There’s a new kid in town, the AOR AR-DV1 is the first scanner to support most popular digital radio modulation schemes including DMR, Alinco, Yaesu Fusion, Nexedge/iDas/NXDN4800, dPMR and Apco P25, it also supports all the usual analogue modulation types.
Over the past couple of years many PMR users in the UK have migrated to digital systems, the most common of which is DMR (Digital Mobile Radio) often Mototrbo which is a Motorola variant, there are also some NXDN Nexedge and iDas systems around.
The AR-DV1 does a pretty job of decoding these systems, you don’t need to know the Talkgroups, Radio Ids or Colour Codes of the DMR systems and the DV1 will even tell you the colour code with its latest 1601B firmware.
Main Features of the AR-DV1
Wide frequency coverage: 100 kHz to 1.3 GHz (Cellular blocked for the US consumer version)
Direct conversion (100 kHz ~ 18 MHz)
PC controllable with Hyperterminal software by using our COMMAND LIST to be downloaded at
http://aorja.com/receivers/ar-dv1.html.
Multi-mode unit capable of receiving AM (Synchronous), USB, LSB, CW, NFM, P25 (APCO25),
NXDN™, D-STAR ™, ALINCO EJ-47U, YAESU, DIGITAL CR, dPMR™, DMR, MOTOTRBO™,
KENWOOD ®
SD card interface
Selectable IF filter bandwidths
CTCSS and DCS selectable squelch functions
Built-in voice-inversion descrambling (Not available for the US consumer version)
AGC
Auto-notch, noise reduction (NR)
USB interface
3 VFO’s, 2,000 alphanumeric memories
AOR AR-DV1 Specification
Frequency range:
100 kHz ~ 1300* MHz (Note: Specifications guaranteed above
530 kHz)
(Cellular frequencies blocked for US consumer version)
Digital receive modes: D-STAR (GMSK), ALINCO (GMSK), YAESU (C4FM), DIGITAL
CR (C4FM), NXDN (C4FM), dPMR (C4FM), P25 (Phase 1)
(C4FM), DMR (4FSK). (**)
Analog receive modes: FM, AM, Synchronous AM (SAH, SAL), USB, LSB, CW
Receiver system:
100 KHz ~ 18 MHz : Direct conversion
18 MHz ~ 180 MHz: Double conversion super heterodyne
(1st IF: 393 MHz, 2nd IF: 31.0 MHz)
180 MHz ~ 1300 MHz: Triple conversion super heterodyne
(1st IF: 1705 MHz, 2nd IF: 393 MHz, 3rd IF: 31.0 MHz)
IF filter bandwidths: 200 Hz, 500 Hz, 1.8 kHz, 2.6 kHz, 3.8 kHz, 5.5 kHz, 6 kHz, 8 kHz,
15 kHz, 30 kHz, 100 kHz, 200 kHz
Receive assisted functions: Auto notch, Noise reduction, Analog voice descrambler (not
available for the US consumer version), AGC, Step adjust, Offset
receive, Priority
Squelch modes: Level squelch, Noise squelch, Voice squelch, Tone squelch, DCS
Frequency stability: Less than +/- 2.5 ppm after warm-up (5 minutes)
Sensitivity:
530 KHz ~ 17.99999 MHz : 0.71μV typ. (12dB SINAD)
18 MHz ~ 1300 MHz: 0.32μV typ. (12dB SINAD)
Number of VFO’s: 3
Memory channels: 2,000
Memory banks: 40
Search banks: 40
Priority channel: 1
Pass frequencies: 50 per bank or VFO
Audio outputs:
Internal speaker & speaker-out: min.1.0 W @ 8 Ohm, 12 V DC
input. 10% THD.
3.5mm jacks for headphone, speaker-out and discriminator (FM
only)
Recording/playback media: SD/SDHC, 1 channel, 19 kHz sampling in wav format. Approx. 7
hours recording for 1 GB.
Timer functions: Sleep timer 30, 60 90, 120 min., alarm and timer recording (once,
daily, weekly)
PC connection: Micro-USB for receiver control with command list.
Antenna input: BNC, 50 Ohm
Max. antenna input level: +0dBm
Power requirements: 10.8 ~ 16.0 V DC, approx. 750 mA (at 12V DC)
Operating temperature: 0 ~ 50 °C, 32 ~ 122 °F
Dimensions:
Approx. 178 mm (W) x 50 mm (H) x 215 mm (D) (proj.excl.)
7 (W) x 1.97 (H) x 8.46 (D) inches
Weight: Approx. 1.5 kg (3lb 5oz)