{"id":44413,"date":"2020-07-19T22:33:59","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T02:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=44413"},"modified":"2020-07-20T07:54:33","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T11:54:33","slug":"the-lab599-discovery-tx-500-qrp-transceiver-now-available-at-hro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/the-lab599-discovery-tx-500-qrp-transceiver-now-available-at-hro\/","title":{"rendered":"The lab599 Discovery TX-500 QRP transceiver price and anticipated delivery via HRO"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>This evening, I discovered that HRO now has the long-awaited lab599 TX-500 transceiver available for purchase on their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Without a doubt, the TX-500 is one of the most anticipated QRP transceivers this year. Field operators have always wished for a rugged, weather-resistant portable radio and the TX-500 looks like it will fit the bill! Based on some of the videos we’ve seen<\/a>, it should perform as well.<\/p>\n

Click here to check out the TX-500 on the HRO website ($789.95 US at time of posting).<\/a><\/p>\n

Update:<\/strong> HRO informs me that the lead time, or anticipated delivery is still weeks away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 of the most anticipated QRP […]<\/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":[545,836,3,5099,43],"tags":[7855,4203,4277,7857],"class_list":["post-44413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ham-radio","category-new-products","category-news","category-qrp","category-shortwave-radio","tag-discovery-tx-500","tag-ham-radio-outlet","tag-hro","tag-lab599-discovery-tx-500"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-byl","jetpack-related-posts":[{"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":44413,"position":0},"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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