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SIZE
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The AR1500 is a fairly small scanner, much smaller than the AR1000 and
about the same size as the PRO-43. It is about 1/2 inch taller than the
AR900. Both the buttons and the display are smaller than the AR1000, as
is the speaker.
There is a trend with current scanners to make them smaller, but there seems
to be diminishing returns in this endeavor. The AR1500 is small enough to
be a problem for some people. For someone with large hands, the small
buttons may create difficulties in programming. There are also many
controls crammed on the top of the scanner (see below). In particular, it is
quite difficult to turn the unit on and off and adjust the volume because the
On/Off/volume knob is crammed in between the BNC connector and the
Squelch/BFO knob. This makes if very difficult to get your fingers around
the On/Off knob to turn it.
Other negative side-effects of the small size are the smaller, lower-fidelity
speaker, and the smaller battery pack, reducing operation time.
CONTROLS
========
The top of the unit contains a number of knobs and switches. You'll find
the BNC connector, an On/Off/Volume knob, a ganged BFO/Squelch knob,
a tuning knob, a BFO button, a 10 db attenuator button, and earphone jack,
and a pushbutton switch for keylock.
The display and the keyboard are the same as the AR1000, although some
of the keys are in different positions (e.g. BANK and INC are reversed on
the AR1500 and INC is now called STEP).
Sound quality is good and the unit can be turned to full volume without
distortion, but the speaker doesn't give the same high-fidelity sound as is
found on the AR1000.
ACCESSORIES
===========
The AR1500 in the US comes with its built-in nicad pack, a AAA battery
holder, a rubber ducky antenna, a 5 meter wire antenna with a BNC
connector on one end for HF reception, a cigarette lighter adapter, and AC
charger, a soft case and a single ear earphone.
Note that the AC charger is not designed to operate the unit but to simply
charge the batteries while the unit is turned off. If you want to use the
scanner while plugged in (which you will, since the battery life is short),
you will have to purchase a separate AC adaptor. The Radio Shack 12 VDC
500 mA adapter (CAT No. 273-1652B) works fine for this.
OPERATION
=========
The AR1500 operates essentially the same as the AR1000. This is to say
that it uses a somewhat cumbersome programming scheme. Users of the
Uniden BearCat series of scanners and the Radio Shack/GRE PRO series of
scanners will find the AR1500 operations to be tedious.
Of more concern is that the operation of the AR1500 was modified slightly--
in some cases to handle the new search and store feature and in others to
simply "improve" the operations. However, many of the special tricks and
shortcuts that were possible on the AR1000 (and described in the Guide to
the AR1000) no longer work on the AR1500. While learning how to use the
AR1500 is not all that difficult, it requires more time than most scanners and
more consultation with the user documentation.
An interesting difference between the AR1500 and the AR1000 is that every
keystroke you enter on the AR1500 generates an audible beep for feedback.
This capability is also found on some of the Fairmate versions of the
AR1000 (i.e. the HP100 and HP200). On the AR1000, there is no
keystroke beep.
Copiado del QRZ HAM RADIO WINDOWS CD-ROM JAN 1996
Internet : osvaldo.ossa@chilnet.cl
73. Osvaldo, CE3CLW @ CE3CLW.#SAN.CHL.SA
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