Lab599 TX-500 Discovery

  • TX-500 Discovery Transceiver HF+6m – New Production!
  • Rugged Portable Transceiver HF+6m
  • Splash proof & Dustproof Portable Software-Defined Radio
  • 160-6-meter ham bands;
  • V1.11 firmware also covers 60m (5.2585 – 5.405 )MHz
  • General ‘receive’ coverage 0.5 – 56.0MHz;
  • All modes: SSB, CW, DIG, AM, FM;
  • High-performance 32-bit floating-point DSP;
  • Weight: 0.55Kg (19,4oz).
  • Adjustable output power 1—10W
SKU: 10-101 Categories: , Feature: Brand: In stock

£1,195.00 inc VAT

Description

Lab599 Discovery TX-500

User Manual and Leaflet available under Download Tab at bottom of page

  • Splash proof & Dustproof Portable Software-Defined Radio
  • 160-6-meter ham bands;
  • V1.11 firmware also covers 60m (5.2585 - 5.405 )MHz
  • General ‘receive’ coverage 0.5 - 56.0MHz;
  • All modes: SSB, CW, DIG, AM, FM;
  • High-performance 32-bit floating-point DSP;
  • Current drain as low as 100 mA in ‘receive’ mode (backlight on, preamp off, no signal);
  • External power supply DC 9-15V, 1 to 3A typical in transmit;
  • High-contrast LCD with 256×128px;
  • High-performance real-time Panadaptor (48 kHz wide);
  • On-line firmware updates;
  • Rear folding kickstands for viewing angle and transportation;
  • Ultra-compact size (H×W×D): 90mm (3.5") × 207mm (8.1") × 21mm (0.8 ");
  • Weight: 0.55Kg (19,4oz).
  • Adjustable output power 1—10W
  • Digital Hi-Performance Filtering  (4 receive, 2 transmit)
  • 48 kHz Build-in HI Speed Panadaptor
  •  I/Q Output
Note: new UAE production.

RECEIVER *

  • Sensitivity:
    Noise Floor (MDS), 500 Hz DSP filter: –141 dBm
    (14 MHz, Preamp-on);
  • Blocking Gain Compression Dynamic Range, 500 Hz
    BW: 129 dB (14 MHz, 2 kHz offset, Preamp-off);
  • Reciprocal Mixing Dynamic Range: 14 MHz, 20/5/2 kHz,
    offset: 119/108/106 dB;
  • Quadrature down-sampling mixer compatible with PC-based SDR (software defined radio) applications;
  • Receiver I / Q outputs for PC soundcard;
  • Switchable low-noise preamp and attenuator;
  • 3-band receive audio equalizer;
  • 4 adjustable digital filters;
  • Automatic notch filtering;
  • Adjustable noise reduction and noise blanking;
  • Audio Output ext. speaker, 3W typ.

  • Adjustable output, 1 to 10W PEP;
  • Rugged, SWR and temperature-protected final amplifier stage;
  • Carrier Suppression > 50dB typ.;
  • Harmonic / Spurious Outputs > 50dB below carrier;
  • CW Side tone/Transmit offset 400-1200Hz, adjustable;
  • Speaker-microphone with PTT;
  • 3-band microphone audio equalizer;
  • 2 adjustable digital filters;
  • DSP RF speech processing for excellent 'punch'.

  • Internal CW Keyer with 10-300СPM range;
  • 100 general-purpose memories store VFOs, modes, etc.;
  • CW Keyer memory with 4 cells for 20 seconds each;
  • Voice message memory with 2 cells for 20 seconds each;
  • Computer control via USB;
  • Full remote-control command set (with Kenwood emulates);
  • One-click online firmware upgrades (with free PC software).

CE  - FCC

Amateur Radio
Operation Only

* Specifications apply only within ham bands except as noted.
All measurements taken with 13.8 VDC supply

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