[Ham-Mac] Using a Mac with an Icom ID-1 transceiver

[Richard Rucker]

I have an Icom ID-1 transceiver for the 1.2 GHz band, but not a  
computer that runs a current version of Windows.  What I do have is a  
Pismo laptop with a 550 MHz G4 accelerator board from DayStar inside,  
and it is running OS X 10.4.7.

I'd like to use the above as follows:

1.  Use the RC-24 remote control head that came with the ID-1  
exclusively to control the transceiver.  This will eliminate the need  
to use Icom's software application running on a Windows machine to  
control the ID-1 via the latter's USB port.*

2.  Connect the Icom's Ethernet port to my Pismo's Ethernet port.

3.  Use either a TELNET-style terminal application, or an Internet  
browser application, to exchange TCP/IP packets with similarly  
equipped stations within the local area.  Problem is:  I don't know  
what software there is for OS X that can make this happen.

Anyone done this?  How well does it work?  What did it take to get  
you on the air?

*I understand that those who have ID-1's say it is easier to control  
the ID-1 using Icom's software application, but they all have Windows  
machines.  I may own an Apple laptop with Intel inside in the future,  
but I don't own one now

Dick Rucker, KM4ML