I’ll provide my 2 cents. I purchased a spare TX500 a few weeks back from a local ham. $800USD. I couldn’t believe it, and he was very happy with the sale, so we both won. It was used, with all accessories and the 3D printed covers for the face and ports. Still a steal of a deal in my opinion. I couldn’t sell either of them for anywhere close to current MSRP and be happy about it because I like the rig so much. I would recommend in your case, if they are readily available in your area to list for a small discount from MSRP, say maybe 10% off plus shipping. That really depends on the local demand though.?

Joshua
N5FY

Hi Richard,

I can't speak for the UK or EU, but they are out of stock at HRO here in the states with an asking price of $1,150 USD.? I've seen similar market conditions push list price or even above list price for excellent used transceivers (elecraft & flex especially).? If I were to put mine up for sale, I wouldn't discount it much.? I would throw domestic ground shipping allowed for domestic (CONUS) service, and waive Paypal or other online payment fees.? My experience is ease of purchase outweighs price.??

GL & 72

Dennis W6BFK

excellent! now to check my settings and save 'em!?

From Roman:
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1. Remove all spaces and brackets from the file name?(Lab599-TRXMem-v1-03-x64)
2. Mark the file as executable: file properties "Lab599-TRXMem-v1-03-x64" -> permissions -> check "Allow file as executable".
   (or run the command: sudo chmod +x Lab599-TRXMem-v1-03-x64)

We can hope their Software Quality Engineering (or whatever term Lab599 likes to use) is thorough and able to catch obvious "no-go" software defects that this could possibly indicate. If you contact them, I hope you get better response than I have lately. In the past, when I have emailed their support, I received a reply within a few days or so. I sent a few e-mails to them on different support questions/issues over the past few weeks and have not received any reply at all. I'm not sure what that means but it doesn't leave me with a good feeling about their support lately.

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73, Norm/KC1BMD

Hi all,

As some of you may have noticed, there is a new settings update utility software available from the .?

The problem is that I always get a "TRX not responding!" error message after pressing the [Read TRX] button.
I'm using Win10/64 with the corresponding?Lab599-TRXSettings-v1.0(x64).exe file.

The latest firmware update utility and memory cells programming utility works perfectly fine on the same COM port. Also trying different USB-ports, reboot, etc. didn't help.

Who could successfully use this settings update utility?

Thanks,
Stephan

might be interesting to try and run the executable using WINE under Ubuntu? or Crossover if you have a copy (you can run it free as a demo for a short item IIRC)

Same here. No audio. I.e. extremely quite. Think the audio driver died. Plugged in a headphone via the supplied cable for the first time. Had no issues as long as I was using the supplied speakerphone. Will open it up now.

I tried to run the Memory Cell Programming Utility "Lab599-TRXMem-1.03(x64)" on Linux (Ubuntu) but it did not work.? I see that the other two versions (the .exe versions) are specified as Windows executables, so I figured that the "Lab599-TRXMem-1.03(x64)"? version was probably a Linux version.? Is the "Lab599-TRXMem-1.03(x64)" version not a Linux program, or did I do something wrong when I tried to run it?

As an aside, the "LAB599-updatefirmware-1.0.1-(linux-x64)" runs just fine on my Ubuntu Linux system.

Thanks everyone. Went from 1.12.08 over 1.13.08 to 1.16.06 as recommended. No issues.

Also exactly the same power consumption on all versions.

73 - Robi - hb9gwk

On Fri, Apr 28, 2023 at 10:52 AM, HB9GWK wrote:

Are there any issues with jumping versions?

Lab599 posted this on their site under downloads/firmware under 1.16.06.

Note:
Updates are cumulative (it is not necessary to follow the order of version updates).
To open the CB band (26065 - 29700 KHz) when upgrading from earlier firmware versions (v 1.12 and earlier) it is recommended to previously install the firmware version?
?
Mine was delivered with v1.12.08. I updated to v1.14.10 but did not see the note at that time. I'm not sure what happens if you don't follow the above note, but I did not care about CB frequencies anyway.

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73, Norm/KC1BMD

It was pretty painless. I'm not a computer guy and I pulled it off
73, KC8SFQ /Ron
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No issues here?

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Hi,

I was reluctant. Are there any issues with jumping versions?

73 - Robi - hb9gwk

I don't think you should have to slow down your keying. The radio is capable of decent speeds and each produced "dit" or "dah" should be immediate and sharp. That's my experience anyway at about 25 wpm.
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73, Norm/KC1BMD

Did another activation Monday using the same key. This time I was intentionally slow, more accurate with keying. The result was none of the same delays from the previous outing.

Conclusion: it was likely my lack of proficient sending that caused the issues I was hearing. The SP4 with it's exposed sides is prone to errors, so adjusting my grip on the paddle helped as well. I also found a DIY leg strap for a paddle made with a cell phone magnetic mount, and ordered parts for that.

I don't anticipate more issues.

@Norm - KC1BMD, I guess I am with you. Scanned my Lab599 folder with all the files and received no detections using MS Defender or Malwarebytes.??

Thanks Chris. I also use Windows Defender. When manually scanning that file, it found no threats.

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73, Norm/KC1BMD

Good Afternoon/Evening Norm,

Perhaps it is my extreme caution (or OCD/ADHD), but here is how I scanned the file.





It might only be adware or popup junk, but most people shouldn't want it.

Hope this clears up any confusion.