Hi Mark,

When did you buy your set? I got mine last year; I did have the factory
replace the 2.2 kHz SSB filter with their 2.4 kHz (nominal - measures
2.2) crystal filter (and what a performer THAT is!) - I also had the
daughter board fitted - but I find the other filters to be first-rate.
I had the 6.5 kHz filter (from the basic 7030) added in also, so I have
5 filters, which is all I personally need. But I have found that the
audio is superb with the 5.5 kHz ceramic filter, the one I use most of
the time with sync on, and, of course, using the crystal filter when
ECSS reception is desired or when listening to sideband, I find the
sound is as good as regular AM. I do not know the skirt measurements
for my particular unit, but I rarely hear interference that I can't get
rid of and I almost never hear heterodynes.

But you're right - if the stock filters don't satisfy you, it is VERY
easy to replace them with ones you prefer.

That's just another nice feature of this radio.

Best,

Joe

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I like my 7030+ but I'd have dumped it if I couldn't put in filters
better suited to my tastes. The stock ones are narrow enough to give
muddy sound or wide enough to let you hear hets from an adjacent
channel.

Fortunately, it's easy to find and add filters, and if you choose ones
with steep skirts you can get beautiful audio without losing
performance.