[Elecraft] [K3] K3 MacOS M1 Mini

[G4GNX]

I started using a 2012 MacMini a short while ago, after my elderly Win7 PC sound card failed and it wasn’t worth fixing. The difference between my setup and your proposed one is that I have updated the MacMini to a server style 1TB SSD and more memory, so that I can leave it running 24/7 without worrying. The other thing I’ve done is to bootcamp it and I run Windows 10 on it. The reason for this is so I can run Log4OM which is a Windows based program and I believe that the MacMini USB capability is far more reliable and stable, even when running Windows. It’s been running without issue so far with my K3S, even with 2 screens, but unfortunately programs like HamClock won’t run correctly, which I believe is because the author has made ‘illegal’ screen writes.

TBQH I don’t think that the expense of an M1 MacMini is justified for shack use, unless you’re going to double it up for apps that need that sort of speed and memory.

I will probably ditch Log4OM sooner or later, due to unfixed bugs and the fact that it uses OmniRig for CAT control. OmniRig only allows 2 rigs to be connected and I want more than that. If/when I do change my logging and CAT control, I’ll then have the choice of using it in Mac native mode or Windows or both. In fact I slipped up and took out a 2nd version of Parallels for my MacBook Pro by mistake and I may well install the 2nd iteration on the MacMini, which makes it very convenient to run MacOS and Windows simultaneously.

Like you, I’m looking at logging programs, although of course I don’t know whether our requirements are the same. I need CAT control via the logger for 4 rigs minimum and I need a really good net control section, database sharing via Dropbox and ability to send QSO data to QRZ.com <http://qrz.com/> in real time.

I’m interested to know what you think of RumLogNG and any other logging program/app you might be able to recommend.

73,
Alan - G4GNX




> On 24 Sep 2022, at 19:24, David Christ <radioham at mchsi.com> wrote:
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> Has anyone used a Mac Mini with a K3 or K3s?  How much RAM and how big an SSD?  I am especially interested in which logging program you use.  I have been looking at RumLogNG but am not set on it.  How well has it been working?
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> David K0LUM
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