I've seen this from time to time
i swap from B --> A and it seems to fix it
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Haven't had the 599 on in more than six months. Fired it up today and the main readout is scrambled. Voltage shows 0.0v despite being connected to 12v supply.
I can hear static but no frequency readout -- just odd characters. I can change menu settings. Reset to factory default and updated firmware. Same thing. Nothing.
Ideas? -- or is this one of those typical things that requires a visit to service?
Thanks. Jeff KE9V
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Re: TX-500 Battery Pack progress
That¡¯s pretty neat!?
The TX-500 is rated for 10w output at 13.8v dc. What is the max clean TX power you get with the pack? I am guessing a lot of the discharge curve is spent under 13.8 during TX with the pack?
73, Tom, N2YTF? Sent by phone, please forgive my brevity and poor typing. ? Hello to all. Mid-December and I finished the 18650 removable lithium cell battery for the Lab599 Discovery TX-500 transceiver.
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The Discovery TX-500 is an excellent transceiver, but until today it did not have a sufficient independent power source. During the two months of development, many test samples were printed from different materials. It turned out to be an excellent battery with decent characteristics in the transceiver form factor. Charging from any source 12.6 volts 1-2A. Thickness 25mm. Weight approximately 500 grams (with 9 pieces of 18650 installed). Assembled according to the scheme 3s3p.
<IMG_20221217_155301.jpg> Depending on the tasks, you can install 3pcs, 6pcs. or 9pcs. 18650 format batteries. Batteries with a capacity of 3500mAh will give you 3.5Ah, 7Ah and 10.5Ah, respectively, which gives at least several days of autonomous use of the device. The battery is attached to the transceiver with 4 screws, in the threaded holes provided by the manufacturer. To supply power to the transceiver, the contacts located on the back of the transceiver are used. You will no longer need any wires. Charging is done via the GX12 connector. The battery has a charge-discharge controller BMS. If you supplement the system with a small 20W solar panel, you will get an almost unlimited autonomous power source. A few words about the body material, this is a novelty on the plastics market ¨C a composite based on Petg plastic with fiberglass filler. This is an engineering thermoplastic, which allows it to be used for tasks that require increased strength and wear resistance of end products. The material has a pleasant texture, similar to softtouch. This plastic is used for the production of instrument cases, protective covers, containers for various purposes, parts of mechanisms, functional products for outdoor placement.
Operation is possible down to -45 degrees. Now I will say a little about the future prospects of this development. The battery is the first cube of the system that I want to implement with my fellow radio amateurs. On the additional battery cover, I provided the same contacts as on the transceiver, so that the next cube is connected to the battery and receives voltage from it. <IMG_20221219_144033.jpg> <Screenshot_2022-12-19-13-12-26-615-edit_com.miui.gallery.jpg> It turns out such a set of cubes that you make based on your operating conditions ¨C the main cube is of course the TX-500 transceiver, then the battery cube, then the 50W power amplifier cube and the last cube is the automatic tuner.
You combine the necessary cubes yourself, for example, if this is a short trip for 1 hour to the park, then you take the transceiver and battery, if the antenna is random, then you can take the tuner with you, if this is an trip for the whole day, then you can take it optionally either power amplifier, or tuner (for random antennas), or amplifier + tuner. The desired use case is up to you. Perhaps it will be possible to implement a power amplifier and an automatic tuner in one case, we are also working on this option.
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If you have any ideas for improving and upgrading the model, feel free to email me immediately ?
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To order, write to Telegram:
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Re: TX-500 Battery Pack progress
My TX-500 rated power is? 11W@....Max tx power @12.4V is ~9W.
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Re: TX-500 Battery Pack progress
That¡¯s pretty neat!?
The TX-500 is rated for 10w output at 13.8v dc. What is the max clean TX power you get with the pack? I am guessing a lot of the discharge curve is spent under 13.8 during TX with the pack?
73, Tom, N2YTF? Sent by phone, please forgive my brevity and poor typing.
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On Dec 19, 2022, at 9:05 AM, ub3agt@... wrote:
? Hello to all. Mid-December and I finished the 18650 removable lithium cell battery for the Lab599 Discovery TX-500 transceiver.
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The Discovery TX-500 is an excellent transceiver, but until today it did not have a sufficient independent power source. During the two months of development, many test samples were printed from different materials. It turned out to be an excellent battery with decent characteristics in the transceiver form factor. Charging from any source 12.6 volts 1-2A. Thickness 25mm. Weight approximately 500 grams (with 9 pieces of 18650 installed). Assembled according to the scheme 3s3p.
<IMG_20221217_155301.jpg> Depending on the tasks, you can install 3pcs, 6pcs. or 9pcs. 18650 format batteries. Batteries with a capacity of 3500mAh will give you 3.5Ah, 7Ah and 10.5Ah, respectively, which gives at least several days of autonomous use of the device. The battery is attached to the transceiver with 4 screws, in the threaded holes provided by the manufacturer. To supply power to the transceiver, the contacts located on the back of the transceiver are used. You will no longer need any wires. Charging is done via the GX12 connector. The battery has a charge-discharge controller BMS. If you supplement the system with a small 20W solar panel, you will get an almost unlimited autonomous power source. A few words about the body material, this is a novelty on the plastics market ¨C a composite based on Petg plastic with fiberglass filler. This is an engineering thermoplastic, which allows it to be used for tasks that require increased strength and wear resistance of end products. The material has a pleasant texture, similar to softtouch. This plastic is used for the production of instrument cases, protective covers, containers for various purposes, parts of mechanisms, functional products for outdoor placement.
Operation is possible down to -45 degrees. Now I will say a little about the future prospects of this development. The battery is the first cube of the system that I want to implement with my fellow radio amateurs. On the additional battery cover, I provided the same contacts as on the transceiver, so that the next cube is connected to the battery and receives voltage from it. <IMG_20221219_144033.jpg> <Screenshot_2022-12-19-13-12-26-615-edit_com.miui.gallery.jpg> It turns out such a set of cubes that you make based on your operating conditions ¨C the main cube is of course the TX-500 transceiver, then the battery cube, then the 50W power amplifier cube and the last cube is the automatic tuner.
You combine the necessary cubes yourself, for example, if this is a short trip for 1 hour to the park, then you take the transceiver and battery, if the antenna is random, then you can take the tuner with you, if this is an trip for the whole day, then you can take it optionally either power amplifier, or tuner (for random antennas), or amplifier + tuner. The desired use case is up to you. Perhaps it will be possible to implement a power amplifier and an automatic tuner in one case, we are also working on this option.
?
If you have any ideas for improving and upgrading the model, feel free to email me immediately ?
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To order, write to Telegram: t.me/ra5bw
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or ra5bw.cq@...
More details: https://craftbattery2.wordpress.com/2022/12/12/exellent-battery-for-transeiver-lab599-tx-500/
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Re: TX-500 Battery Pack progress
Hello to all. Mid-December and I finished the 18650 removable lithium cell battery for the Lab599 Discovery TX-500 transceiver.
The Discovery TX-500 is an excellent transceiver, but until today it did not have a sufficient independent power source. During the two months of development, many test samples were printed from different materials. It turned out to be an excellent battery with decent characteristics in the transceiver form factor. Charging from any source 12.6 volts 1-2A. Thickness 25mm. Weight approximately 500 grams (with 9 pieces of 18650 installed). Assembled according to the scheme 3s3p.
 Depending on the tasks, you can install 3pcs, 6pcs. or 9pcs. 18650 format batteries. Batteries with a capacity of 3500mAh will give you 3.5Ah, 7Ah and 10.5Ah, respectively, which gives at least several days of autonomous use of the device. The battery is attached to the transceiver with 4 screws, in the threaded holes provided by the manufacturer. To supply power to the transceiver, the contacts located on the back of the transceiver are used. You will no longer need any wires. Charging is done via the GX12 connector. The battery has a charge-discharge controller BMS. If you supplement the system with a small 20W solar panel, you will get an almost unlimited autonomous power source. A few words about the body material, this is a novelty on the plastics market ¨C a composite based on Petg plastic with fiberglass filler. This is an engineering thermoplastic, which allows it to be used for tasks that require increased strength and wear resistance of end products. The material has a pleasant texture, similar to softtouch. This plastic is used for the production of instrument cases, protective covers, containers for various purposes, parts of mechanisms, functional products for outdoor placement.
Operation is possible down to -45 degrees. Now I will say a little about the future prospects of this development. The battery is the first cube of the system that I want to implement with my fellow radio amateurs. On the additional battery cover, I provided the same contacts as on the transceiver, so that the next cube is connected to the battery and receives voltage from it.  It turns out such a set of cubes that you make based on your operating conditions ¨C the main cube is of course the TX-500 transceiver, then the battery cube, then the 50W power amplifier cube and the last cube is the automatic tuner.
You combine the necessary cubes yourself, for example, if this is a short trip for 1 hour to the park, then you take the transceiver and battery, if the antenna is random, then you can take the tuner with you, if this is an trip for the whole day, then you can take it optionally either power amplifier, or tuner (for random antennas), or amplifier + tuner. The desired use case is up to you. Perhaps it will be possible to implement a power amplifier and an automatic tuner in one case, we are also working on this option.
?
If you have any ideas for improving and upgrading the model, feel free to email me immediately ?
?
To order, write to Telegram: t.me/ra5bw
?
or ra5bw.cq@...
More details: https://craftbattery2.wordpress.com/2022/12/12/exellent-battery-for-transeiver-lab599-tx-500/
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That's interesting. I wish my HRO would allow me to return, or at least exchange the radio within the warranty period. As is, they are very strict about NOT doing that if more than 10 days have passed since the date of purchase. After 10 days, if there is a problem, the customer is told to deal with the manufacturer directly, which in the case of US currently translates to months and months of wait time for a repair.
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That was probably me returning mine! Mine was still under warranty.
Julian, N3JF
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My radio also experienced a failure a couple of months ago with the symptom of no power out. It may or may not be relevant, but it was on the latest firmware v1.14.10
Wait time for repair service is high, so I went to the local HRO and was ready to give a second unit a chance (hoping that my first one was from a bad batch), until I gathered that soemone recently returned their new unit with the "no power out" symptom. No data on what firmware they were running.
Szymon WV0X
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Re: SSB on 10m - strong feedback not heard on other bands
On Wed, Oct 5, 2022 at 03:06 AM, Matt W7MDN wrote:
resonant multiband EFHW
RF Feedback - get the biggest, ugliest Toroid (s) you can find and put it in your coax wrap about 6 turns - ferrite rods bundled together work too! End Feds are renown for RF on the coax!
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i would have thought the previous firmware, which had full power output in tune mode, would have been more problematic... that said, i have 100+ full power QSOs using the latest firmware, along with extended tuning output (mag loop or manual tuner)... no problems yet, but will report here if a problem crops up
(over the past 20 years i jinx myself - if i like a rig i buy at least two, which generally ensures that the first rig purchased never fails - LOL!)
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My TX-500 died recently. I had done the latest firmware update and then successfully used the radio for a while. I put the radio away for a month and then, a week or so ago, got it ready for a trip. When I hooked it to a resonant antenna and keyed down/whistled into the mic/pressed the Tone button, the SWR showed "9.9" and there was no power out. It was the same on all bands.. When connected to a dummy load, it showed an SWR of "9.9" and no power out. When not connected to an antenna at all and put into transmit (AM/FM) it eould show a "1.0" SWR, with no power output. The radio is now at the Nevada service station. I'm wondering if there might be a problem with the latest firmware.
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Re: JS8Call, FLRig, TX-500 , Digirig 1.6 - Protocol error while opening rig
This exact same problem is driving me nuts.? It works great on everything else......just not JS8Call.? It's weird that WSJT-X works like a charm, but JS8Call won't.
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Lou,
I had my Tx-500 for about 2 months before it died. And I agree, every electronic device is subject to failure and those with failures are typically in the minority for the TX-500 or any quality radio. In fact, my first IC-705 was a lemon with a defective WLAN chip that caused a radio lockup. The replacement has been flawless. Even the big 3 have failures and defects. At any rate, John got back to me yesterday and informed me that my radio¡¯s CPU failed and a batch of those boards just hit US Customs. So perhaps 4-6 more weeks based on his experience.?
The TX-500 I bought afterwards has been 100% flawless. Either way I¡¯ll be selling off the repaired radio as I have no use for 2 TX-500s.?
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Yes, I know it is not ending up in his spam folder. He responded to me after a phone call when I first tried to initiate getting service (in July). I¡¯ll reached out again today to see what happens.
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Bob, Can you name a radio that has never failed someone at some time?? As for me and my friends that own a TX500, we haven't had any issues with our TX500's. There has never been a perfect radio. I have several radios that I've owned for years with no issues, but I don't have to look far to find someone that hasn't had an issue with a Kenwood, Icom or Yaesu that has been flawless for me. Don't get me wrong, I have had several radios that had to be serviced, but someone else may have had great luck with the same model. How long have you owned your TX500? Lou
I¡¯m a kit builder. I have a few radios waiting for parts. That¡¯s about how it goes now days. If I have one radio that failed me, and I have had a few, I would be reluctant to buy another one. Did you like it that much?
Bob NZ2Z?
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I¡¯m a kit builder. I have a few radios waiting for parts. That¡¯s about how it goes now days. If I have one radio that failed me, and I have had a few, I would be reluctant to buy another one. Did you like it that much?
Bob NZ2Z?
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He is in Reno ????? ??Sent from my iPhone.......?
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On Dec 2, 2022, at 6:09 AM, kg4zqz <kg4zqz@...> wrote:
?that would be my standard of service... i hope mr b is OK out in Vegas...
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that would be my standard of service... i hope mr b is OK out in Vegas...
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Mine has been there (US Service) since early JUNE...Blown audio amp. (I'm not the only one with that failure).
Since the failure occurred during the warranty period, I'm thinking it would be faster if they just sent me a NEW one.
Ron
Arizona USA
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Evan Thorson
Lou N9LTW
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