The AOR AR-8600 is a mobile HF/VHF/UHF scanner / receiver. It covers 0.53-2040 MHz (will tune down to 100 kHz - cellular blocked in the US). The receiver system is triple conversion superheterodyne with IF frequencies of 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz, 2nd: 45.05 MHz, and 3rd: 455 kHz. It features 20 memory banks and 1000 memory channels. The audio output is 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD. The power requirements are 10.8-16V DC with a typical current drain of 400 mA in receive mode and 40 mA in standby. The AR-8600 weighs 2 kg (MW bar aerial included). Dimensions are 57 × 155 × 195 mm. It has an RS232 port and built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. Slot card options include speech descrambler, extra memory channels, tone eliminator and more.
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
- ?
- Tuning steps
- ?
- 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
- ?
- Receiver system
- Triple conversion superheterodyne
- IF-frequencies
- 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz - Image rejection
- ?
- Audio output
- 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD
Connections
- Antenna
- BNC
- Impedance
- 50Ω
- Other
- -
Electrical
- Power requirements
- 10.8-16V DC
- Current drain RX
- 400 mA typical, 40 mA standby
- TX
- -
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
- -
- 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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