{"id":44461,"date":"2020-07-23T07:38:57","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T11:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=44461"},"modified":"2020-07-23T07:58:45","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T11:58:45","slug":"photos-of-the-lab599-discovery-tx-500-in-the-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/photos-of-the-lab599-discovery-tx-500-in-the-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos of the lab599 Discovery TX-500 in the field"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> 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<\/a> resonant field antennas.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>Thanks for sharing these, Don.\u00a0 The thin form-factor of the TX-500, paired with a resonant antenna, certainly makes for a lightweight portable field setup!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 of the TX-500, paired with […]<\/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":[836,3,3196,43],"tags":[7855,8685,7856,7857,2874,1303,8604],"class_list":["post-44461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-products","category-news","category-portable-radio","category-shortwave-radio","tag-discovery-tx-500","tag-don-w7ssb","tag-lab599","tag-lab599-discovery-tx-500","tag-portable-radios","tag-qrp","tag-tx-500"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-bz7","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44801,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/video-joshs-lab599-tx-500-deep-dive-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":44461,"position":0},"title":"Video: Josh’s Lab599 TX-500 Deep Dive & Review","author":"Thomas","date":"August 13, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Don (W7SSB), who notes that Josh (KI6NAZ) at Ham Radio Crash Course has just posted his final TX-500 video. If you've been considering the TX-500, it's very much worth your time: https:\/\/youtu.be\/CiDgjfGv7TY Josh is actually sending me this very same TX-500 for review in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Ham Radio"","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":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":44461,"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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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 "Ham Radio"","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":45013,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/listening-to-shortwave-broadcasts-on-the-lab599-discovery-tx-500\/","url_meta":{"origin":44461,"position":3},"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. 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