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AOR AR-5000

A picture of AOR AR-5000

SPECIFICATIONS

GENERAL
Type:HF/VHF/UHF receiver/scanner
Frequency range:0.01-2600 MHz (Cellular blocked in the USA)
Tuning steps: 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500 Hz
1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 KHz
1 MHz
Custom step: Any between 1 Hz to 999.999999 KHz
Frequency stability:±? ppm
Mode:AM / FM / WFM / SSB / CW
Channels / memory management: 1000 regular with alpha tags in 10 banks @ 25 or 45 channels per second
2100 pass
1 priority
Non-volatile EEPROM storage
There is actually a supercap inside, but it's the clock backup (Up to 50 hours without external power)
Power supply:12-16 VDC (3-pin connector)
Current drain / power consumption:Max 1 A
Antenna impedance / connector:50 ohm / One N-jack and one SO-239, switchable
NB! Max recommended input signal level without damage is +17 dBm
Dimensions (W*H*D):217*100*260 mm (8.54*3.94*10.24")
Weight:3.5 Kg (7.72 lb)
Other features: Five VFO's. Sleep timer. 10.7 MHz IF output. RS232C. DTMF decoder.
10 MHz reference input. Discriminator output.




RECEIVER SECTION
Receiver system: Triple conversion superheterodyne
1st IF: 622 MHz
2nd IF: 10.7 MHz
3rd IF: 455 KHz
Sensitivity: AM (10 dB S/N)
10-40 KHz: 63 uV
40-100 KHz: 4.5 uV
0.1-2 MHz: 2.3 uV
2-40 MHz: 1.25 uV
40-2600 MHz: 0.63 uV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
2-40 MHz: 0.56 uV
40-1000 MHz: 0.4 uV
1000-2600 MHz: 0.36 uV
WFM (12 dB SINAD)
2-40 MHz: 1.6 uV
40-1000 MHz: 1.25 uV
1000-2600 MHz: 0.9 uV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
10-40 KHz: 17.7 uV
40-100 KHz: 1.25 uV
0.1-40 MHz: 0.4 uV
40-2600 MHz: 0.3 uV
Selectivity:Selectable bandwidths: 3 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 110 & 220 KHz (500 Hz option)
Image rejection:
AF output power / speaker:1.7 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm
External speaker connector:3.5 mm




MISCELLANEOUS
Manufactured:Japan, 1996-200x (Discontinued)
Additional info:New price 1998 in the US: $1895.95
Related documents: User manual (2.5 MB)
Manual addendum (85 KB)
RS-232C command list (279 KB)
Bulletin (175 KB)
Service manual (30.1 MB)
Modifications and fixes:
Reviews:Monitoring Times: December 1996
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AS-5000
CR-5000
CT-5000
DA-3000
DC-3000
DS-8000
LA-320
MA-500
MF-2.5
MF-6.0
MF-500
SDU-5000
SDU-5500
WA-7000
VHF civil airband filter
Antenna switch. Automatic and front panel switching between four antennas
Tape recorder cable
CTCSS/PL tone board. Search and squelch operations
VHF/UHF discone antenna. 25-2000 MHz
DC power lead
Speech inverter board
Desktop active loop antenna. 1.6-15 MHz standard (0.2-0.54 MHz with optional elements)
Mobile VHF/UHF loaded whip antenna on magmount with coax
Collins mechanical SSB filter, 2.5 KHz
Collins mechanical AM filter, 5.5 KHz
Collins mechanical CW filter, 500 Hz
Spectrum display unit
Spectrum display unit
Wide band active whip antenna. 30 KHz to 30 MHz. Non-active from 30-2000 MHz
A rear picture of AOR AR-5000