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Versions:
AR-Alpha B: North-American model,
AR-Alpha U: Unblocked, government version.
In 2017 the AOR AR-Alpha II was announced.

General characteristics

HAM bands
?
Frequency stability
?
Tuning steps
1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz
Memories
2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second

Receiver

RX-range
0.01-3500 MHz
Modulations
AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV  
Sensitivity
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity
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Filters
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Receiver system
Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF
IF-frequencies
?
Image rejection
?
Audio output
?

Connections

Antenna
SO-239 + N-type
Impedance
50Ω
Other
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Electrical

Power requirements
13.8V DC
Current drain RX
1.5-2.2 A
TX
-

Physical

Dimensions (w×h×d)
420 × 130 × 308 mm (16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
Weight
7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor
Base Station
Manufactured
Between 2006 and 200x

Other features

Usage
Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features + options
Software defined receiver USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
Accessories
-
RigReference ID
2371
MPN
AOR-AR-ALPHA

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