I found Log4OM to be a good, basic program but after a few months I wanted more. The three programs that made my final list were Log4OM, Logger32 and Ham Radio Deluxe.

I want the best software available to meet my needs and if that means paying for something then I will pay for it. I actually wanted to dedicate a Mac computer I have to ham radio only, but quickly abandoned that idea - the feature list I had in my head made me go with Microsoft Windows - there is a lot more ham radio stuff written for Windows.īefore I go any further, I realize many hams use free software…and criticize software that isn’t free. There isn’t a lot of software written for ham radio. This blog post is dedicated to why I chose Ham Radio Deluxe. And I was delighted to learn that rig control would be computerized too. However being a hardcore DXer, of course I wanted to keep a logbook.

As a matter of fact, the FCC didn’t even care if I kept a logbook at all. When I came back on-the-air in 2014 - only after being off-the-air for a few decades! - I was pleased to find that I no longer had to keep a pen and paper logbook.

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