Richard Hillier at AOR-UK told me a couple years ago that John Thorpe had
long since moved most of his electronics design efforts into other projects,
like high-end audiophile stereo equipment.

There *was* the "JT-2000" all-DSP receiver planned at AOR, a
commercial-grade "black box" rig which John Thorpe was supposed to design.
As recently as 2004, AOR-UK claimed it was still going to happen, but I've
lost any hope in this one appearing on the market. I think a prototype was
displayed at Dayton 2000.

Will the real John Thorpe please stand up and take a bow? Your HF-series
Lowe receivers and AOR AR7030 receiver will be forever remembered and
respected in radio history.

Guy Atkins
Puyallup, WA USA


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It's been a long time since Thorpe came out with a new design. Thorpe
designed the Lowe HF-150 and the AOR 7030+ receivers, among others, but
these receivers have been around for quite a while now.

Does anyone know what Thorpe is doing these days, or why we haven't
seen a design from him for so long? I tried to find information about
him on the internet, but no luck.

Steve