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AOR AR8600 Communications Reveiver

Specifications
  Vintage      Fall 2000
  Type         Base/mobile
  Range        500kHz - 2039MHz
  Channels     1000
  Banks        20 scan
  Bands        40 search
  Modes        FM, SFM, WFM,
               AM, NAM, WAM,
               CW, SSB
  Sensitivity  0.500 - 2MHz
                 AM: 3.5µV
               2 - 30 MHz
                 SSB: 1.5µV
                 AM:  2.5µV
               30 - 470 MHz
                 SSB: 0.30µV
                 AM:  0.70µV
                 FM:  0.35µV
                 WFM: 1.00µV
               470 - 1000 MHz
                 FM:  0.50µV
                 WFM: 1.50µV
               1000 - 1300 MHz
                 FM: 1.00µV
               1300 - 2039 MHz
                 FM: 2.50µV
               AM/SSB: 10dB S/N
               FM/WFM: 12dB SINAD
  Selectivity  SSB/NAM:   3kHz ( -6dB)
                          9kHz (-60dB)
               AM/SFM:    9kHz ( -6dB)
                         20kHz (-40dB)
               WAM/FM:   12kHz ( -6dB)
                         25kHz (-40dB)
               WFM:     150kHz ( -3dB)
                        380kHz (-20dB)
  Priority     1 channel
  Conversion   Triple
  Scan         37 channels/second
  Search       37 steps/second
  Audio        0.8 W
  Power        12V DC, 400mA
  Size         6.1 (W) x 2.2 (H) x 7.8 (D) in
               155 (W) x 57 (H) x 197 (D) mm
  Weight       3.3 lbs (1.5kg)
  Interfaces   BNC, DC, RS-232, headphone
  Accessories  MW antenna, Swivel telescopic
               antenna, AC adapter
  Features     8.33 kHz steps
               5 simultaneous slot cards
               10.7MHz IF output
               TCXO (for freq stability)
               9-pin RS-232
               Optl. Collins AM/SSB filters
               Optl. NiCd pack (2 hr backup)
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