLog and found it to work well. I particularly like the K3 control
> panel. However, for contesting I've found that Skookum Logger
> http://www.k1gq.com/SkookumLogger/about.html is the best on the Mac.
> RUMped is an option but does not have support for a number of contests and
> is not being updated. Bill, K1GQ, is constantly updating the Skookum Logger
> software and just this week added the Oceania contest for me (in just a few
> hours after my request). I'll also mention that the software is free! Plus,
> it has some great documentation.
> >
> > Hope that helps.
> >
> > Jim, K5ND
> > http://www.k5nd.net
> >
>
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Dave
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