Overview
| Corporate name | AOR, LTD. |
| Date founded | July 10, 1978 |
| Address | 2-6-4 Misuji, Taito-ku, 111-0055 Tokyo, Japan |
| President | Shigeru Takano, president and CEO |
| Paid-in capital | 10,000,000 Yen |
| No of employees | 17 |
| Main banks | Mizuho Bank Mitsui Sumitomo Bank Mitsubishi-Tokyo, UFJ Bank |
| Business activities | Design, development and manufacturing of communications equipment and wireless products. Import and sales of meteorological observation equipment, quartz crystal units and oscillators. |
Origin of corporate name
The founder and president of AOR, LTD., Shigeru Takano, received his
amateur radio call sign JA1AOR. This is how later the name "AOR" (Authority
On Radio communications) was created.
amateur radio call sign JA1AOR. This is how later the name "AOR" (Authority
On Radio communications) was created.
History
| 1978 | AOR, Ltd. is established |
| 1978 | AOR's first 144MHz amateur radio hand held transceiver. |
| 1979 | Start of OEM supply for Henry Radio in the U.S.A . |
| 1983 | TR-720 : World's first fully synthesized handheld air-band transceiver. |
| 1984 | AR2001 : World's first continuous coverage (25-550MHz) scanner receiver. |
| 1985 | Moved to AOR's own building at present location. |
| 1985 | DAVIS weather instruments sales started. |
| 1989 | AR3000A: World famous wide band communications receiver. |
| 1990 | AOR UK established in Derbyshire, UK. |
| 1994 | AR5000 flagship wide band receiver is announced. |
| 1998 | AOR USA, INC established in Torrance, USA. |
| 2001 | AOR Kyushu R&D Center established. |
| 2003 | SDU5600: 10MHz wide spectrum display with FFT technology |
| 2004 | ARD series of APCO25 decoder and digital voice & data modems |
| 2004 | SR2000: 10MHz wide FFT spectrum display with integrated VHF/UHF receiver |
| 2007 | AR-ALPHA: AOR's new flag ship wide band receiver with 1GHz wide FFT spectrum and 1MHz IQ. |
| 2007 | Security related devices presented at RISCON (Security & Safety trade) exhibition in Tokyo. |
| 2007 | Import and sales of DAVIS eco-drive car chips. |
| 2008 | Microtelecom direct sampling SDR sales started in Japan. AR-STV Wireless Camera Detector. |
| 2010 | AR2300/5001D Professional wide band receivers with high IF linearity, I/Q digital output and LAN/Internet remote control. |
| 2013 | AOR’s first 6GHz high-end receiver AR6000! Receivers dedicated to Japanese Fire Rescue digital transmissions. |
| 2014 | ARD300: World’s first multi-mode digital voice decoder box for analog receivers!. Decodes DMR, dPMR, D-Star, P25, NXDN, Alinco Digital, Yaesu Digital, Digital CR. RF-6G: System integrator oriented super wide-band RF TUNER for high-end signal interception systems. |
| 2015 | AR-DV1: World’s first SDR receiver to decode all popular digital modes (DMR, dPMR, D-Star, P25, NXDN, Alinco Digital, Yaesu Digital, D-CR) |
| 2016 | Japanese Governmental versions of AR5001D and AR6000-DS with advanced digital signal decoding and data signal logging. |
| 2018 | AR-DV10: Hand-held version of the ground breaking AR-DV1. World’s first wide-band hand-held receiver with optional COSPAS-SARSAT distress beacon decoder! Addition of traffic channel decode of trunked TETRA networks to AR-DV1. |
| 2019 | Addition of traffic channel decode of trunked TETRA networks to AR-DV10. |
AOR Head office building
AOR USA., INC.
1944 N Tustin St #122,
Orange, CA 92865, U.S.A
Phone: +1-310-787 8615
www.aorusa.com info@aorusa.com
Orange, CA 92865, U.S.A
Phone: +1-310-787 8615
www.aorusa.com info@aorusa.com
Established in the United States in 1998 to focus on the marketing of AOR's products in north America and Canada. AOR USA., provide high quality service in sales and technical support to local dealers.