My aging Windows laptop was in need of replacement. \u00a0It has been said that you want to replace your old computer the day before it crashes. \u00a0Having no idea when that would be I decided to bring in the new and out with the old. \u00a0The new came in the form of a Mac mini (a new monitor also). \u00a0 In the ham radio world running a Mac is not exactly mainstream, but I did it anyway.<\/p>\n
By getting an new computer I hopped to accomplish a few things as follows:<\/p>\n
With only a week behind the keyboard the following are my thoughts (so far).<\/p>\n
The Mac mini itself is an impressive little machine. \u00a0And I mean little. \u00a0But as with any computer platform in the end what can I run on the system? \u00a0Being frugal (aka cheap) I reluctantly put my money down and purchased MacLoggerDX. \u00a0After using for a few years an incredible software suite called DXLab I was not sure what to expect. \u00a0I will not comment too much at this time. It would be unfair as I am still in the learning phase (more to come in future posts). \u00a0In short, MacLoggerDX runs very well on the Mac, does a whole bunch of stuff, appears to be well supported by the developer and is easy to use.<\/p>\n
The question that is begging to be asked are there issues so far? \u00a0The short answer is yes. \u00a0Although primarily a CW op I have been getting involved with the digital mode Olivia and I did want to get WSJT-X up and running also. \u00a0For Olivia the use of Fldigi was necessary. \u00a0I was surprised the hoops one has to jump through to get the digital programs to run. \u00a0I wanted the two digital programs to see the radio, log a contact and use PTT. \u00a0It felt like I was back in the days when I dabbled in Linux. \u00a0After reading the documentation and with help from videos by K\u00d8PIR mission accomplished.<\/p>\n
More to follow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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