Yaesu FTX-1F, a new QRP rig! (Part 1)

This one works for me Ian:

Lab599 — Ultra-compact transceiver Lab599 Discovery TX-500

I believe they have relocated manufacturing, some support etc outside of Russia itself, so sanctions aren’t an issue, just personal choice I suppose. I ended up buying a KX-2 because the add on battery pack for the Lab599 rig was going to be another £500 or something silly like that, so financially the 599 didn’t make sense. I think the audio chip failures they had in early batches may have been remediated as well, but that’s just what I’ve read on forums.

My experience of buying the KX-2 direct from the USA wasn’t great, despite lots of folk saying customer service from Elecraft is amazing, but it was cheaper than other options at the time.

If you are buying new, I’d recommend you look at options from @HB9NBG / Carine @HB9FZC who sell into the EU: Amateurfunk ist unsere Passion – Lutz-Electronics, Grindel, Schweiz
Looking back, I probably should have paid a bit more to get the KX-2 from them… hindsight and all that, eh! :roll_eyes::grin:

73, Simon

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