There are a few notable arrivals into the Apple stable for amateur radio in late July. This is my second bulletin for July, the first in July 2026 is here. Greyline FT8 This appears to be the FT8 app for iPad and iPhone ‘we have been waiting for’. Certainly, it’s been possible to do FT8 on...
QSO Director QSO Director is an app for Mac, Windows and Linux for rig control and logging. It promotes itself as “QSO Director is a modern ham radio logging software platform designed to replace multiple tools with one seamless experience”. It’s not yet available for iOS or iPadOS. It’s a...
I have upped my Mac game this week with the arrival of a new M4 Mac Mini from the Apple Refurbished Store in Australia. I picked up a 16/256 for USD600 including Sales Tax. It’s for my amateur radio operators and I’ve written up a post on it. SDR Play says iOS and Android apps are on their way...
This week I took delivery of a new Apple Mac Mini (M4 16/256) to be used in my “Radio Shack” with an Icom IC-7300 Mk2, SDR Play nRSP-ST and various other apps and peripherals. The Mac Mini is small, minimalist, sleek and insanely fast. Amateur radio and computers go hand in hand. Compare this...
With websites and apps easier to build thanks for AI and in particular vibe coding, there are plenty of new things for Apple and cross platform amateur radio operators to try. What follows is what I have seen in recent weeks and please send me your suggestions to add to the list. Web based SDR...