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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

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  2000m  13cm  9cm  6cm 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1500 MHz 9 kHz - 6000 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV   TV  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF
IF-freqs. 1st: 750 MHz
2nd: 45.03 MHz
3rd: 5.5 MHz
4th: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 1.0 watts at 4 ohm load 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ~200 mA ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 1992 in Japan Between 2017 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 2016 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 36 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Software defined receiver USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
I/Q stand alone recording and playback
10 Digital modes : TETRA,P25(Phase 1+2),DMR, Mototrbo,dPMR,NXDN,D-CR,D-STAR,Alinco,Yaesu.
Automatic detection of digital modes during scan and search.
Up to 2MHz wide digital I/Q output
Accessories ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002515 AOR-AR-ALPHA-II