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IRISHDXER
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 5, 2012 04:06
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Best 11 bucks worth ever!!
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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I picked this up on ebay for 11 bucks!! Compared to all my other mics this one is head & shoulders above in terms of consistantly good audio reports... rich and full sounding, needs very little EQ to sound amazing with any radio.. tried it on Kenwood, Icom & Yaesu and it works great with them all... I currently have it hooked up to my old FT990 and I am told the audio is BBC quality all the time... what more could you ask from mic... cost 11 bucks but sounds like something much more expensive!
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KQ6EA
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 18, 2011 17:35
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Stunningly Good
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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Waited a while to review this, as I wanted to try it on my 950SDX and my Flex 5000.
It's an absolutely amazing microphone for $30. People tell me it sounds at least as good as my Heil mics, and it gets even better when you close-talk it.
I've bought three more of these, and my Heils will be up for sale shortly!
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KB0HAE
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Rating: 5/5
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Feb 19, 2011 18:58
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Fantastic!!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I liked this mic so much (see review below) that like another reviewer I bought 2 more! One for my TS-130SE, and one for a spare since they are discontinued and getting harder to find. I am still getting unsolicited reports of great sounding TX audio on both radios, and being asked what mic I am using. My MC-50 sits unused. I am very pleased with these mics! They even look good on the shack desk. If you have a chance to get one, don't hesitate!
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HC2S
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 29, 2010 16:51
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Excellent Microphone
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Excellent microphone, I sold my PR-781 that actually is also an excellent mic, but thinking in money for value the ATR30 won by far.
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K0CWO
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Rating: 5/5
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Aug 8, 2010 11:03
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$25
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I have used a Heil GM-5 with a variety of radios for quite some time. For the last 10 months the GM-5 was used in conjunction with a W2IHY eight band equalizer/EQ Plus driving a Yaesu FT-950. On the air audio reports have been great. Leaving audio settings the same I replaced the GM-5 with the ATR30. Direct A/B on air comparisons between the two microphones indicate that both sound great, but that the ATR30 sounds more "dynamic" and has "richer" audio.
I can highly recommend the ATR30 to anyone who looking for a quality, great performing, inexpensive microphone.
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W4RL
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Rating: 5/5
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Aug 7, 2010 19:19
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One fantastic buy of a microphone
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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After purchasing one, I liked it so much using it with my IC-756 Pro 3 that I ordered two more. One to use with my IC-7000, and one for a spare. I do believe this is the new version D-104 for today's modern day radios. And as most all of us know how the D-104 is still holding its own to this day. Sometimes I wonder if the audio engineer who designed this microphone was a fellow ham radio operator. I'd like to think so.
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W7WX
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Rating: 5/5
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May 31, 2010 11:16
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Great Value!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I really struggled finding a mic & transceiver combo that sounded reasonably good with my voice. I wasn't after studio quality but just reasonably good. I saw the reviews on eham for this mic and for the price just had to try one. I picked mine up at BestBuy for $25 (+/-). By itself it worked well, but still lacked some punch with my voice (with/without the processor). I combined mine with a W2IHY EQ/noisegate and hands down that was the ticket for me! I now get regular very good (to great) unsolicited audio reports regularly. Most are pretty surprised at what I'm running, too.
For those who find themselves struggling like I did, this mic and W2IYH EQ is a terrific combo' to consider. At the end of the day, it still is cheaper than many of just the mics out there and can be used with virtually any rig.
One thing I had issue with (although not bad) was RF getting into the factory cable that's provided with this mic when running the amp (just a tad). I threw on a couple of ferrite beads and eventually just changed to the Heil cable which solved that problem completely. I think the factory cable isn't as well shielded, but still works okay with a couple of ferrite beads.
73's
Larry (W7LJB)
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AD4C2006
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 11, 2009 10:06
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ATR-30 Great mic
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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As all others I was a long time user of the PR-40,nothing wrong with it except that is over 300 bucks,so a friend of mine told me to try this Audio Tecnica mic because he tried and it did worked better than everything else he had,so I gave it a thought and oh well even if don't work better than my PR-40 I was going to lose just few bucks and I find it at www.buy.com for only $22.50 so it arrived and because the rear XLR connector is wired the same as the PR-40 it was an easy swap,when I heard my self on the ProIII monitor I almost fell off the chair,there was no difference at all with the PR-40,same lows,same mids and even better highs,wow I said,how come a "cheap" mic sounds so good,then I tried it on my Elecraft K3 and wow it made it sounds terrific as well.Now I get also a yaesu FT-2000 and guess what,it sounds super now with this ATR-30,oh well,there is no need to say that my 3 years old PR-40 is gone to another home,I sold it for 200 bucks and I don't think I will spend again what I did in a mic like the PR-40.Now I ordered another ATR-30 from the same vendor to have one on each radio,its very easy to equalize the mic with the radios builtin EQ,it sounds very natural and the lows even close talking don't distord your audio,great good looking mic and also very afordable,after all that's what all want in these tough times,right?
Great product.
AD4C
Hector
Lake Worth,FL
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SV2BWM
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Rating: 4/5
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Dec 17, 2008 02:27
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Sounds good...
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Low-priced, dynamic microphone good for ESSB and heavy-duty constructed. You don't have to worry about background noises, just speak closer to the microphone than the studio condenser you have...
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KC2FTN
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Rating: 5/5
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Aug 27, 2008 21:49
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Two Thumbs Up !
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I was gonna shell out mucho-dinero for one of the 'other' studio mics, but I figured I'd give the ATR30 a shot on the advise from a fellow ham. I paid less than $30 for it new at www.jr.com out of New York City. Currently, I'm running the mic through a W2IHY 8-band equalizer and toggling it between my 756PRO and my 706MKIIG rigs. Well... I've had nothing but unsolicited "Excellent audio" compliments on HF, and "You sound like a radio station" or "The best audio on VHF FM that I've ever heard." And yes, I've received great reports without the EQ as well. But if you do happen to have an EQ, this mic REALLY shines!
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