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Icom IC-705 PA500 Setup Guide

December 19, 2022 Julian OH8STN 3

Hello Operators. A new Icom IC-705 DIY599 PA500 setup guide video is live on YouTube (and Rumble soon after). In this video we go through […]

Interview Oliver DL4KA PA500

June 3, 2022 Julian OH8STN 0

Hello OperatorsPlease welcome Oliver DL4KA who joins us in an interview about the latest developments on the PA500 portable amplifier and upcoming projects from DIY599. […]

Lab599 Discovery TX-500

October 25, 2021 Julian OH8STN 8

Hello operators.Yesterday I wrote a letter to the team at Lab599, about my experience with the Discovery TX-500 on the weekend of 22/23 October 2021. […]

DIY 599 PA500 HF Amplfier TX Power Measurement 40M

October 14, 2021 Julian OH8STN 6

Hello OperatorsSome of you have asked for some measurements of the DIY599 PA500 output power at certain drive levels. Well, here you are. In this […]

DIY599 PA500 IC-705 Testing JS8Call

September 1, 2021 Julian OH8STN 0

Hello Operators. Overnight testing with the Icom ic-705 and the DIY 599 PA500 amplifier. The results were quite astonishing. For the past couple of weeks […]

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