From news.cs.tut.fi!butler.cc.tut.fi!fuug!mcsun!uknet!bnr.co.uk!bnrgate!nott!torn!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!gumby!destroyer!cs.ubc.ca!unixg.ubc.ca!kakwa.ucs.ualberta.ca!alberta!nebulus!ve6mgs!rec-radio-info Wed May 26 13:52:08 EET DST 1993 Article: 1156 of rec.radio.info From: tstader@aol.com (Terry Stader) Subject: Macintosh Amateur Radio Software - May 1993 Date: Fri, 21 May 1993 18:31:04 GMT Newsgroup: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.info Followup-To: rec.radio.amateur.misc Approved: rec-radio-info@ve6mgs.ampr.ab.ca Path: news.cs.tut.fi!butler.cc.tut.fi!fuug!mcsun!uknet!bnr.co.uk!bnrgate!nott!torn!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!gumby!destroyer!cs.ubc.ca!unixg.ubc.ca!kakwa.ucs.ualberta.ca!alberta!nebulus!ve6mgs!rec-radio-info Message-ID: Lines: 434 Newsgroups: rec.radio.info Macintosh Amateur Radio Software - May 1993 The information in this list was gleaned mostly from flyers supplied by the software vendors, or in some cases from reviews in amateur radio publications or the README files included with the archive. Some of the information has not been verified for a long time; please check with the vendors/authors for the latest product specs, pricing, etc. NEW/CHANGES: This latest includes info on KC1SP's latest test stack updates for the new questions for Novice and Technician; WD1V's simple logging program; FreqValet, MacMorse 1.3, NET/Mac 2.3.21 and more information on ftp'able sites carrying Amateur Radio software. Several new items were added at the last moment, more information to follow. Additional e-mail addresses for various authors. --Collections-- MacNet Public-domain programs (currently on 12 disks) contributed by Macintosh packet users. Includes test preparation, contest logging, propagation prediction, satellite tracking, and amateur television. Send formatted 800K Macintosh disks with stamped, self-addressed disk mailer to John D. Seney, WD1V, 144 Pepperidge Dr., Manchester, NH 03103. Contributions of public-domain programs are encouraged. Project Mac Contest logging, antenna design, satellite tracking, clip art, etc. Microsoft BASIC required for many of the programs. Most of this software is now available in the MacNet collection. Send three formatted 800K Macintosh disks with stamped, self-addressed disk mailer to Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU, 75 Kreger Drive, Wolcott, CT 06716. (Compuserve: 70645,247) Amateur Radio Software for Macintosh Extensive catalog including logging, Morse code, gray line, test preparation, satellite tracking, contesting, and packet radio programs. ZCo Corporation, P.O. Box 3720, Nashua, NH 03061. Amateur Radio #1 Contains satellite tracking, Morse code, attenuator design, and Ohm's law calculator programs. Kinetic Designs, P.O. Box 1646, Orange Park, FL 32067. --Test preparation-- Ham Test Stacks HyperCard stacks containing the entire question pool for each license class. Can be used for preparation or generating actual tests. The current releases are: Novice v4.1(new questions eff. 7/1/93), Technician v4.0(new questions eff. 7/1/93), General v2.4, Advanced v2.4, Extra v2.4 If you wish to receive these PUBLIC DOMAIN stacks, please send a SASE (self addressed STAMPED envelope - 2 ounces postage = .52) and 800K diskette to the author: Diana L. Carlson, 3 Spruce Street, Hudson, NH 03051. I will no longer send out the stacks unless the envelope has sufficient postage for return mail (in general, that means .52-.98, depending on size of envelope) and for those who send a standard business envelope, I take no responsibility for the condition of the diskette through USnail. Available via anonymous FTP from various sites, including uxc.cso.uiuc.edu (/pub/ham-radio). NOTE: The newest releases of Novice and Technician stacks are available at uxc.cso.uiuc.edu (5/6/93) Author is available via Internet: dls@genrad.com MacHam Test generators and study aids for the Technician, General, Advanced, and Extra class written elements. Includes the complete question pool for each license. Coyne Co., P.O. Box 2000-200, Mission Viejo, CA 92692. --Morse code practice-- N6MZV Morse Trainer Lets you practice any combination of letters, numbers, and/or punctuation characters. Can send user-created text files. RT Martin, N6MZV, 10382 Orange Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014. Also available via anonymous FTP from ftp.apple.com (/pub/ham-radio). Shareware. Morse Tutor Sends random groups of letters, numbers, and/or punctuation characters. Available via anonymous FTP from ftp.apple.com (/pub/ham-radio). Or send formatted 800K Macintosh disk with stamped, self-addressed return disk mailer to Jack Brindle, WA4FIB, 726-175th Street SW, Bothell, WA 98012; Compuserve: 73365,606. Morse Mania Designed for those already familiar with Morse code who want to improve their speed. Allows code practice at various speeds and audio pitches. Can generate random sequences or play the contents of user-created text files. Freeware. Available via anonymous FTP from whirlwind.stanford.edu (/pub). Contact Edward Plumer, KM6IQ, for more information; Internet: plumer@isl.stanford.edu. MacMorse Randomly sends chosen characters. Lets you create your own practice files. David A. Kall, 700 Marine Parkway #314, New Port Richey, FL 34652. MacMorse v1.3 MacMorse is designed to help you learn Morse code and improve your receiving speed. It has several ways that it can send letters and punctuation. Shareware. Doug Havenhill, Dynamics and Control, 7143 West Sunnyside Drive, Peoria, AZ 85345. MacSamuel Sends random words, random character groups, and user-created text files. Can also create simulated QSOs with randomly generated text and callsigns. Avant Systems, P.O. Box 5437, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. Zihua Morse Designed to teach Morse code to beginners and to improve the accuracy and speed of advanced users. Responses can be typed into the computer; the program will calculate accuracy and timing statistics for each session. Optional speech synthesizer reads the characters out loud for an accuracy check. Zihua, P.O. Box 51601, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Sparks-II(f) More Code training program. Available for anonymous ftp at rahul.net /pub/davidj/radio Morse Master 1.0 The newest of the morse code training programs. Looks great - 3/30/93 The authos can be reached thru the following e-mail addresses: nitasaka@mcz.harvard.edu (internet), enitasak@ddbj.nig.ac.jp (internet), Dmela (America Online) --Packet and other digital modes-- NET/Mac 3.2.21 Allows simultaneous TCP/IP, AX.25, and NET/ROM connections. Requires a TNC with KISS mode. Copyright, but free for noncommercial use. Available via anonymous FTP from ftp.apple.com (/pub/ham-radio); and on the Digikron Systems, WB3FFV, and N8EMR dialup BBSs. Or send a formatted 800K Macintosh disk with stamped, self-addressed disk mailer to Doug Thom, N6OYU, 1405 Graywood Drive, San Jose, CA 95129. Adam van Gaalen, PA2AGA, (Internet: adam@IGG.TNO.NL) has been making modifications to NET/Mac. His version is available via anonymous FTP from ucsd.edu (/hamradio/packet/tcpip/pa2aga). IM/Mac 1.0b27 Mailer program for use with the SMTP protocol. Alternative to the BM program that comes with NET/Mac. Written by Ivo van Ursel, ON1XK. Available via anonymous FTP from ucsd.edu (/hamradio/packet/tcpip/pa2aga). SoftKiss 1.6 Control panel device that emulates a TNC running in KISS mode. For use with packet-radio modems such as the Baycom kit and PacketMac Modem. Available on the HAMNET forum of Compuserve, America Online and via anonymous FTP from akutaktak.andrew.cmu.edu (/aw0g). Virtuoso 1.4 Terminal program that works with TNCs to display packet, RTTY, AMTOR, and CW. Features a split screen and a type-ahead buffer. Includes a word search utility, a spelling checker, and a built-in scripting language for automating routine tasks. Shareware. Available on America Online, GEnie, and Compuserve. Also available via anonymous FTP from ucsd.edu (/hamradio/packet/misc) and other sites. Or send a formatted 800K Macintosh disk with a stamped, self-addressed disk mailer to James E. Van Peursem, KE0PH, Rural Route #2, Box 23, Orange City, IA 51041; Internet: jvp@cpre1.ee.iastate.edu. NOTE: A commercial version of the program with KISS support called Savant is now available. Contact the author for more information. MacRatt with FAX Terminal program for use with AEA's PK-232 multimode controller. Supports packet, CW, RTTY, AMTOR, and facsimile. Includes cable. Advanced Electronic Applications, P.O. Box C-2160, Lynnwood, WA 98036. --RTTY-- MacTTY Decodes Baudot or ASCII transmissions. Can also be used for packet radio and other digital modes (including landline data communications). Includes split screen, a 15,000-character type-ahead buffer, and canned messages. Summit Concepts, Suite 102-190, 1840 41st Ave., Capitola, CA 95010. WeFaxWorks Weather facsimile terminal program for use with Kantronics TNCs. Kantronics rfconcepts, 1202 E. 23rd Street, Lawrence, KS 66046. --Logging-- Ham Radio Station Logbook HyperCard stack that stores and displays radio contact information. Automatically stamps entries with time and date. Contacts can be sorted by frequency, call sign, or date of contact. Includes report formats, a "Q-code" reference list, and on-line help. SanSoft, 892 E. Quail Place, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126. (The same program appears to be available from Heizer Software, 1941 Oak Park Blvd., Suite 30, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523.) FDLog! Contact logging and duping program. Can transmit any of ten programmable CW messages. Generates real-time statistics on QSO rates. System One Control, 3900 85th Ave N, Suite 200, Brooklyn Park, MN 55443. MacContest 3.5 Allows real-time or post-contest logging of a wide variety of contests. Checks for dupes, figures scores instantly, and offers various printouts. Interfaces to TNCs for CW and RTTY contests, to DX packet clusters, to Kenwood transceivers, and to MacinTalk for easy post-contest entry. Gerald Eberle, HB9CEY, P.O. Box 13, CH-4417 Ziefen, Switzerland. LOGic (Macintosh version scheduled.) Lets you define the rules determining dupes (such as once per band or once per contest). Displays heading, distance, and other information about the country being worked. Automatically enters contact time; if interfaced directly to a radio, also enters the frequency, band, and mode. Shows status toward earning amateur-radio awards. User-definable database fields. Exchanges data with other programs. Personal Database Applications, 2634 Meadow Bend Court, Duluth, GA 30136. HF Logger 1.2 A real fine HyperCard logging program! (hey... thats all I got!) N0QGQ Simple Log .2b This little utility is a handy way to create a logging file that you can later import into any data base for analysis, etc. It also shows you that just about anyone can use Think C and create something on the Mac! Let me know if you'd like the source code. WD1V @ WA1WOK.NH.USA.NA Author is John Seney - WD1V, e-mail address is jseney@aol.com. For a copy of this program, mail a SASE disk and disk mailer to: John D. Seney, WD1V, 144 Pepperidge Dr., Manchester, NH 03103 --Propagation, gray line, DX headings-- DX Map Displays a map of the world with the terminator. Gives location, prefixes, zone numbers, distance, and heading for any country you select. Freeware. Requires HyperCard 2.0. Available via anonymous FTP from joker.optics.rochester.edu (in the /ham/dxmap directory). Or send a formatted 800K Macintosh disk with a stamped, self-addressed disk mailer to Len Saaf, NV2Z, 52 Raleigh Street, Rochester, NY 14620 (Internet: saaf@joker.optics.rochester.edu). SatTrak Primarily a satellite tracking program, but also calculates beam headings, Maidenhead grid locations, MUF plots, and band openings. Shareware. Available via anonymous FTP from sumex-aim.stanford.edu (/info-mac/app). Or send a formatted 800K or 14.MB Macintosh disk with stamped, self-addressed disk mailer to Mike Pflueger, WD8KPZ, 6207 W. Beverly Lane, Glendale, AZ 85306. Sun Clock Desk accessory. Displays a color map of the world, including the terminator. Indicates current time for any location. MLT Software, Inc., P.O. Box 368, Portland, OR 97207. DX Window Draws a great-circle world map centered on your QTH, with day/night terminator indicated. Displays over 400 DX locations with prefixes and beam headings. Engineering Systems, Inc., P.O. Box 939, Vienna, VA 22183. Skycom 1.1 Enter solar flux and get propagation predictions to desired areas of the world. Engineering Systems, Inc., P.O. Box 939, Vienna, VA 22183. Skycom 1.5 Provides sunlight status at both ends of a path; MUF, F0F2, and FOT frequencies; S/N ratio of the link; and other information. Engineering Systems, Inc., P.O. Box 939, Vienna, VA 22183. DX Helper Displays beam heading, distance, gray line, and propagation information. Generates great-circle maps. Identifies prefixes, zones, and oblasts. Includes code practice. MacTrak Software, P.O. Box 1590, Port Orchard, WA 98336. --Satellite tracking-- SatTrak Tracks one satellite across a world map as it moves, displays the instantaneous position of several satellites, or generates tables of all satellites visible from a certain location at a given time. Also calculates beam headings, Maidenhead grid locations, and MUFs. Shareware. Available via anonymous FTP from sumex-aim.stanford.edu (/info-mac/app). Or send a formatted 800K Macintosh disk with stamped, self-addressed disk mailer to Mike Pflueger, WD8KPZ, 6207 W. Beverly Lane, Glendale, AZ 85306. MacSat Tracks up to 21 satellites simultaneously, either in simulation or real-time mode. Text screen displays ground-track coordinates, range, mean anomaly, visibility (azimuth and elevation) and Doppler shift frequency information for all satellites being tracked. Graphical screen portrays the satellite ground tracks superimposed on a world map. Polar plot displays graphically the precise location of each visible satellite above the observer's horizon. Developed by the Geodetic Research Laboratory of the University of New Brunswick. Available from Richard B. Langley, R.R. 12, Fredericton, N.B. E3B 6H7, Canada. OrbiTrack Calculates look angles to selected satellites, plots current satellite positions on a world map, and displays the visible passage of a satellite against background stars (either within the program itself or via a data file that can be read into the Voyager astronomy program). BEK Developers, P.O. Box 47114, St. Petersburg, FL 33743. (Bill Bard, CompuServe: 75366,2557) (Note: This replaces BEK's previous MacSat program, which was not related to the program of the same name from UNB.) QuikMac Macintosh version of N4HY's QuikTrak program. Requires Microsoft BASIC. AMSAT, P.O. Box 27, Washington, DC 20044. Satellite Orbit Prediction Program Macintosh conversion of W3IWI program. Requires Microsoft BASIC. Send formatted 800K Macintosh disk with stamped, self-addressed disk mailer to Earl Skelton, N3ES, 6311 29th Place NW, Washington, DC 20015. Or send self-addressed stamped envelope for source listing. Satellite Pro Uses world maps and tables to indicate rising and setting schedules, current locations, mutual visibility opportunities, and footprints. Includes Mercator, polar, and great-circle displays. Optional antenna control. MacTrak Software, P.O. Box 1590, Port Orchard, WA 98366. --Antenna design-- MacMiniNEC Chris Smolinski, N3JLY, 40 South Lake Way, Reisterstown, MD 21136. --Radio control-- ICOM Radio Control Provides a Macintosh interface for controlling ICOM transceivers that use the CI-V remote-control system. Lets you quickly change frequencies and modes. Also does logging and duping. Requires a CI-V to RS-422 converter (schematic included with program). KE6FG Software, 9763 Pali Avenue, Tujunga, CA 91042. FreqValet Provides frequencies and DX program info for shortwave radio listeners. The program databases update automatically at 15, 30, or 60 minute intervals, thus providing a continuous display of broadcasts on-the-air at any given time in a spreadsheet like format. Features include sorting of data, scanning, and on-screen changing of databases. The program will convert Tom Sundstrom's dBase shorwave broadcast listing to FreqValet format and will do the same for Shorwave Navigator users. Separate cards are provided for DX Programs, Ship to Shore, and Utility broadcasts. Computer control modules are available at extra cost for the Drake R8, Kenwood R-5000, JRC NRD-525, and NRD-535 receivers. DX Computing, 232 Squaw Creek Road, Willow Park, TX 76087. Telephone (817) 441-9188 or (817) 441-5555 (fax). --Misc-- Macnet Roster HC Stack v356 This is a HyperCard stack that relates all of the hams known that use Macintosh computers. Contact WD1V for more info --Ham radio BBSs-- Digikron Systems BBS Various ham-related applications, including logging, propagation, Morse code, and packet. (408) 253-1309. MacScience BBS Various ham-related applications, including antenna design, propagation, WEFAX, packet, and Morse code. (408) 866-4933. N8EMR BBS Various ham-related files, including packet, DXing, and contesting software; AMSAT bulletins; and several ham newsletters. (614) 895-2553. Also available via FTP on AMPRnet at 44.70.0.1. WB3FFV BBS Various ham-related software, including packet, contesting, and Morse code applications. (410) 661-2475, 661-2598, and 661-2648. ChowdaNet BBS (more info at a later date) --Online Services carrying Ham Radio software-- America Online/PC-Link/Promonade Supports Macintosh, PC's DOS/Windows, PS/1, Apple //s. Ham Radio Club (keyword = ham radio) supports all computer types. Software for amateur radio, scanners, swl'ers and general electronics. For 10 FREE hours of trial time send your snail mail address to tstader@aol.com or call 1-800-827-6364 Ext. 6285. This site NOT ftb'able(yet). Internet e-mail. CompuServe Supports any communications software on most computers Ham Radio area (go hamnet) supports all types of communications formats. Call 1-800-848-8199 for information. This site NOT ftb'able. Internet e-mail. Delphi (more info at a later date) GEnie (more info at a later date) Prodigy Has ham radio message areas, no downloadable software. =================================== Misc. Internet FTP sites for Amateur Radio Macintosh software joker.optics.rochester.edu (/ham ) sumex-aim.stanford.edu (/info-mac/app) uxc.cso.uiuc.edu (/pub/ham-radio) ucsd.edu (/hamradio) many different subdirectories (/hamradio/incoming) newest files temp holding area (/hamradio/packet/tcpip/pa2aga) NET/Mac area ftp.apple.com (/pub/ham-radio) akutaktak.andrew.cmu.edu (/aw0g) softkiss-mac nic.switch.ch (/software/mac/ham-radio) If you know of any other sites, please e-mail me info so I may keep this list as up to date as possible! - Terry Thanks for all of the notes and updates! Keep them coming. Did I get all of the versions right? =================================== NOTE: Much of this work was done by Patty-N6BIS as she collected information from many vendors. I would like to keep this list as up to date as possible. Please feel free to drop me a note if you have any additional software to this list. DISCLAIMER: The software listed is not endorsed by Apple Computer, Inc.(c) nor has it all been tested by the author/providers of this information. *************************************************************** * Recompiled by Terry Stader - KA8SCP (tstader@aol.com) * * Original list compiled by Patty Winter - N6BIS * * New information last added 4/93 * * some information not rechecked since early 1991. * ***************************************************************