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GEOCHRON DIGITAL ATLAS 2 4K WORLD CLOCK THE GEOCHRON WORLD CLOCK HAS BEEN
ADMIRED BY HAMS SINCE THE 1960S.  A MECHANICAL MASTERPIECE WITH 300 MOVING
PARTS, ITS STILL MANUFACTURED TODAY.  SOME OF US HAVE BEEN DREAMING FOR
YEARS ABOUT OWNING ONE, BUT THE PRICE 2,300 TO 3,600 DEPENDING ON FEATURES
AND FRAME MATERIAL PUT IT BEYOND OUR BUDGETS.  NOW, FOR A FRACTION OF THE
PRICE, WE CAN OWN A DIGITAL VERSION WITH SIMILAR APPEARANCE AND FEATURES.
IN THE SEPTEMBER 2018 ISSUE OF QST, I REVIEWED THE FIRST DIGITAL 4K WORLD
CLOCK FROM GEOCHRON.  WITH THE DIGITAL HARDWARE AND ITS 4K VIDEO RESOLUTION
3840 2160 IXELS, IT WAS POSSIBLE TO SCALE THE WORLD FAMOUS MECHANICAL
GEOCHRON WORLD CLOCK TO ANY SIZE 4K TV.  ITS ALSO COMPATIBLE WITH STANDARD
HIGH DEFINITION TVS, THOUGH WITH LOWER IMAGE QUALITY.  GEOCHRON HAS
INTRODUCED A NEW VERSION, THE ATLAS 2, WITH UPGRADED DIGITAL HARDWARE.
THIS REVIEW COVERS THE NEW ATLAS 2 HARDWARE, WITH A FOCUS ON SOME NEW
FEATURES AVAILABLE AS A PREMIUM HAM RADIO BUNDLE SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGE.
WHAT IS THAT MAP?  I HAVE A DEDICATED 55 INCH 4K TV FOR THE GEOCHRON IN MY
STATION SEE FIGURE 12.  IT SITS ATOP MY RADIO SHELVES, AND THE FIRST
QUESTION I GET FROM PEOPLE WATCHING MY VIDEOS, OR FROM ANYONE VISITING MY
STATION, IS, WHATS THE COOL WORLD MAP ON THE LARGE TV BEHIND YOU?  THIS HAS
BEEN THE PIECE DE RESISTANCE OF MY RADIO STATION EVER SINCE.  SEARCH
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