Hello, I am Andrew, VK2AWN, living on the east coast of Australia. I am a grey-haired Apple fan “boy.” This page highlights my beginner’s experience on integrating Apple devices and amateur radio.
My latest posts
- There’s plenty happening in the Apple amateur radio land with some great new and updated apps across Mac, iPhone, iPad, AppleTV and Watch (May 2026) #amateurradio #hamradio
- Updated content on VK2AWN, Apple and Amateur Radio and starting out in VK
- Another (yet very cool) World Clock app
- GridTracker for Mac now works seemlessly with SDR Control for Icom (for Mac) without audio routing #hamradio #amateurradio
- Apple Ham Radio Weekly for Sunday, 5 October 2025
Your starting point
- Mac Ham Radio (great site)
- Mac Ham Radio (big software list)
- YouTube playlist (by me)
- DX Zone (a bit outdated)
- Open Source Mac Ham Radio Software (great page)
- Facebook – Mac-Hams (requires approval to join)
My experience and posts
- All of my posts on Apple & amateur radio.
- My entry into Amateur Radio with the Mac
- My page with equipment and Apple software
- Getting started in amateur radio in Australia
Useful pages and posts
- K8MRD: Best Ham Radio Software For Mac & iOS and a second one on the MacBook (YouTube) (Great beginners videos)
- Mac-Based Amateur Radio Digital Applications – Installation and Integration
- On All Bands from DX Engineering (and an article on iOS and iPad OS apps)
My Mac (18 January 2026)
My iPhone (18 January 2026)
My iPad (18 January 2026)
26 May 2026