New from Nevada

Nevada Radio are pleased to announce the release of the new Discovery PA500 portable amplifier. The amplifier operates from 12 to 16V DC and will deliver up to 60W RF output from 5W RF input. It covers HF amateur bands from 80 to 10m, with a built-in auto tuner for ease of use.

The PA500 body is just 30mm thick and very rugged, using a CNC-milled durable anodised aluminium body for extreme operation. Although designed to match the Discovery TX-500, the PA500 supports RF-VOX PTT, so no control cable is necessary to the transceiver and accordingly it will work with Icom, Elecraft and many other portable transceivers. Weighing just 900 grams and sized at 30mm thick by 207mm long and 90mm wide, it is ideal for portable and travel use.

The PA500 will sell for £695 and should be available during November from UK distributors Nevada and Waters & Stanton:

Also new from Nevada is the Alinco DR-MD520E VHF/UHF DMR transceiver. This new transceiver has built-in GPS with APRS support, a large LCD full colour screen, automatic repeater roaming and 4,000 memory channels. It is ideal for the amateur DMR user as it allows easy import and export of CSV files and parameters, along with contact databases. The radio automatically detects and switches between analogue and digital modes depending on the signal received. An added bonus is FM broadcast receive with 100 memories and VFO. The radio is packed with many other features and sells for £299.95. It is available from UK distributors Nevada Radio and other selected UK dealers. www.nevadaradio.co.uk www.hamradiostore.co.uk