"Mark S. Holden" wrote:

dxAce wrote:

"Mark S. Holden" wrote:

dxAce wrote:
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Isn't the 7030+ discontinued? Universal shows it to be so.

dxAce

The radio hasn't been discontinued, but they've stopped importing them to the USA.

I wonder what the reasoning for that was? Universal still carries other AOR products,
at least according to their catalog.

dxAce

I'm guessing they weren't selling many of them.

Here is what I pulled off Passport's site:

Last AOR AR7030 Sold in North America

AOR’s AR7030 tabletop receiver offers outstanding
performance, and for that reason gets high marks in
PASSPORT REPORTS. However, its complex tree-logic
operation has made it unpopular within North America.
The only American dealer distributing the ‘7030 in 2004
(see below) now reports that its last new unit has been
sold, and no more will be stocked.

The receiver continues to be available worldwide from
AOR and AOR dealers within the United Kingdom,
where it is manufactured.

Universal Radio reports that the AOR AR7030 series of
tabletop receivers, reviewed on pages 140-142 of
PASSPORT 2004, is being dropped by AOR USA.
Universal, the '7030's only direct dealer in North
America, indicates they will make a final order shortly.
After those receivers have been sold, the only way
Americans will be able to obtain the '7030 is to order it
from the United Kingdom, where it is manufactured, or
from dealers in Europe. This is the latest manifestation
of a years-long shift in the world band receiver market
from pricey tabletop models to relatively affordable
portables.

dxAce