CATSync - A New CAT Tool for WebSDRs

German Amateur/Ham Radio Operator Oscar Diez, DJ0MY, has developed a new software tool for radio amateurs and SWLs.

CATSync allows the user to control public WebSDR receivers with a real rig connected via CAT. It supports the classical Web-SDR servers as well as the newer Kiwi SDR servers publically available on the internet. 


This gives you access to dozens of web-based receivers with the comfort of tuning your rig at home. This software helps you to bring you back into the fun of ham radio when you are suffering from local temporary or permanent high noise levels in an urban QTH location.

The software has the following features:

  • Synchronizes any public WebSDR server with your real RIG…
  • Supports a wide number of RIG’s (it uses the popular OmniRig engine)
  • Supports WebSDR and KiwiSDR browser-based SDR receivers
  • Tune the VFO of your radio and see the web SDR follow in real-time
  • Switch modes (SSB, CW, etc.) on your radio and see the web SDR switch mode in realtime
  • Listen to the same frequency as your rig via web SDR
  • Ideally suited e.g. for people suffering from local QRM
  • Can track RX or TX VFO (e.g. to find that split of a DX station) if radio CAT supports both simultaneously
  • Can be interfaced with popular logging software using OminRig or via VSPE port splitter

CATSync -  https://catsyncsdr.wordpress.com/

WSJT-X 1.9.0-rc3 Released

Release candidate 3 of version 1.9.0 of the WSJT-X program has been released.

WSJT-X implements communication protocols or "modes" called FT8, JT4, JT9, JT65, QRA64, ISCAT, MSK144, and WSPR, as well as one called Echo for detecting and measuring your own radio signals reflected from the Moon.  These modes were all designed for making reliable, confirmed QSOs under extreme weak-signal conditions.

Download latest update - https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html

MacLoggerDX Version 6.17 Released

Dog Park Software have announced the latest version 6.17 of MacLoggerDX has been released.

New in this release:

  • Added CW Keyer support for ICOM IC-7100, IC-7300, IC-7610.
  • Added Remove button to Change Selected Log Entries.
  • Added Check Location check box to VUCC Awards.
  • Added show all worked grids option to VUCC Awards.
  • Added Modes Worked and Confirmed columns to DXCC Awards.
  • Added N1MM UDP Radio and spot broadcasts.
  • Added N1MM UDP listener app to Extras.
  • Added support for more GS-232 rotor controller emulators.
  • Added Z60 Republic of Kosovo 522.
  • Added QSO_DATE_OFF and EMAIL ADIF tags
  • Show mapped modes in italics.
  • Preserve Confirmation ADIF files.
  • Increased LoTW, eQSL, QRZ, HRDLOG upload limit from 10 to 100.
  • Fixed Alarm Check By Band and Check By Mode.
  • Fixed Ten-Tec Omni VI driver bug.

Now supporting nearly 100 radios, MacLoggerDX is a popular Amateur/Ham Radio Logbook for the Apple Mac.

More information - http://dogparksoftware.com/MacLoggerDX.html