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| Reviews Summary for AOR AR-2002 |
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Reviews: 1
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Average rating: 5.0/5
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MSRP: $N/A
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Description: VHF/UHF receiver/scanner
Base/Mobile
25-550 / 800-1300 MHz (5/12.5/25 KHz steps)
AM/FM/WFM
20 memories
Dimensions (W*H*D): 138*80*200 mm
Voltage: 12-14 VDC
Manufactured: 1985-19xx
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More info: http://www.aorja.com/
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UK1
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 4, 2005 10:24
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Basic, but great at what it does
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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This radio is perhaps my favourite receiver ever. It shouldn't really be called a scanner, as it only has 20 channels which it scans very slowly. Searching is no better -- you sit there holding down the Up/Down keys trawling through the bands at about a pathetic 5 steps/second! No, this is a receiver. It's at it's best sat on your desk listening to one frequency. And that is after all the most important function of any radio, and one which the AR-2002 excels at.
Quite simply, although this is a 20-year old radio, I doubt anything else can touch it for simply monitoring the frequencies it covers. It is sensitive (not overly so), has good selectivity, good resistance to strong signal overload; and very nice, clear audio quality through an extension speaker. What more can you want, except fast scan/search?
It is well made and reliable. Mine is still perfect despite many years of use. It was a couple of kHz off-tune when I got it, and recalibration was very simple. The keys are sensibly sized, as is the unit itself -- it could be used in the car.
The rotary tuning dial is a great feature.
No, I would still take this radio over any of the Bearcat/Realistic base stations, with their overload problems and mushy audio. It may be basic, but it's not been bettered IMO.
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