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Lab599 CW-500 Iambic Paddle

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Looks like the folks at Lab599 are producing a paddle that fits their TX-500 radio, similar to the keys available from Elecraft for their KX2/KX3 radios.

While not available yet, the details are available in a PDF file here (link).

Here is their mockup image from the PDF:

Curious about everyone’s thoughts here. I personally am very interested. It would remove the need to carry (and not lose) the small adapter cable that comes with the radio, but I worry that they would need to get the feel and performance just right.

Lab599 TX-500 Firmware 1.14.05

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Another firmware drop from the folks at Lab599 for their excellent portable transceiver the TX-500. From the changelog:

v1.14.05 (2022.08.08)
- Improved CW decoder function 
  * Increased maximum decoding speed
  * Font fixed
- Added CW encoder function — character input of CW messages
- Improved work with memory cells: the transceiver saves the current memory mode when turned on/off
- General fixes and improvements

It’s great to see a company continuing to improve features in their products. Looking to get this loaded up later today and take it for a test drive.

Lab599 TX-500 1.13.13 Firmware

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The team at Lab599 is really working hard on adding CW decoding and assorted fixes to this fine radio.

A new firmware v1.13.13 is available for download at https://lab599.com/downloads

From the change log:

v1.13.13 (2022.06.30)
- [BETA] CW Decoder: extended CW detector capture bandwidth
- Fixed iambic keyer "A" mode (TNX DL9MA)
- Fixed display of CW decoder in SWR monitor mode
- Disabled NR in DIG mode

Lab599 TX-500 Firmware v1.13.08

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The folks at Lab599 have dropped a new firmware file for everyone.

From the changelog (link):

v1.13.08 (2022.06.15)
- [BETA] Added CW decoder function
- Extended 10-meter band for TX with taking into account the CB range: from 26065 to 29700KHz
- Added quick mode selection by long pressing the MODE button
- Improved VFO/MEM function: fast switching by TUNE/MULTY between stored VFO values
- Added ability to assign alternative functions to RIT/XIT encoder
- Improved LOCK function in Memory mode

You can find it at https://lab599.com/downloads/

UPDATE June 23, 2022

Looks like they issued a quick fix and rev’d the firmware to 1.13.09.

From the changelog, there was a buffer overflow bug that was addressed for CW decoding. All links above are still valid to obtain the latest firmware.

Lab599 TX-500 Firmware v1.12.08

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Looks like another firmware update dropped for the Lab599 Discovery TX-500 transceiver.

From their change log located here:

v1.12.08 (2022.03.01)
- Beacon mode fixes
- Fixed Iambic A/B mode
- Extended CW tone frequency range
- FM mode output power increased
- User menu optimization

You can grab the firmware file from here, and the flashing tool (available for Windows and Linux) from their downloads portal.