#Radio software for mac install#
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Scroll up and look for the name of the USB cable. This command lists the contents of the “dev” directory. Plug the cable in and bring up a terminal (Terminal app can be found in Applications/Utilities). We will need a COM1 port for rig control.įirst we need to find out what our USB/Serial controller cable is named.

#Radio software for mac install#

Now download and install RMS Express in that bottle as well. These components can be found in Crossover’s application list under “Non-Applications… Components”. Install “Microsoft Dot NET 3.5 service pack 1” in that bottle, then install “Microsoft Visual Basic 6 Runtime Service Pack 6” for VARA support. Use Crossover to create a bottle (recommend using the name “Ham” or something similar). The above instructions only worked with RMS Express 1.4.4 – these new instructions discovered and tested by K6ETA will work with the latest versions including VARA and ARDOP support.īefore we get started, please note I strongly recommend you use a $39 commercial product called Crossover to avoid many frustrating issues getting DotNET to work properly. These updated instructions are based on the earlier versions found here (a big thanks to dcj21net):

INSTALLING RMS EXPRESS ON MAC WITH CROSSOVER (WINE) So a Mac can do just fine in your shack or at your field station.įor the one program that’s a pain to get working on Mac (again, the PAT Winlink client works fine, but some people are used to RMS Express), see these instructions:

#Radio software for mac free#

Ham Radio Deluxe (Get the last free version, the newest commercial version won’t run).Outpost (easy – just double-click the installer and it works).Winlink Express (tricky to get working, but see below).Some favorite Windows programs that run fine using the Wine utility: Here are some Ham programs that run natively on Mac: In the world of Amateur Radio, about the only Windows software someone is likely to miss is Ham Radio Deluxe, Winlink Express or maybe antenna modeling programs. So if you have a Mac you pretty quickly appreciate how elegant and intuitive it is to use as opposed to Windows… but is all the software you want there? YES!