RUMLogNG WSJT-X and GridTracker - MacOS Apple M1

[@HamRadioAdventures]

Greetings to new subscribers! Welcome and thank you for liking and subscribing.

[@ppennza]

Finally got all three of these working together. Thank you 73

[@HamRadioAdventures]

Thanks for commenting and I have a new MacBook Air that I will setup soon. Best 73 and good DX!

[@gedrawdy]

Ive got them all working together with my FTDX10 BUT if I want to shut down WSJT-X and do SSB I can't get RUMLOG to use the USB cable to sync the frequencies with my FTDX10. Any idea what Im doing wrong?

[@HamRadioAdventures]

Thanks for commenting and have you tried going to the menu, select Transceiver, then Load TRX#1

[@dback4430]

I watch all the different combos you use to log , Is there a master log that you use ?

[@HamRadioAdventures]

Hello and thank you for commenting and thank you for subscribing to my channel. I import my logs into one main log. Currently that main log is in Log4OM. I was hoping to eventually have everything in a online log. Probably Clublog. Thanks again and best holiday wishes to you and yours 73 and good DX!

[@vinnielucci8872]

Which interface are you using for the Mac?, Thanks

[@HamRadioAdventures]

Hello and thank you for commenting and thank you for subscribing to my channel. I am using the USB cable (printer cable) between my MBP and the IC-7300. I do have a CI-V cable too, but haven’t been using it recently. Thanks again and very best holiday wishes to you and yours. 73 and good DX!

[@kareytodd8054]

Only enable cat control in WSJT-X, not in Grdtracker. Having 2 programs trying to control your rig is not good. Also uncheck Exchange CAT data in RUMlogNG, also set Dat Port to 2237 the same port you have defined in WSJT-X for UDP. At least that is the way I set it all up with my Kenwood TS-590SG and it all works great. I can also enable Auto in the Network setting and it will initiate transmit to start when a CQ pops up in the Receive band window.

[@ferchou2624]

hello, what program do you recommend to synchronize the clock of my mac to work FT8?

[@HamRadioAdventures]

That's a great question, I haven't had to sync my computer clock on the Mac until just the other day. So I started looking for a program to do just that. Here is one I am trying whatroute.net/chronycontrol.html#download

[@ferchou2624]

@@HamRadioAdventures thank you, i’ll wait for your results

[@SummitBidTech]

Before you can run any of this software, Don't you need to install a driver first? That's where I'm stuck. I'm not seeing the USB to UART driver. I've installed the silicon labs driver but it still doesn't show up. Frustrating.

[@HamRadioAdventures]

It’s nice to hear from you and thank you for commenting. Yep that’s right I would just verify that you have the correct driver from silicon labs. Could it be the cable you’re using?

[@SummitBidTech]

@@HamRadioAdventures turns out it was the cable I was using AND the port on the radio I was using!! RUMlogNG has a port selection labeled "CAT: port select" and so I thought I should be using the GPS/CAT port on my Yeasu FT-991A! I feel justified in my confusion. Anyway, I had installed the driver but was using the wrong port/cable. Now that I've got that straightened out I'm cooking with USB. Great videos man. One comment is that I think if you're going to review RUMlogNG et al you should also discuss and advise on the drivers, interfaces and cables. Or maybe you mentioned it in another video and I missed it. Cheers!