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AR-ALPHA |
The AOR AR-Alpha is a new commercial grade receiver which may be 19-inch rack mounted or used as a desk-top receiver.
With continuous coverage from 10 kHz to 3.3 GHz, using wide band receive, advanced DDS and DSP technology, the AR-Alpha delivers a powerful monitoring, searching and recording capability. Fast frequency processing is achieved by means of FFT and signals are visually displayed on the 6.4" TFT LED display both spectrally or as a waterfall function. TV signals can also be displayed (NTSC, PAL & SECAM).
Powerful DSP is employed at both IF and demodulation stages allowing many functions including Digital Filtering, Auto Notch filter, IF Shift, Noise Reduction, Analogue Voice De-scrambler, Tone Elimination, DCS, CTCSS, Level Squelch and Noise Squelch.
Modes of reception include: WFM (in stereo selectable de-emphasis), NFM, AM (Synchronous AM, diversity synchronous AM), ISB, RZSSB, USB, LSB, CW, P25, Video (FM, AM NTSC/PAL). Dual communications ports are available on the back panel supporting both RS-232C and USB 2.0 connection. A 12kHz output is also provided for external DRM & SDR reception. I/Q outputs are provided with 1MHz Bandwidth.
Input RF performance is provided by 17 high performance input Band Pass Filters and high linearity RF stages. A 10.7MHz 2nd IF stage is used and an innovative ZERO-IF 3rd IF is used for the DSP function. The receiver is referenced to an OCXO (Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillator) or external 10MHz reference.
Unit is supplied with:
- Printed operating manual.
- DC power cable.
- Rack mount handles and screws.
- CD with operating manual (pdf), USB and IQ drivers with installation guide. Note; The CD has the "drivers" not an operating program.
Available to special order
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Update your AR-ALPHA to the latest set of firmwares! The current versions are:
Main (control) board: 909A
Panel board: 909A
Decoder board: 809B
Download the firmware update instructions (PDF 670KB).
Download the complete update pack (1.38MB) with instructions, update software, 2 boot files and 3 firmware files. NOTE: The update procedure is rather complex and should be done by a qualified technician. Make sure to read the update instructions FIRST before attempting the update! Go ahead only if you feel confident, or ask for support to the official AOR distributor where you purchased AR-ALPHA.
Download the USB driver (790KB) and IQ driver (29KB) with install instructions PDF (925KB). Note: These are only drivers! There is no "Control software" available yet but we are currently working with Microtelecom in Italy on an exciting receiver control software with IQ data stream record and playback! Stay tuned...
Click HERE to download screen capture software. A couple of examples of captured screen shots are included in the zipped file.
Note: We do not ship this radio to the USA due to FCC restrictions (unblocked coverage) and distribution agreements.
SPECIAL ORDER, DELIVERY WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS
