I’m a newer Mac user and been looking for good amateur radio software. Here’s a list what I’ve been using, in no particular order.
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ChronyControl - for accurate time keeping.
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QTH by W8WJB - fully featured APRS software.
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SDR-Control for ICOM - pricey, but useful radio control for the 7300 and more, has built in FT8/RTTY/PSK31/CW.
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HAMRS - easy to use multi-platform logging program.
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Serial 2 by DecisiveTactics- as advertised it will connect you Mac to anything.
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AntScope2- works great for connecting your RigExpert Antenna Analyzer.
And finally I can’t wait for the new SDRConnect by SDRPlay. It will be a multi-platform software suite for their great SDR’s. Currently I’m using CubicSDR which leaves a lot to be desired.
I’ve been using PulseQSO for logging, very simple but does what I need. Plus it syncs with iOS so I can log on my phone too
Love HAMRS on iOS. Great interface, easy to use and export logs.
I use HAMRS too.
For FT-8 I use wsjt-x and gridtracker and occasionally flrig depending on the radio.
I also use https://time.is/ to check my time, but I haven’t needed a separate app to keep it accurate enough - just the built-in time sync.
I haven’t done any research yet but I’m looking forward to finding something that will decode weather satellites and sstv.
Update: MultiScan3B works for sstv on OS X