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K9FON
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Rating: 4/5
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Sep 2, 2009 17:19
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Old school
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I recently got a 210X with the console from a fellow ham on QTH.com.
I have it hooked up right now on the air and am using it on 75 meters.
It is a fun little rig to play with, but it definetly is old school at best.
The rig is very basic and has NO bells and whistles like the rigs we have now. Nope, no DSP, notch filters, roofing filters, RF processor, pretty looking band scopes, or any of that new stuff we hams enjoy today. A Icom 7800 it isnt!!!!! But it is a great little rig to play with if you dont take it seriously.
One thing that stands out above everything else is the receiver. It is sharp and incredibly sensitive. The transmit side puts out a steady, bold, 125 watts. The TX audio is sharp and clear and a plain jane Shure 444D will definetly make the rig bark.
A few negatives;
(1) the rig is USELESS on CW as it has NO sidetone at all and one must switch between receive and CW when he/she is working another station.
(2) The NB doesnt do squat. The knob is there just to look nice.
(3) The rig lopps off 10 meters below 28.400, so if you want to work someone in the lower part of 10, you are out of luck.
(4) The final transistors are no longer avialble. So if one wants to CB ise this rig for 11 meters and he/shge cooks the finals well, tough luck buddy.
Overall, it is a fine old rig if one doesnt expect it to perform like a newer rig.
But a plus is it is MADE IN THE USA!!!!!
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N7JBH
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 24, 2009 12:23
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Work of art
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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They don't make them like they use to, this radio is really small for it's vintage. I have a black with chrome trim Turner +2 desk mike for mine, it looks classic. It's not fair comparing these radios with modern rigs, I hate to repeat the old cliche about comparing apples to oranges. I have mine in my bookcase and seldom use it, it's my backup HF rig.
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PY1MV
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 20, 2008 18:54
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Really nice Rig.
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I've had my Atlas 210x and the original Atlas frequency meter for over 4 years now.
Really impressive TX audio, normally people be surprised with the TX audio quality. Very funny for a 70's rig.
The VFO drift a little, it's normal for a rig 20 years old.
Easy to use and fix.
100W output with only 16 amp.
Small for portable operation.
All solid state.
Tks PY1MV
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KC2NXZ
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Rating: 5/5
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Jul 6, 2008 05:43
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Simple rig - good Field Day station
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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I'm a, relatively, new ham who likes "experienced" equipment.
I found an Atlas 210 on Ebay and was able to use it for my club's GOTA (Get On The Air) station this past Field Day.
While it doesn't have the features of newer equipment and it does drift a bit, this is a robust and simple rig. I was able to train a group of 12-year olds in it's use in a few minutes and get them on the air with a minimum of fuss. Using an inverted "V" dipole, the rig got good reports from several of the people we talked with. The short contacts that are typical of Field Day minimized any drift problems that might be annoying during a long ragchew.
All told - simple rig to set up - simple rig to use - easy to explain operations for public demos. It has its limitations but once you downgrade your expectations, it's just a fun set to use.
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K0PD
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 1, 2008 12:39
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Nice older Radio
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Great is not the best way to describe this radio(atlas 215X)but neither is good so i gave it a 5 because there is no 4.5 rating to choose from.I own a FT-450 and a FT-950 and just recently bought this Atlas 215X with console.About all i can say is gosh it is kind of nice to listen too and play with a older radio.Of course the recieve is behind the newer radio's and it has limited control's to fool with but darn it sure sound's good for having such little opportunities to try and make it sound better.I've owned a Atlas in the past and just plain forgot how good of a little radio it was.Now here is a older radio for those of you who have forgotten how to dip the meter and really would rather not learn but still can not afford the newer stuff and want a solid state radio then you might just want to consider one of these old radio's as you can normally buy them in decent shape for little money say around $200.00 or less.....
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FP5CJ
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Rating: 4/5
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May 27, 2008 08:22
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good for a 20 th century rig
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have one og those "marvels"for many years, but now that I changed in this century it to an IC 703, I reaaly think that I was missing some very needed things, like NB and RIT..
MHO
73
JP
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F6HCM
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Rating: 5/5
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May 26, 2008 22:11
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Que du bonheur !
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I bought there is a 15 day Atlas-210x ...
This is probably one of the last manufactured.
What happiness with this transceiver!
Thank you ATLAS Radio Co !
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KH6FH
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 20, 2007 13:18
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Still works
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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This weekend I stumbled across these reviews of the Atlas 215X. In 1975 I bought this radio for a boat that I lived on. In 1981 I sold the boat and removed the radio. This site reminded me that I still had this radio. So I found it and the wire dipole that I used in 1981 in a plastic milk crate in the garage. I dusted it off, draped the dipole antenna oved my deck. It came on and worked perfectly. It still has great audio. I was able to contact a British Columbia station from here in New Mexico. So I am back on the air again.
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WD5CND
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 13, 2007 07:45
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Need more radios like this radio
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have the 210x with base and mobile consoles. This in my opinion is a great radio, mainly because it is very simple to operate. Some of these modern radios are so complicated; that it is a bit intimidating. With all our updated technology it seems to me that ham radios would be made simpler to use and not so complicated that a person has to keep the manual within arms reach at all times. That is not why I became a ham radio operator. I also have a 350XL and seems the only problems encountered are when the digital display is turned on that one of the single digit displays has two led’s that will not light up all the time. I plan on adding another 210x or 215x to my station, that way I can relax and make contacts instead of playing with menus and deciding what perimeters needs to be changed searching for perfection.
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N9XBG
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Rating: 5/5
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Oct 9, 2006 18:03
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Simple but great rig
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I had an Atlas 210-X for a couple of years, used it all the time. While other rigs sat in the off position until I decided to get a new rig. Bought an FT-897 and boxed up all the old stuff and sold it off. Big mistake, I like my FT-897, but of the old rigs I missed the Atlas 210-X the most. Just purchased one off ebay, came in a suitcase with log book of old owner included (was being sold from an estate)rig was untested and I started looking in the old log book and last QSO was 7/18/1983 (my 32cd birthday). I received it last Friday powered it up Saturday morning and have made about 30Q's since then. Very little drift, full power out, no problems. I will be keeping this rig for a back-up and weekend fun. Now to get a Atlas 215-X so I can use it on 160m!
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