AOR AR-8600

General characteristics

HAM bands

160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 

Frequency stability

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Tuning steps

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Memories

1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second

Receiver

RX-range

0.53-2040 MHz (will tune down to 100 kHz - cellular blocked in the US)

Modulations

AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  

Sensitivity

530 kHz - 1.9 MHz
AM: 3.5 µV (10dB S/N)
1.9 MHz - 30 MHz
AM: 2.0 µV (10dB S/N)
30 MHz - 470 MHz
AM: 1.0 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12dB SINAD)
470 MHz - 820 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
820 MHz - 2040 MHz
N-FM: 2.5 µV (12dB SINAD)

Selectivity

SSB/N-AM: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60dB)
AM/S-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40dB)
W-AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-3 dB), 380 kHz (-20dB)

Filters

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Receiver system

Triple conversion superheterodyne

IF-frequencies

1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz

Image rejection

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Audio output

800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD

Connections

Antenna

BNC

Impedance

50Ω

Other

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Electrical

Power requirements

10.8-16V DC

Current drain RX

400 mA typical, 40 mA standby

TX

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Physical

Dimensions (w×h×d)

155 × 57 × 195 mm (6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)

Weight

2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) (MW bar aerial included)

Form factor

Mobile

Manufactured

Between 2000 and 200x

Other features

Usage

Amateur / Ham radio operators

Features + options

RS232 port. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. Slot card options include speech descrambler, extra memory channels, tone eliminator and more.

Accessories

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RigReference ID

2368

MPN

AOR-AR-008600

Manuals, diagrams and brochures

Aor AR-8600 Bulletin PDF - 98.7 kB, submitted by CW_FUNKER

AOR AR-8600 Operating manual PDF - 3.80 MB, submitted by CW_FUNKER

Aor AR-8600RF Circuit Diagram PDF - 395.4 kB, submitted by CW_FUNKER

 

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