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K9FON
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Rating: 4/5
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May 23, 2009 19:20
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update
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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When i first got this tuner I couldnt get it to tune my ladder line fed 160 meter doublet. I called Ameritron and a talk with the tech and i found out the problem. The balun in the tuner is a 1.1 balun. No wonder i couldnt get it to tune! I rebilt the balun into a 4.1 balun and lo and behold, it WORKS!! So if anyone else has the same issues i had just pop the cover and see if tehy installed a 1.1 balun. I dont know if the newer tuners have the 1.1 balun by mine was made in 2002 and it did..
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K0CWO
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 29, 2009 12:44
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Good Tuner
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I bought this tuner to use with my 230 foot 600 ohm open wire fed doublet. It had trouble providing a match which didn't surprise me too much since few tuners I own can accomplish this. I now use it on a 200 foot end fed long wire with two 200 foot counterpoise wires at my second QTH. It tunes this wire great 160-10. The other tuners I tried worked well 80-10 but not 160. I'm very satisfied with it now and Ameritron provides good service when needed.
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VE7IG
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 29, 2008 20:16
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Nice tuner
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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This tuner works fine and tunes my antennas on any band I've tried them on with it, including my quarter wave 80m vertical tuned as a half wave on 40. I use it as a line tuner with 7/8th heliax feedline at 600 watts on cw and 1000 watts PEP on SSB and get 1:1 SWR with little loss. With a high mismatch on some bands the tuner requires retuning at intervals possibly due to heating of components but I've never found this to be much of a problem.
Internally the construction looks good and the components are adequate for the power levels used.
I originally purchased it because my home brew tuner didn't cover 160m. This one does.
The meter tracks other SWR and power meters reasonably well and is easy to read.
Altogether an adequate tuner and it deserves a 5/5.
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W5VYY
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Rating: 5/5
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Aug 29, 2008 14:17
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Great top band tuner
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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I purchased the ATR-30 new and have not had any issues with it. I run 1000 watts output from a Heathkit SB-1000 on 160 meters and I use the ATR-30 to tune my open wire fed loop antenna. It was highly recomended to me by other top band operaters. Pictures at: www.johngammon.com
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AD4C2006
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Rating: 5/5
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Mar 22, 2008 21:06
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One of the best in the market
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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I have owned several tuners,MN-2000,different MFJ's,Johnson,Tentec,etc and as soon I purchased this one from a second hand but kept in pristine condition,I realized it was well done,inside and outside the bulding is solid,I have run all kind of antennas from G5RV,dipoles,windoms,verticals,etc using more than 1200W trough it and it never has problems tunning them even at high power.The roller inductor feels smooth,the PEP wattmeter is very accurate,capacitors move very smooth as well,in other words its a perfect tuner for any amp no matter how big it be.I payed $400 for this one and I think it was a good investment.
Hector
AD4C
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K3HKR
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Rating: 4/5
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Jan 7, 2008 07:35
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ATR-30
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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Simple as this. Most of the BAD reviews are coming from MFJ bashers.
This tuner handles a ton of RF. It is clean and requires only a small amount of maintenance. Yes I change oil in my car too!!!
If you bashers would spend as much time reading, as you do writing, chances are you would not be in this situation. I know if I spent 400.00 on my ATR-30 I would certainly be concerned that something was wrong when I bought it. And YES I will give you 300.00 to take it off your hands...
I am sorry if I did not bash AMERITRON...I don't bash, I just don't buy. This tuner I would buy again (if I had too).
BTW: There is only one tuner that deserves a GREAT rating. Did I hear domone say, big Johnson ??
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KD5NCO
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Rating: 5/5
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Feb 24, 2007 15:16
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Pleasantly Surprised
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Based on past MFJ / Ameritron Quality Control issues I was prepared to find cold solder joints, loose or missing hardware, and tight or notchy adjustment controls.
My ATR-30 is perfect in all aspects and works just fine against my Hustler BTV5 compromise vertical. Because I am not a full QRO operator, I highly doubt this tuner will ever be a problem. In fact I bought it for the slight over kill based on my use and needs.
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K2VI
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Rating: 5/5
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Feb 3, 2007 10:05
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very good tuner
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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purchased mine new in 2002 and it still works flawalessly,i run full 1500 watts pep from my ameritron al-82 and it tunes flat SWR all the time.Im thinking it's a quality control issues with ameritron/mfj. I got lucky and got one that was assembled perfectly.Also the peak meter is very accurate and responsive.I hope you get one of the good ones,they do a great job.
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N2EIK
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Rating: 3/5
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Feb 3, 2007 09:00
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OK, overpriced.
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I haven't seen any flaws as described in some other posts. I have been using it QRO and I like the meters But the meters do not work at all (nature of design) if there isnt any 12v dc going to the tuner. It is sort of inconvenient, but easy to work around (add a plug from my shacks 12 volt rail. All in all I should have never sold my Murch UT2000, that would tune a tin can! Should have bought one on ebay.
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N4DEK
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 21, 2006 10:15
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Works great for me
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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My ATR-30 is dated 04-2005 and shows none of the defects as described below by another owner. Fact is I looked inside mine to find that it's just the opposite of what he claims he found in his. Everything is well mounted and secure as well as being straight and in line with the cabinet. I have no binding issues what so ever with the roller inductor either. From one end of the cycle to the other it is smooth in it's rotation. Turns counter works great. No rough spot on the antenna selector either. Feels the same going counter clockwise as it does clockwise. All knobs and controls have a good solid feel to them. Metering circut works excellent and seems to be as accurate as anything else these days. Can't explain why others have had problems with this tuner but mine works as advertised. Well worth what I paid for it anyway.
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