NASWA Journal Columns · 1998 · October

Equipment Reviews, October 1998

The AOR AR7030 Plus/NB7030 Receiver

One of the things that I really like about the AOR AR7030 receiver are the extensive number of options that are available to customize the receiver for a particular type of listening. AOR has added even more options with the release of the “Plus” version of the ‘7030, the FPU7030 microprocessor upgrade and the NB7030 noise blanker and notch filter.

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Pirate Radio Report, October 1998

Hi, and welcome to the October edition of the PIRATE RADIO REPORT! Winter conditions are setting in which means less noise and the sunspots are arising which means this should be the best pirate DX season since 1992. Let’s hope so!

Happy Halloween!

The Halloween holiday has always been an active one for pirates and this year it falls on a Saturday, so expect 6955 kHz to be active throughout the afternoon and evening on October 31st. Will Radio Halloween make it’s annual appearance? We’ll just have to wait and see. Be sure to send in your Halloween logs which will appear in the December PPR.

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