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North-American model of the AOR AR-Alpha.
AR-Alpha U: Unblocked, government version.
In 2017 the AOR AR-Alpha II was announced.

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  2000m  13cm  9cm 
Frequency stability
?
Tuning steps
1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz
Memories
2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second

Receiver

RX-range
0.01-3500 MHz (cellular blocked)
Modulations
AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV  
Sensitivity
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity
?
Filters
?
Receiver system
Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF
IF-frequencies
?
Image rejection
?
Audio output
?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power requirements
13.8V DC
Current drain RX
1.5-2.2 A
TX
-

Physical

Dimensions (w×h×d)
420 × 130 × 308 mm (16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
Weight
7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor
Base Station
Manufactured
Between 2006 and 200x

Other features

Usage
Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features + options
Software defined receiver
USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
Accessories
-
RigReference ID
6229
MPN
AOR-AR-ALPHA-B

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