On Apr 15, 7:39 pm, "RHF" wrote:
On Apr 15, 9:53 am, "Roadie" wrote:
On Apr 13, 10:13 pm, "Von Fourche" wrote:
I'm thinking of going after a Kenwood shortwave receiver on e-bay. Back
when I got into
shortwave radio during the mid 1990's I always wanted a Kenwood R-5000.
Well, after buying two great portables, a Grundig Yacht Boy 400 and the
famous Sony ICF-2010, I never went after a Kenwood.
Anyway, I stopped listening to shortwave four or five years ago. Now I
noticed that Kenwood radios are discontinued and are popping up on e-bay.
So, are Kenwood radios worth going after for shortwave? And will they
let me pick up the small stations in Africa that I could never get with my
portables?
Thanks!
Yes, Kenwood made it's last shortwave radio the best ever made by that
company.
- The R5000 is a compact package
The Kenwood R-5000 Receiver has Two Potential 'Problems' as it Ageshttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/kenwood-r5000/message/2105
1 - Key Bounce
* oops let me try that again ,
* * Oops Let Me Try That Again . .
* * * OOPS LET ME TRY THAT AGAIN ! ! !
TIP - Using the 'optional' Kenwood R-5000 Receiver Computer
Control is one way around the Key Bounce 'problem' using
the 'optional' IF-232C Interface Adapter with a Computer's
RS-232C Port and connecting Cable.http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/UJIiRgk...6dLopsfncxYXAY
SA0G27ZbHlLwCUCC0a1tgouojkKqWNSkmJLVTcmRw9b/IF-232C.pdf
Simple and Safe RS232 Interface Cable for the
Kenwood R-5000 Receiver -by- 1K2BCPhttp://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/UJIiRuWxTuXbXSfjgRo8bcCtzGfIPc8VCBrxjn7R9
qDsiwYNuLXOypK27-I1ssD91qri-5WSMXCzp78xcFMX/Kenwood%20IF232%
20Interface%20by%20IK2BCP.gif
2 - Heat Aged Components because it Runs Hot due to the
Internal AC-toDC Power Supply which generates a good deal
of Heat inside the Box. The Kenwood R-5000 Receiver gets
and stays very Very VERY Warm All the Time when it is On.}
TIP - Some Kenwood R-5000 Receiver Owner/Users like to
use an External 12 VDC Power Supply via the DCK-2 Plug
on the back of the Receiver and then the Radio runs as
cool as most other Solid State Electronics.
ABOUT - The 'optional' DCK-2 12 Volt Kit
Take a look at the DCK-2 Install.PDF Filehttp://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/UJIiRi8Pe-rbXSfjIhnyG7Lv6-
_i01RAAMTw_E_7iNPywqHM_0l6YcrCfx2GY_uxVquVlNcrJJTh q8R4WqEb/DCK-2%
20install.pdf
This file contains the instructions for installing the
'optional' Kenwood R-5000 DCK-2 12 Volt Kit.
NOTE - If you can not make the above Links / URLs work
then go to the Files Section of the Kenwood R-5000
Receiver Owner/Users Group and Click-On them there.http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kenwood-r5000/files/
just my two cents worth of problems ~ RHF
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Check-Out the Kenwood R-5000 Communications Receiver
Owner's and User's Groups on YAHOO !
KENWOOD =http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kenwood-r5000/
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with four mode selectable
filters (two standard), tuning down to 10hz, an excellent notch
filter, IF shift, 99 memories, computer control port, etc. And it
delivers excellent quality audio. Kenwood has unfortunately been out
of the shortwave receiver business for several years now.
The R2000 and R1000 are a couple of steps down but competent
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Good advice on the DC kit and they are a snap to install. A couple of
other ways to reduce the heat buildup are to mount part of the power
supply on the rear of the radio or sit a small muffin fan over the
rear heat vent on the radio.
I found that if enough room was left around the radio that convection
would remove quite a bit of heat. Unfortunately stuff just seems to
accumulate and the shack got crowded so the muffin fan trick worked
like a champ until I got a good DC power supply for the radio.
Although I'm not aware of any heat related failures, it is better to
be safe.
And yes the R5000 group on Yahoo is a fine source of information. I
believe some guys have corrected the key bounce problem.