Software for SDR on a Apple?

[AA1OH]

I am thinking about exploring the SDR world on my 2007 Mac Book Pro. Is there a good free software for it? Which of the current SDRs on Ebay are ok? Which are bad? Can one unblock frequencies?

[NQ6U]

I'm using a current model MacBook Pro and, to be perfectly honest, while I've found native Mac SDR software that works, I haven't found any that I'd actually call good. At least, not for free. So, I dual boot with Unbuntu Linux. There are better choices in that world.

[koØm]

I'm using a current model MacBook Pro and, to be perfectly honest, while I've found native Mac SDR software that works, I haven't found any that I'd actually call good. At least, not for free. So, I dual boot with Unbuntu Linux. There are better choices in that world.

Make use that you have a working knowledge of Linux/UNIX/Bash commands

Get a good Text Editor like Vim (http://www.vim.org/)

Start reading here (http://forums.radioreference.com/software-defined-radio/335126-how-quickly-create-op25-usb-boot-drive-persistent-storage.html)

Go to this page for instruction of making a bootable USB flash drive with Ubuntu (http://forums.radioreference.com/software-defined-radio/335126-how-quickly-create-op25-usb-boot-drive-persistent-storage.html); be sure to set up 'Persistence'.

Don't know which model you have, go to (Mactracker (http://mactracker.ca/)) for more details about your Mac. My A1178 model (late 2009) with "Core2 Duo" CPU and 8 gigs of RAM does alright but, my Dual Quad core 2012 MBP with 16 Gigs of RAM runs Ububtu 14.04 with ease.

https://forums.hamisland.net/showthread.php/29953-The-Agony-and-the-Estasy

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[koØm]

I'm using a current model MacBook Pro and, to be perfectly honest, while I've found native Mac SDR software that works, I haven't found any that I'd actually call good. At least, not for free. So, I dual boot with Unbuntu Linux. There are better choices in that world.

El-Capitan on a Mid 2009 MBP with Ubuntu 14.04 LT.

Apple came out with an update on Safari, I installed it and the 'update' broke my dual-boot capability. To fix it, I had to boot into my recovery partition to repair the bootloader......my recovery partition was damaged sooooooo, it was recommended that I reinstall my OS which, would repair my recovery partition. When the install finished, I had one system partition and two recovery partitions; I still cannot "see" my Linux Files.

I boot into the recovery partition, repair my bootloader and shut down; I restart the MBP and now, I have "Multiple-Boot" menu options:

Boot into OS-X
Boot into Ubuntu
Boot into Recovery
Boot into Live Linux session (bootable USB or CD needed).


I can now get back into my Ubuntu system, but now, neither of the recovery are functional (not that I need them); if I decided to repair the recovery platform, it would be the start of a vicious cycle; one repair breaks the other.

[AA1OH]

I have a Dell laptop given to me here locally so I can now explore the windows world-last windows machine I had was a windows 98. This one has windows 7 on it. Dual boot is fine but I wanted a more secure machine online and I would worry about the windows side of my mac getting a virus. So now that the first of the month is here I can get a cheap sdr on ebay to play with on this Dell. And I can play with the cheap usb microscopes/test equipment on ebay as well. Space in a RV is limited so I may be able to down size some stuff. I am keeping my o'scope though.

[KC2UGV]

I'm using a current model MacBook Pro and, to be perfectly honest, while I've found native Mac SDR software that works, I haven't found any that I'd actually call good. At least, not for free. So, I dual boot with Unbuntu Linux. There are better choices in that world.

I'm going out on a limb, but if it exists on Linux, you should be able to build the package for MacOS as well.

[NQ6U]

I'm going out on a limb, but if it exists on Linux, you should be able to build the package for MacOS as well.

It will work if the software is POSIX compliant, but most Linux software is not.

[KC2UGV]

It will work if the software is POSIX compliant, but most Linux software is not.

On the contrary. Most Linux software is written to be POSIX compliant. Remember, the only reason Linux isn't a POSIX OS is because nobody wants to pay for the certification :)

For example, hamrig can be built for MacOS: https://sourceforge.net/p/hamlib/mailman/hamlib-developer/?viewmonth=200502