The following are applications that I have written for myself, generally because I could not find suitable alternatives for Mac OS X.

These applications are not commercial products and are completely free. You are welcome to them if your needs are similar to mine.

All applications are Universal Binaries and they run natively on both Intel and PowerPC based Macintosh computers. Since I make use of functionality that are present in the operating system at the time I write the programs, they may require a moderately current version of Mac OS X to run in. I do not make any special effort to be backwards compatible with older versions of MacOS.

If you need functionality that are not provided by the programs, you can add them yourself -- the sources, mostly written in Objective C for the Cocoa framework, are free of GPL code and they can be used and modified for non-commercial use in any manner that you wish.

The Xcode projects and sources for the programs can be obtained by writing to me at w7ay [at] arrl.net. The sources are also free.

One purpose for making both application and source code public is so that they can be used as sample code for those who are also interested in homebrewing amateur radio software. Cocoa frameworks and classes which are specific to an application, such as a data pipeline and a serial port manager, can be sound in the Software page.

Not all of the applications are linked from the tab buttons above. Please scroll down this page to see a full list.

73
Chen, W7AY




smallcocoaModem cocoaModem 2.0

cocoaModem is an AppleScriptable program for sending and receiving Amateur Radio digital mode signals.



NEC2LogoSmall cocoaNEC 2.0

cocoaNEC 2.0 is an antenna design and modeling program.

smallCocoaPath cocoaPath

cocoaPath is an HF Channel Simulator for Mac OS X (requires Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard)



smallFET 2.0 cocoaPTT 2.0

cocoaPTT 2.0 is an AppleScriptable program used to perform push-to-transmit through a serial port, µH Router, MacLogger DX or customized AppleScriptable apps.



smallknob µH Router

µH Router is an AppleScriptable program that allows multiple applications to concurrently use functions in a microHAM micro KEYER, micro KEYER II, DIGI KEYER or CW KEYER.



utils µH Utils

µH Utils is an application for downloading new firmware to a microHAM micro KEYER, micro KEYER II, DIGI KEYER or CW KEYER.



iconsmall Serial Tools

Serial Tools is set of serial port tools for Mac OS X. It includes a serial port terminal emulator and a protocol analyzer.


QSTicon QST Browser

QST Browser is a program for searching and viewing archives of periodicals published by the ARRL.



avrtoolsmid AVR Tools

AVR Tools is a Mac OS X application that uses avrdude to download hex files to the Atmel STK500 AVR programmer. It includes a serial port terminal emulator that can be used standalone.



temma tiny cocoaTemma

cocoaTemma is an AppleScriptable program to set up and control the Takahashi Temma telescope mounts.