I don't mean to nitpick but would it really be considered a hack if
that's what the frequency is out of the box?

Sometimes "special button combinations" that enable unadvertised, or
unintended features are referred to as "hacks," so I meant it in that,
admittedly loose, sense. And to the best of my knowledge, no one has
tried to extend frequency coverage beyond 30000. I'm guessing that
because of the ability to change the firmware, we may see some
interesting things from this radio in the future.

-Art