{"id":38309,"date":"2019-06-25T06:56:42","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T10:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=38309"},"modified":"2020-06-18T09:00:37","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18T13:00:37","slug":"the-lab599-discovery-tx-500-ruggedized-portable-qrp-transceiver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/the-lab599-discovery-tx-500-ruggedized-portable-qrp-transceiver\/","title":{"rendered":"The lab599 Discovery TX-500 ruggedized portable QRP transceiver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38313\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"709\" height=\"706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-8.jpg 709w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-8-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-8-624x621.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Vlad, who shares some images and a video of a new QRP transceiver in development: the <strong>Discovery TX-500<\/strong> by a company called lab599.<\/p>\n<p>Specifications have not been published yet, but we have confirmed a few details from the manufacturer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10 watts PEP<\/li>\n<li>HF plus 6 meters<\/li>\n<li>Weight 570 grams (1.25 pounds)<\/li>\n<li>Voltage 9 &#8211; 14 VDC<\/li>\n<li>105 milliamps at 13.8 VDC and with backlit display on<\/li>\n<li>CAT control via USB and using Kenwood codes<\/li>\n<li>I\/Q outputs<\/li>\n<li>Weatherized<\/li>\n<li>Expected availability autumn 2019<\/li>\n<li>Target retail price is $700 US<\/li>\n<li>Product website is forthcoming<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All of the following images came from the Discovery TX-500 gallery on Instagram:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38310\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"709\" height=\"706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-7.jpg 709w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-7-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-7-624x621.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38317\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"708\" height=\"706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-4.jpg 708w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-4-624x622.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-38316\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-1.jpg 790w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-1-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-1-768x636.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-1-624x517.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-38315\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-6.jpg 709w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-6-624x621.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38314\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"708\" height=\"603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-3.jpg 708w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-3-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-3-624x531.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-38312\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"562\" height=\"706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-5.jpg 562w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-5-239x300.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-38311\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-2.jpg 708w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-2-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are a few videos:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" 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font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Laboratory599 (@discovery_tx_500)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Byfw4X8BHXb\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to view on Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ByS-LRFB6s5\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:625px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a 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font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Laboratory599 (@discovery_tx_500)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bx-adTOBcgp\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to view on Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For someone, like me, who loves playing radio in the field (Parks On The Air and Summits On The Air) this looks like an ideal rig. It&#8217;s one of the only ham radio transceivers I&#8217;ve seen that is weatherized to some degree (how much, we don&#8217;t know yet).<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t see a speaker on the TX-500, so I&#8217;m guessing it might require a mic\/speaker combo or an external speaker of some sort? I also don&#8217;t see a built-in ATU, but at $700, I certainly wouldn&#8217;t expect one.<\/p>\n<p>With a power consumption of 110 milliamps at 13.8 VDC, this little transceiver should run for ages on a modest battery pack.<\/p>\n<p>This is certainly a fascinating prototype QRP transceiver. If the Discovery TX-500 transceiver can be produced and marketed at $700 with all of the features mentioned so far, it should certainly fly off the shelves. They can certainly <strong><em>take my money<\/em><\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>Of course, I will plan to grab one of these for review. I&#8217;m also eager to see how this little SDR transceiver might perform on the broadcast bands.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We will post post TX-500 updates and details as they become available. Bookmark the tag <a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/tag\/discovery-tx-500\">Discovery TX-500<\/a> and stay tuned!<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong><em>Do you enjoy the SWLing Post?<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Please consider supporting us via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/bePatron?u=7466002&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fswling.com%2Fblog%2F&amp;utm_medium=widget\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/bePatron?u%3D7466002%26redirect_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fswling.com%252Fblog%252F%26utm_medium%3Dwidget&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1534765144986000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEe7C7aRTKqwuFkU5YIo8XEqPqthw\"><span class=\"il\">Patreon<\/span><\/a>\u00a0or our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&amp;hosted_button_id=TGGFP2XVZDPP2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd%3D_s-xclick%26hosted_button_id%3DTGGFP2XVZDPP2&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1534765144986000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH45maBgVLGpqLmQQvviVKBNMEGUw\"><span class=\"il\">Coffee<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Fund<\/span><\/a>! <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Your support makes articles like this one possible. Thank you!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/bePatron?u=7466002&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fswling.com%2Fblog%2F&amp;utm_medium=widget\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33932 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/become_a_patreon-patron_button@2x.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"434\" height=\"102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/become_a_patreon-patron_button@2x.png 434w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/become_a_patreon-patron_button@2x-300x71.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Vlad, who shares some images and a video of a new QRP transceiver in development: the Discovery TX-500 by a company called lab599. Specifications have not been published yet, but we have confirmed a few details from the manufacturer: 10 watts PEP HF plus 6 meters Weight 570 grams [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[545,836,3,5099,26,43],"tags":[7855,3276,7856,7857,4108,7379,157,4087,8604],"class_list":["post-38309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ham-radio","category-new-products","category-news","category-qrp","category-radios","category-shortwave-radio","tag-discovery-tx-500","tag-general-coverage-transceivers","tag-lab599","tag-lab599-discovery-tx-500","tag-new-products","tag-qrp-transceivers","tag-sdr","tag-software-defined-radio","tag-tx-500"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-9XT","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44413,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/the-lab599-discovery-tx-500-qrp-transceiver-now-available-at-hro\/","url_meta":{"origin":38309,"position":0},"title":"The lab599 Discovery TX-500 QRP transceiver price and anticipated delivery via HRO","author":"Thomas","date":"July 19, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"This evening, I discovered that HRO now has the long-awaited lab599 TX-500 transceiver available for purchase on their website. I had actually placed an order for the radio, but I've asked to cancel it because I should have a loaner available for review. Without a doubt, the TX-500 is one\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/lab599-Discovery-TX-500.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/lab599-Discovery-TX-500.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/lab599-Discovery-TX-500.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/lab599-Discovery-TX-500.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":44452,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/video-josh-takes-us-on-a-tour-of-the-lab599-discovery-tx-500-qrp-transceiver\/","url_meta":{"origin":38309,"position":1},"title":"Video: Josh takes us on a tour of the lab599 Discovery TX-500 QRP transceiver","author":"Thomas","date":"July 22, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Josh (KI6NAZ), who shares a link to his YouTube channel where he takes us on a tour of the lab599 TX-500 Discovery: https:\/\/youtu.be\/O9_EPONtwXA Click here to check out Josh's channel, Ham Radio Crash Course on YouTube. 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The TX-500 is\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-4.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-4.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-4.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Discovery-TX-500-QRP-Transceiver-4.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":45013,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/listening-to-shortwave-broadcasts-on-the-lab599-discovery-tx-500\/","url_meta":{"origin":38309,"position":2},"title":"Listening to shortwave broadcasts with the lab599 Discovery TX-500","author":"Thomas","date":"August 25, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The lab599 TX-500 Discovery is a general coverage transceiver with AM mode, which means it can do double-duty as a shortwave receiver. If you've been following previous TX-500 posts, you've seen me take this near military-grade portable transceiver to the field. I've activated a total of 6 parks in 6\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/lab599-TX-500-Discovery-1-4.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/lab599-TX-500-Discovery-1-4.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/lab599-TX-500-Discovery-1-4.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/lab599-TX-500-Discovery-1-4.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/lab599-TX-500-Discovery-1-4.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":43908,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/any-news-about-the-labratory599-tx-500-discovery-qrp-transceiver\/","url_meta":{"origin":38309,"position":3},"title":"Any news about the labratory599 TX-500 Discovery QRP transceiver&#8211;?","author":"Thomas","date":"June 18, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"A number of SWLing Post readers have been contacting me this month regarding the lab599 TX-500 Discovery QRP general coverage transceiver. Since its announcement around this time last year, a number of radio enthusiasts have been seeking any updates or information regarding price and availability. Spoiler alert: Sadly, I have\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Products&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Products","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/new-products\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lab599-TX500.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lab599-TX500.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lab599-TX500.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lab599-TX500.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":44461,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/photos-of-the-lab599-discovery-tx-500-in-the-field\/","url_meta":{"origin":38309,"position":4},"title":"Photos of the lab599 Discovery TX-500 in the field","author":"Thomas","date":"July 23, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Don (W7SSB), who shares the following photos of the new lab599 Discovery TX-500. Don notes that all of these photos were taken in Russia--where the TX-500 is manufactured--and include a number of Chameleon resonant field antennas. Thanks for sharing these, Don.\u00a0 The thin form-factor\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Products&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Products","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/new-products\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/lab599-TX-500-Field-17-scaled-e1595503646241.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/lab599-TX-500-Field-17-scaled-e1595503646241.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/lab599-TX-500-Field-17-scaled-e1595503646241.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":45095,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/field-testing-the-lab599-discovery-tx-500s-selectivity-and-adc-overload\/","url_meta":{"origin":38309,"position":5},"title":"Field testing the lab599 Discovery TX-500&#8217;s selectivity and ADC overload","author":"Thomas","date":"August 30, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"So the lab599 Discovery TX-500 I've been testing the past week has been sent to Ham Radio Outlet. Over the course of one week, I activated eight parks with this QRP transceiver and if I'm being honest, I miss it already. It's an awfully fun and incredibly robust\u00a0 field radio.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Field Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Field Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/field-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lab599-TX-500-CW-mode-20M--e1598794468954.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lab599-TX-500-CW-mode-20M--e1598794468954.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lab599-TX-500-CW-mode-20M--e1598794468954.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lab599-TX-500-CW-mode-20M--e1598794468954.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38309"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38309\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}