Scott,

If you get this all working, I'd be curious to know if the Mac will 
recognize the USB sound card in the 590?  Just wondering.

73, Steve KW3A

On 12/22/2011 7:56 AM, Steve Forst wrote:
> I know nothing about the MAC world, but I think all the Kenwood software
> is Windows based: rig control, virtual com port, and firmware update
> software.    Perhaps there is some windows emulation setting in the mac.
>      As Kevin said, the USB  connection for the 590 needs the virtual com
> port software installed to work.
>
> You can do rig control and logging via the  serial port on the 590
> (either via direct serial connection or via a  usb/serial adapter).
> Don't know if any of this stuff is on the mac.
>
> Maybe get on the 590 mailing list and see if other Mac users are out there.
>
> 73, Steve KW3A
>
> On 12/21/2011 9:04 PM, Kevin Nathan wrote:
>> Hi Scott,
>>
>> Did you download the virtual com port driver from Kenwood's web site and
>> install it first?  You will need to do that before you can get the USB to
>> work properly.
>>
>> Take care and very 73.
>>
>>
>>
>> Kevin :)
>> Amateur Radio:  K7RX
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Scott Howell
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 16:56
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Aether, Mac, and TS590S
>>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> Well I decided to try MacloggerDX and that interface was a little to =
>> much and lots of unlabeled buttons. In any case I ended up grabbing a =
>> demo of Aether and the interface for a VoiceOver user is great and very =
>> accessible. However, I cannot get my TS590S talking to the software via =
>> USB.
>> I set the rig control on, chose the correct manufacturer and model, and =
>> initially the serial port was "none", but I had to mess with it and now =
>> I only see "HWGBraillant4035000572--1." For the record I do not have a =
>> Brailliant Braille display. I do have a Refreshabraille, but it is not =
>> connected, so not sure why Aether sees that USB driver as a serial port. =
>> That may be the issue I am not sure. I did set the TS590S menu number 63 =
>> to USB, 61 is set to 9600, and 62 is set at 115,200.
>> So, does anyone have any suggestions on how I can get this to work?
>> Oh and yes I did look for help in the help section and searched via =
>> Google, but found nothing that addresses my problem.
>>
>> THanks,
>> 73
>> Scott/N3BYY=
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