[Elecraft] FT8 with KX3 and MacBook Pro

[Rick Prather]

I have used JTBridge and liked it but these days my favorite set up is the
combination of WSJT-X and RUMLogNG without JTBridge.

After setting up, using the instructions in RUMLog,  I am able to see Spots
from the Clusters intermixed with local WSJT-x spots in the "DXSpots"
window.  This allows me use RUMLog's excellent color coding system to
decide it I need the Country or Zone in FT8 or any other mode in one window.

Clicking a station in WSJT brings it up in RUMLog, shows previous contacts
with that station or that Country.  Logging is a one click operation that
also can be set to upload it to ClubLog and/or LoTW.

Makes for a nicely integrated set up.

Rick
K6LE



On Sat, Mar 3, 2018 at 12:28 PM, Walter Underwood <wunder at wunderwood.org>
wrote:

> Agreed, you probably want to use JT-Bridge. Read the instructions at the
> JTBridge site to get the right configurations and the right startup order
> for JT-Bridge, WSJT-X, and your logging application.
>
> http://jt-bridge.eller.nu/
>
> wunder
> K6WRU
> Walter Underwood
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>
> > On Mar 3, 2018, at 10:22 AM, James Bennett <w6jhb at me.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Phil,
> >
> > No cookbook here, but I do have a MacBook Pro / Retina, WSJT-X, and MLDX
> and occasionally run my KX3 with them. A couple items to consider:
> >
> > —> Strongly suggest running JTBRIDGE if you do not already have it. It
> interfaces very, very nicely between WSJT-X and MLDX. Allows, among other
> things, your completed WSJT-X QSOs to be automatically logged into MLDX.
> >
> > —> You may run into issues where the audio from WSJT-X output is routed
> to your MacBook’s internal speakers instead of the external sound card -
> not a good thing. This is a problem that has been happening for several
> years sporadically to Mac users. It “may” be related to something Apple did
> to USB2 code. There have been several work-arounds posted. One is to try
> USB3 if your MacBook has it. Another is to set your MIDI output to 44,100
> instead of 48,000. And another, the one I use, is a USB to Thunderbolt
> adapter. My external sound card is a Tascam US-125M with USB output. I got
> the adapter on Amazon and plug the sound card into the Thunderbolt adapter.
> Works great.
> >
> > Jim / W6JHB
> >
> >
> >
> >> On Mar 3, 2018, at 4:12 AM, Philip Alley <pjalley at me.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Is there a complete “cookbook” for running FT8 with the KX3+PX3 and a
> MacBook Pro (w OSX 10.13.3)?  I am running MacLogger DX and have ordered a
> Sabrent USB-C tiny sound card.  The WSJT-X is downloaded but not set up
> yet. My KX3 is already communicating with Maclogger DX via USB.
> >>
> >> I am unsure about the additional cabling I need and best strategy for
> rig control.
> >>
> >> Any suggestions from anyone who has been down this road will be greatly
> appreciated.
> >>
> >> TNX
> >> Phil
> >> AA2EA
> >> Louisville
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