[Elecraft] Sharing a KX3 to multiple application on Mac OS 10.10

[James Bennett]

Josh,

I am not aware of a way to do it natively on OS X. However, I have OS X 10.10 and run VMWare Fusion. Under Fusion I am running Windows 8.1 and my KX3 is connected there. I use a serial port manager (free) called LP Bridge (LPB2). With LPB2 in place, I simultaneously run NaP3 (Pan Display Program, also free) and my Windows Logging program - LOG4OM. (yes, that’s free, too!)

Not ideal, but I’ve had a K3/P3 for quite some time and when I got the KX3, I really missed the pan display. The PX3 was only dreamware when I got my KX3, so having NaP3 was super! I still use it, as my OS X is running on a 27” iMac and having the pan display of the KX3 on a screen that large is amazing! 

I have my K3 connected to the OS X side of things, where my main logging program (MacLoggerDX) runs. I export via ADIF from LOG4OM my KX3 contacts and haul them into MacLoggerDX periodically, via Dropbox.

Wish I could point you to a multi-serial port application for the Mac, but I know of none.

73, Jim / W6JHB
Folsom, CA


> On   Monday, Feb 16, 2015, at  Monday, 7:48 AM, Joshua Gould <jg.k8wxa at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Any one know of a way to do it?  I would like to be able to share the
> serial port among at least the KX3 utility and RUMLog (Which after reading
> the manual I have a much better understanding of) More software might come
> along later, but those are the big two for now.
> 
> 72,
> Joshua Gould
> K8WXA
> EM89pn
> 
> KX3# 7465
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