In 1977 two dedicated Japaese Radio Amateurs Takano(JA1AOR) and Oshima(JA1EXM) founded AOR and the rest is history. The goal has been to pursue excellence in radio design and to market their commercially. AOR has always been at the forefront of radio communications technology, the real breakthrough came in 1984 when the World's first continuous coverage wide band monitor receiver was launched, the AR2001. Continuous research and development has upgrade the receiver designs leading to the introduction of the high-tech AR5000, AR3000A, AR3030, AR7030 and AR8000, of course work still continues today. In the 1980s, the company successfully developed many industry's first products such as :

	AR240	World's first fully synthesized 2m band FM transceiver (Also known as TEMPO S-1)
	AR22	World's first fully synthesized VHF FM palm size monitor receiver
	TR720	Fully synthesized Air band portable transceiver
	AR2001	The world's first general coverage mobile scanner receiver (also known as Regency MX-5000)