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title = 'Lab599 Discovery TX-500'
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summary = 'A nice radio for portable operation. None of my other radios can beat this one out in the field.'
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date = "2022-11-04T15:13:43+01:00"
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#lastmod = "2022-11-12T19:51:31+01:00"
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categories = [ 'amateur-radio' ]
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tags = [ 'lab599' ]
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showBreadcrumbs = true
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# showDate = false
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# showReadingTime = false
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# showWordCount = false
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# showPagination = false
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# feed_exclude = true
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# site_exclude = true
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This is the third HF transceiver that I bought. I was looking for a while for
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an alternative to the FT-891, because I wanted something leightweight for my
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little hiking tours.
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## Low quality mic?
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It's like many plastic mics on other radios, it definitly feels a bit “cheap” and
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it was the first (and only; until now) thing that broke. I haven't noticed the broken
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mic until I tried to call CQ in the mountains and I fixed it on the same day. I haven't
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been out since then...
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I bought a Laravel mic from Amazon and I already got a spare in-ear plugs from Sennheiser
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which I combined with the [adapters from Robert W2ENY](https://w2eny.com/tx500/) (including
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a hand-held push-to-talk button adapter (like the Heil HS-2 but smaller).
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This is pleasing to use and you got the sound directly in-ear.
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## Original CAT cable settings
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| Setting | Value |
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| :--- | :--- |
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| RIG type | KENWOOD |
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| Baud rate | 9600 |
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| Data bits | 8 |
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| Parity | NONE |
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| Stop bits | 1 |
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