Does anyone in the group have either a 1987 to 1997 copy of "Passport
to World band Radio",
or a copy of a Passport RDI white paper on the Kenwood R-5000? I am
curious of how they rated it and how many stars (out of 5 total) it
was given. Denny Dollahon.

In 1995, Passport gave it 4 1/2 stars, noting that the core technology was
ageing and that it lacked SSB and featured so-so bandwidth filters
(upgradeable). Positive comments noted its capacity to handle "tough
signals" and superior audio through an outboard speaker. The Drake R8 and
the NRD-535 were the five-star choices that year.

"denny" wrote in message
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Does anyone in the group have either a 1987 to 1997 copy of "Passport
to World band Radio",
or a copy of a Passport RDI white paper on the Kenwood R-5000? I am
curious of how they rated it and how many stars (out of 5 total) it
was given. Denny Dollahon.

On Mar 24, 9:25*pm, "Jim Driscoll" wrote:
In 1995, Passport gave it 4 1/2 stars, noting that the core technology was
ageing and that it lacked SSB and featured so-so bandwidth filters
(upgradeable). *Positive comments noted its capacity to handle "tough
signals" and superior audio through an outboard speaker. *The Drake R8 and
the NRD-535 were the five-star choices that year.

"denny" wrote in message

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Does anyone in the group have either a 1987 to 1997 copy of "Passport
to World band Radio",
or a copy of a Passport RDI white paper on the Kenwood R-5000? I am
curious of how they rated it and how many stars (out of 5 total) it
was given. Denny Dollahon.- Hide quoted text -

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Actually when the White Paper was written in 1987 or thereabouts the
R5000 was given 5 stars.

Lacks SSB? the R-5000? You must have read it wrong.

--
Brian Denley
http://home.comcast.net/~b.denley/index.html

"Jim Driscoll" wrote in message
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In 1995, Passport gave it 4 1/2 stars, noting that the core technology was
ageing and that it lacked SSB and featured so-so bandwidth filters
(upgradeable). Positive comments noted its capacity to handle "tough
signals" and superior audio through an outboard speaker. The Drake R8 and
the NRD-535 were the five-star choices that year.

"denny" wrote in message
...
Does anyone in the group have either a 1987 to 1997 copy of "Passport
to World band Radio",
or a copy of a Passport RDI white paper on the Kenwood R-5000? I am
curious of how they rated it and how many stars (out of 5 total) it
was given. Denny Dollahon.

bdenley wrote:

Lacks SSB? the R-5000? You must have read it wrong.

He probably meant it lacks a 'sync-detector', which is one reason it's
technology was seen as aging.

On Mar 24, 7:47*pm, denny wrote:
Does anyone in the group have either a 1987 to 1997 copy of "Passport
to World band Radio",
or a copy of a Passport RDI white paper on the Kenwood R-5000? I am
curious of how they rated it and how many stars (out of 5 total) it
was given. Denny Dollahon.

The R-5000 was given 5 stars in 1987