Have a friend with a Windows laptop? Just work out a swap - three fingers
of Redeye for a few minutes to install! :-)
73, Duane
Duane Calvin, AC5AA
Austin, Texas
www.ac5aa.com
-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of denton
sprague
Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2015 11:37 AM
To: Clayton Brantley; Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Using a Mac to install OMNI VII firmware
Sad to say, but there is still very little ham software available for Macs.
For now the only apparent alternative is to keep a dedicated windoze pc
available for ham software use.
On May 10, 2015, at 9:24 AM, Clayton Bra4P via TenTec
<tentec@contesting.com> wrote:
> I thought the Mac wouldn't work.
>
> Clayton N4EV
>
> From: Mike Bryce <prosolar@sssnet.com>
> To: Clayton Brantley <clayton_n4ev@yahoo.com>; Discussion of Ten-Tec
Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2015 12:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Using a Mac to install OMNI VII firmware
>
> Sorry to say, the mac?s won?t work. UNLESS you run ?Parallels? a windows
emulator
>
> Mike, WB8VGE
> SunLight Energy Systems
> The Heathkit Shop
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> A man with one clock knows what time it is. A man with two clocks is never
sure.
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>> On May 10, 2015, at 11:39 AM, Clayton Brantley via TenTec
<tentec@contesting.com> wrote:
>>
>> You might check with the guys in Sevierville, but I don't think the
updates will work with anythingBUT a Windows PC. I use Linux as my main
computer but I keep a PC around for what you aretaking about.
>> Clayton N4EV
>>
>> From: "Silevitch, Michael" <m.silevitch@neu.edu>
>> To: "TenTec@contesting.com" <TenTec@contesting.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2015 8:14 AM
>> Subject: [TenTec] Using a Mac to install OMNI VII firmware
>>
>> I have just purchased an OMNI VII and will be updating the firmware. I
would prefer to use my Mac computer rather than a PC for this. I have a
serial to USB adapter which should work to connect the OMNI to the Mac (or
PC for that matter.) Any guidance would be appreciated.
>>
>> I may also want to operate the OMNI remotely using a Mac rather than a
PC. Again any advice would be appreciated.
>>
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