The Discovery TX-500 was designed from the ground up to be a rugged, weather-resistant portable radio that could operate in challenging environments (think the extremes of Russia where it’s manufactured). Most of my field-worthy radios are acceptably rugged, but the TX-500 and the FT-818/817 really stand out. I feel lucky in that I’ve acquired a number of excellent QRP transceivers over the years. It was a no-brainer to me: either the lab599 Discovery TX-500 or Yaesu FT-818/817. “hat’s the toughest HF QRP transceiver on the market? I want a rig with good field performance and features, but I what I really want is something rugged…something that might survive falling off a rock or log while I’m doing a little SOTA.” The Yaesu FT-817/818 (left) and lab599 Discovery TX-500 (right)
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