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. |
Sole agent and sales agency for Japan
| DAVIS INSTRUMENTS CORP. Hayward, California USA Weather Instruments and Eco-drive support loggers www.davisnet.com |
Microtelecom, s.r.l. Udine, ITARY Direct sampling HF receiver and software www.microtelecom.it |
Siborg Systems, Inc. Ontario, Canada High precision automatic LCR and voltage meter http://www.siborg.com/smarttweezers/ |
| Time-Step Electronics Dartmouth , Devon England Weather Satellite Receiving Systems and accessories http://www.time-step.com/ |
AOR Head office building