I've been using MLDX for a long time, before RumLog was available and never 
really looked at RumLog, so no reasons really and can't say if one is better 
than the other. MLDX/K3/KX3 integration is good. I understand RumLog has some 
specific functions for K3, so I will give it a try someday.
73 de David, M0XDF (K3 #174, P3 #108)
Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your 
enthusiasm. - Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965).

On 24 Aug 2012, at 22:33, Matt Maguire wrote:

> What are the reasons you prefer MacLoggerDX over RumLog? Is it purely because 
> of the iPad companion application, or are there other reasons as well to 
> choose MacLoggerDX over RUMLog? How is the integration with the Elecraft KX3?
> 
> 73, Matt VK2ACL
> 
> On 25/08/2012, at 12:41 AM, "David Ferrington, M0XDF" <m0...@alphadene.co.uk> 
> wrote:
> 
>> Quite a lot of software is available for OSX (iMac OS) now and I think 
>> MacLoggerDx is one of the best (although not free) and has a companion 
>> version for iPad. It does a lot, including rig control. See 
>> http://www.dogparksoftware.com/MacLoggerDX.html
>> There is a forum too http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist 
>> and http://groups.yahoo.com/group/macloggerdx/
>> 
>> For digital modes, there is cocoamodem, very good and has an interface to 
>> MacLoggerDX (via OSX scripting language - AppleScript).
>> See http://www.w7ay.net/site/Applications/cocoaModem/index.html (Chen is an 
>> ex Apple engineer and all his software is good).
>> 
>> There are plenty of other logging programs, including 
>> http://www.k1gq.com/SkookumLogger/, http://www.aetherlog.com, 
>> http://www.dl2rum.de/rumsoft/RUMLog.html (free) and many more.
>> 
>> A good place to look is http://machamradio.com which is "Devoted entirely to 
>> amateur radio operators using macintosh"
>> 
>> 73 de David, M0XDF (K3 #174, P3 #108)
>> 
>> Some tortures are physical / And some are mental, / But the one that is both 
>> / Is dental. -Ogden Nash, poet (1902-1971)
>> 
>> On 24 Aug 2012, at 14:44, Paul and Sue Huff wrote:
>> 
>>> Please forgive me for a slightly off-topic post but I know that the 
>>> collective 
>>> wisdom of the people on this list can give me a lot of good advice.
>>> 
>>> My shack computer is getting a little "long in the tooth" and I am starting 
>>> to 
>>> research a replacement machine.  My current ham usage for the computer 
>>> consists 
>>> of logging and some digital work, but future rig control could be something 
>>> that 
>>> I would be interested in doing.  Recent experience with a new iPad has 
>>> created a 
>>> very positive impression for me regarding Apple products but I know that 
>>> "in the 
>>> old days" most ham radio software was designed for Windows only.
>>> 
>>> So my question is this - Are there now good choices available for ham radio 
>>> software (logging, digital, rig control) that will run on OSx computers?
>>> 
>>> BTW, I know that Linux is a popular operating system for ham radio these 
>>> days 
>>> but I don't really know anything about it.  I can certainly try to learn, 
>>> however the computer has other uses in the family and so I would need to be 
>>> able 
>>> to easily switch it back into it's "standard" manufacturers configuration 
>>> for my 
>>> wife who is even less techie than I am.
>>> 
>>> Any and all opinions would be appreciated.
>>> 
>>> 73,
>>> Paul - N8XMS
>>> 
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