I finally "bit the bullet" in 2004 andīought a unit which was customized for me by the factory.
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For a number of years I myself, having read theseĬomments by professional testers and some early users, was scared awayīut those AR7030 'Plus' specifications (all of them, not just one) People reading theseĬomments were/are frightened away from this receiver and continue toīe frightened today. Players, GPS units, and cell-phones), today. Menu-ĭriven products were relatively uncommon in 1996, but they are quiteĬommon, and are used by an increasing number of people (think DVD Operating scheme, and that of menu-driven products in general. This receiver solely because of those negative comments regarding its I think that it is a shame that relatively few SWLs have purchased (I also note that you do not quote the IP3 for the RF Space SDR-IQ Publications) have been totally overcome or have become commonplace? "negatives" written at that time (and even today repeated in some Impressions that you cannot accept the fact that virtually all of the With it and that was more than ten years ago. It seems that you really have a "thing" against the AOR AR7030 'Plus' > "A lot of my co DXer's are now using SDR-IQ's and achieving amazing results, whilst the top rated AOR 7030 lads don't seem to be getting much in the way of spectacular catches lately." I have an unusual situation in that I have 2 MW stations that driveĭallas's active antennas are the only ones that survive my harsh RF If you like the stock PAORDT mini-antenna, you might want to take aĭallas Lankford has made some serious changes that greatly improve the Picking the correct antenna, feeding it correctly, getting rid of, orĬan make every day listening as rewarding as a trip to the country. I can't tell the difference when the meter is pulled. For less then $200 and way too many hours in Instead of "wasting" money on a "better" receiver, I have decided to Tickets, I have to put up with the RF noise that I have. Receive signals that my lowly R2000 can't. I accept that in wonderful, mythical (or is it mystical?), Greyland But sadly it just isn't RF quiet enough for the better It is true the better choice of filters makes the AOR more But even then I couldn't find a signal that the AORĬouldn't. There has been a one time power failure during December for 18 hours The better receivers are like a limo compared to our Escort. I could receive on any of the better receivers, I could hear on aĪnd better audio and better noise filters make some signals better.ĭon't get me wrong, I would sell my left n^^ for a 7030+ or R8B, but The 7030+'s menuing system was really designed by a very demented 3rd Loaned out to people who value the precision and whom I know will takeĪt my location, and, if you think about it, at all locations, the Trying to rapidly tune from one frequency to another they seldom get Tunning, separate MHz(Mc) and KHz(Kc), and the fact that only a body Having a R8B for 2 months, and I still own a R390 and a R392 but Kenwood might choke on mu modifications, but after babysitting a I have been using a R2000 since the early 1980s. I take some heat from my local SWL brotherhood because of my South 33 d 47 m 32 s, East 20 d 07 m 32 sĪntenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro Mk II, Datong AD-270 John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa Good radio spot and make sure you get a decent antenna up. Receiver specs just concentrate on going on a decent DXpedition to a So what's the motto of this story just this, don't worry about Much in the way of spectacular catches lately. Results, whilst the top rated AOR 7030 lads don't seem to be getting
A few years ago a DXer won the prestigious Danish DC Club annualĬontest with an equally modest receiver, a Yaesu FRG-7000.Ī lot of my co DXer's are now using SDR-IQ's and achieving amazing Poor receiver from a poor front end and sloppy bad filters point of I have a pal who insists on DXing with an ancient battered Yaesu FRG-7Īnd i would rate his fantastic logs and high quality recordingsĪmongst the very best in the world, yet the FRG-7 is actually a very A top DXer John Bryant used a Eton E1 on a DXpedition toĮaster Island and logged some of the best catches I have ever seen. Practice, life is different: one of my pals had a SDR-1000 and Iĭidn't notice his logs reflect anything much better than otherįella's. Will get you that ultimate DX catch above all other receivers. The above data is supposed to indicate which of your dream receivers 5 KHZ THIRD ORDER INTERCEPT DYNAMIC RANGE