 The
AR8200 represented a beacon when first released building on the successful
recipe of the AR8000 and technology developed for the award winning AR5000 base
receiver. Technology continues to march forward with the AR8200 and the new
AR8200-III. Initial deliveries of the new model have been received but all our
stock now sold. It could be December before another delivery is received.
 Due
to shortages on some RF component used in the AR8200-II AOR Japan took the
opportunity to make some changes in AR8200 production and carry over some
aspects of the AR8600-II - notably the wider coverage to 3GHz.
The MkIII is also be supplied with 1500 NiMH batteries rather than Nicads. Note
should be taken of the comments made in the operating addedum below.
One other change is that the backlight can be set to be activated when the
squelch opens.
- Frequency coverage
530 kHz-3000 MHz no gaps
- All mode reception
with Super narrow FM plus Wide and Narrow AM in addition to the
standard modes
- True carrier
re-insertion in SSB modes
- RF preselection of
mid VHF bands
- Detachable MW bar
aerial with negative feedback
- Tuning steps
programmable in multiples of 50 Hz in all modes, 8.33 kHz airband
step correctly supported
- Step-adjust,
frequency offset, AFC
- Noise limiter &
attenuator
- Versatile band
scope with save trace facility
- Twin frequency
readout with bar signal meter
- Battery save
facility with battery low legend
- Arrow 4-way side
rocker with separate main tuning dial
- Programmable scan
& search including LINK, FREE, DELAY, AUDIO, LEVEL, MODE
- Computer socket
fitted for control, clone & record
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AR8200 Serie 3
Specifications |
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| Frequency Range |
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530 kHz to 3000 MHz (cell blocked in
the USA for FCC rules)
(Actual frequency input 100 kHz to 2040 MHz,
performance between 100 kHz to 530 kHz is not guaranteed). |
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| Receive Modes |
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WFM, NFM, SFM, WAM, AM, NAM, USB, LSB,
CW |
| Sensitivity |
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| 530 kHz - 2.09 MHz |
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AM: 3.5 uV (10dB S/N) |
| 2.0 MHz - 30 MHz |
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AM: 2.5 uV (10dB S/N) |
| 30 MHz - 470 MHz |
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AM: 1.5 uV (10dB S/N)
NFM: 0.85 uV (12dB SINAD)
WFM: 1.5 uV (12dB SINAD) |
| 470 MHz - 1040 MHz |
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NFM: 0.9 uV (12dB SINAD) |
| 1040 MHz - 2040 MHz |
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NFM: 9.0 uV (12dB SINAD) |
| 2040 MHz - 3000 MHz |
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NFM: 25uV (12dB SINAD) |
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Selectivity:
SSB/NAM
AM/SFM
WAM/NFM
WFM |
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3kHz (-6dB), 9kHz (-60dB)
9kHz (-6dB), 20kHz (-40dB)
12kHz (-6dB), 25kHz (-40dB)
150kHz (-3dB), 360kHz (-20dB) |
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| Power Consumption |
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190mA (nominal), 145mA (stand by),
25mA (power save).
4 x AA internal cells or 12V d.c. external supply |
| Dimensions |
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61(W) x 143(H) x 39(D) mm |
| Weight |
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217g (311g including NiCads, 356g
including NiCads & aerial) |
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| Memory channels |
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1,000 (20 banks) |
| Select scan channels |
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50 |
| Priority channels |
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1 |
| Search banks |
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40 |
| PASS channels |
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50 per search bank + 50 for VFO search |
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‘As if this was not enough’, optional internal SLOT CARDS (which fit into the AR8200 SERIES-2 base) extend the capabilities even further: |
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EM8200 |
Memory
slot card |
increase
storage to 4,000 memories, 160 search banks |
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CT8200 |
CTCSS slot card |
squelch &
search |
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RU8200 |
Record chip slot card |
(records
up to 20 seconds of audio) with 'continuous loop' capability |
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TE8200 |
Tone
eliminator slot card |
useful for
scanning past transmission pilot tones |
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VI8200 |
Voice inverter card |
demodulate
analogue scrambling |
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Due
to shortages on some RF component used in the AR8200-II AOR Japan took the
opportunity to make some changes in AR8200 production and carry over some
aspects of the AR8600-II - notably the wider coverage to 3GHz. 
