MiniReview of Aether, Ham Radio Logging App for the Mac

I’m on a Mac.  A few months ago I started looking at the availability of ham radio-related Mac software.  For logging, I chose Aether.

It is a nice clean native Mac application. It interfaces with hamQTH.com or QRZ.com for callsign lookup.  I happen to really like this feature.  While making a new logbook entry, the instant I enter the callsign it looks up the callsign nd automatically fills in the fields. It also automatically computes the beam heading and distance (If I had a beam I could put that feature to use).

It also interfaces very cleanly to my Kenwood TS-590S. I simply run a USB cable between the 590 and my USB hub.  When I create a new logbook entry it automatically fills in the frequency, mode, and power.

Aether also appears to work with cocoaModem but I have not yet played with cocoaModem.

The fully-functional Demo version is free and allows up to 30 logbook entries.  That should be enough time to evaluate it. The full version is $39.  Technical support via email is great.