DISCOVERY TX 500 Upgrade Amplifier & ATU!

We look at the latest firmware update and also at the upcoming accessories.

GENERAL FEATURES –

Splash proof & Dustproof Portable SDR
160-6-meter ham bands;
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

Antenna

Ham Radio Xmas Story – ALEXLOOP !

January 10, 2015 No comments

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Inac AH-1430 (20, 17, 15, 12, 10 m band) – Antenna

December 14, 2014 No comments

AH-521, is a halo antenna of small size but high performance. Supports an RF level between 140 and 210 W. Covers bands used between 12 and 30 M... Read more

A Simple Wire Tuner

October 28, 2015 No comments

Here’s a basic, but effective and efficient, antenna tuner for feeding random wires, especially half-wave end-fed wires. Read more

Keep Antennas in the Clea

May 27, 2021 No comments

Dan Evander, KJ7YBK, lives in a duplex condo and wants to set up a dipole on his roof, but asks Dave for his thoughts on the matter before proceeding. Read more

Build your own Roll Up Slim Jim Antenna for the 2 Meter Ham Radio Band.

December 08, 2020 No comments

Build your own Roll Up Slim Jim Antenna for the 2 Meter Ham Radio Band. Read more

Review

REVIEW OF NOBU’S HF UPCONVERTER, GALVANIC ISOLATOR AND 14 MHZ LOW PASS FILTER

May 25, 2015 No comments

” Back in April we posted about some new products made by Japanese RTL-SDR experimenter and product manufacturer Nobu. Nobu’s new product... Read more

Introduction to the IC-7610 SDR HF Transceiver [ Video ]

September 26, 2017 No comments

Icom Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Osaka-shi Hirano Ward, President: Tsutomu Fukui) will release the HF + 50 MHz fixed amateur radio transceiver IC-7610 fr... Read more

Introduction to Icom’s Touch screen ID-5100 Dual Band D-STAR Mobile Radio

August 31, 2015 No comments

An In Depth Look At ICOM IC-705 HF VHF UHF QRP Transceiver

September 01, 2020 No comments

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XIEGU G106 HF Transceiver In Depth Review

September 08, 2022 No comments

XIEGU G106 Peter Waters G3OJV, takes an In-Depth look at this new transceiver. He also gives his views on what may have been a hoax review. G106 The G... Read more

Equipment

Multitalent QUADRO – Cutting – insulation stripping – twisting – crimping.

February 16, 2016 No comments

The unmatched integration of four different functions: Cutting – insulation stripping – twisting – crimping. The quick reloading of connector sleeves... Read more

R&S®M3TR Software Defined Radios – 1.5MHz to 512MHz

October 05, 2015 No comments

R&S®M3TR Software Defined Radios The challenge Today’s military missions are characterized by joint operations of multinational armed forces... Read more

ELAD SPF-08 HF PRESELECTOR

November 16, 2015 No comments

Switchable Preselector Filter Board for FDM SDRs ELAD SPF-08 is switchable pre-selector board that allows selection between 8 configurable filters. Us... Read more

MFJ-993B DUAL POWER AUTO TUNER , 300/150W, 1.8-30MHZ

February 05, 2015 No comments

MFJ IntelliTuner Automatic Tuner Automatically tunes unbalanced/balanced antennas . . .Ultra fast . . . New 20,000 memories . . . Antenna Switch . . .... Read more