[Ham-Mac] usb to serial cable and driver

dalej dalej2 at mac.com
Wed Mar 21 16:29:26 EDT 2012


And I also will second the recommendation for the Keyspan, I have two and operating with OS 10.7, using my K3/P3 utility. Works like a charm.  

I will also vouch for Aether.  It is my only logging app here and has never failed me.  Easy to use and upload to LOTW is a snap.

73
Dale, K9VUJ


On 21, Mar 2012, at 11:41, Andrew Madsen wrote:

> I second John's recommendation of the Keyspan USA-19HS. Stay away from the cheap, generic cables. Most of them use a chipset made by Prolific, and Prolific's Mac drivers don't work well, especially on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.
> 
> As for logging software, I'm the author of Aether, another Mac logging program: http://www.aetherlog.com/ I'm happy to answer any questions you have about it.
> 
> 73,
> Andrew AC7CF
> 
> On Mar 20, 2012, at 11:18 PM, John Merrill wrote:
> 
>> I use Keyspan USA-19HS usb to serial adapters. You can find them on Amazon for about $30. I also use RUMlog for a logging / rig control program on my Macbook Pro. You can Google Rumsoft to find it. It's free and works real well. Another great program is MacLoggerDx but it costs few bucks.
>> 
>> 73,
>> John N1JM
>> 
>> sent from my Macbook Pro
>> 
>> On Mar 20, 2012, at 7:21 PM, Kevin Bottorff wrote:
>> 
>>> Have  macbook osx 10.7.3 would like to use a logging program / rig control. I have  ft-950. Where can I find the correct cable and drivers? I see all kind of different cables not sure which  one to get. Thanks for any help.  
>>> 
>>> Do not want to put windows on my mac
>>> 
>>> 
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