[Ham-Mac] map source on a mac

[Larry Faehling]

Hi folks,

As for mobile GPS, try this link for MAC use....Don't know how well they 
work, but they're using the Sony chipset, so I would think pretty good. 

http://www.deluoelectronics.com/customer/home.php?cat=26

For the logging software, try jLog.  It seems to work well on my G3 
iBook.  :-)

http://jlog.org/

73, Larry

jackspace at yahoo.com wrote:

I know this sounds simple, but perhaps a

>letter-writing campaign to Garmin would remind them
>that we would LOVE to buy one of their products, but
>it needs to be Mac compatible.  
>
>Frankly, a long time ago I set up Virtual PC so I
>could allow a little bit of the Dark Side to reside on
>my Mac.  No, the performance isn't the same, but for
>most ham apps, that's just fine.  
>
>I'd like to see some contesting software, such as
>Writelog, ported over to Mac and Linux.  Perhaps also
>seeing more choices with regard to multi-mode
>soundcard software.  But hey, I'm just wishing.
>
>One other thing that would be great to see in ham-dom
>is dropping the use of the serial port, which we Mac
>users simply don't have.  Yeah, there are those
>Keyspan Serial->USB converters.  But again, it's slow
>and it's yet another thing to carry around.  I'm sure
>I'm preaching to the choir now.  
>
>Mainly, I just want to say when we want something from
>the makers of gear, we need to be sure they know we
>are a viable market.  We'll catch more flies with
>honey than with vinegar.  :)  
>
>WOuld there be any way we could get a head-count of
>Mac Hams?  A close approximation would do.  I also
>will predict, and I may later be eating my radiogram
>pad for saying this, but I think by the time Holiday
>season hits, there will be another Mac craze in the
>general market place, with the new Intel-based Mac
>being all the rage already.  I suspect companies like
>Garmin and others will not ignore this and shape their
>products as such.  Perhaps it just takes a tiny bit of
>communication with their company to make them aware of
>the hams who love their goods; and want them to be Mac
>compatible.
>
>By the way, I also love my Rebel XT and have never had
>to hook it up to my Windoze machine.  But it works
>fine on my Macs and Linux machines.
>
>73 de K6JEB,
>Jack
>
>PS - I would really like to see more Open Source
>activity in ham radio.  I know we often just do it
>ourselves and want a way to get paid back.  But there
>are other ways to get back what you put into something
>besides money.  But hey, if I could program my way out
>of  a wet paper bag, and could make a living creating
>ham related software, I guess I'd be doing exactly
>that.  :)
>
>
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