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dxAce wrote:
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"Mark S. Holden" wrote:
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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 o=
ther AOR products,
at least according to their catalog.

dxAce

I'm guessing they weren't selling many of them.
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Here is what I pulled off Passport's site:
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Last AOR AR7030 Sold in North America
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AOR=92s 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 =917030 in 2=
004
(see below) now reports that its last new unit has bee=
n
sold, and no more will be stocked.
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The receiver continues to be available worldwide from
AOR and AOR dealers within the United Kingdom,
where it is manufactured.
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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 shortl=
y.
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 manifestati=
on
of a years-long shift in the world band receiver marke=
t
from pricey tabletop models to relatively affordable
portables.
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dxAce
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Lots of people have crabbed about the nested menu system, but I'd think a=
nyone who had some experience with using computers would find it simple. =
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The remote makes it even easier, though I usually leave it home. =20
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I had a cordless phone that was tougher to figure out.
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It's not that it's hard to figure out, but if I'm listening to something=20
and I want to change filters, for example, a button or knob is light=20
years ahead of treeing through a menu. They make this stuff too small,=20
so they can save money on one hand, plus small sells to a point better=20
than a "Normal" sized SW reciever, such as a JRC NRD-535.

Right now, I have an Icom R71A, a NRD-515, a 525, and a insanely=20
modified Hammarlund HQ-100.

I mostly use two of them, the 515 for SSB, and the HQ-100 for AM sound=20
quality. but they have one thing in common, they have the best=20
ergonomics of any radios I have ever owned. Ease of use is a nice thing=20
to have...

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