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Receivers
Updated: 09/02/2026
Kenwood R-5000
Confidence score: 50%
Estimated value
300€
Theoretical estimate
267€
Minimum
333€
Maximum
Specifications
GENERAL
- Type
- HF receiver
- Frequency range
- General market: 0.1-30 MHz (108-174 MHz option: VC-20) Australia: 2-30 MHz (108-174 MHz option: VC-20) West Germany: 0.15-26.2 MHz (144-146 MHz option: VC-20)
- Tuning steps
- 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 2.5 / 5 / 10 / 20 / 50 / 100 KHz
- Frequency stability
- ±10 ppm
- Mode
- AM / FM / SSB / CW / FSK
- Channels / memory management
- 100 regular
- Power supply
- Mains: 120 / 220 / 240 VAC (3-pin IEC C14 connector) or 13.8 VDC option (DCK-2)
- Current drain / power consumption
- Max 40 W @ mains or max 2 A @ 13.8 VDC
- Antenna impedance / connector
- Ant 1: 50 ohm / SO-239 Ant 2: 50/500 ohm / Screw terminals VHF: 50 ohm / SO239 (For VC-20 option)
- Dimensions (W*H*D)
- 270*96*270 mm (10.63*3.78*10.63")
- Weight
- 5.6 Kg (12.35 lb)
- Other features
- Clock/timer. NB. IF shift. 10/20/30 dB attenuator.
RECEIVER SECTION
- Receiver system
- Double conversion superheterodyne (AM/SSB/CW/FSK) 1st IF: 58.1125 MHz 2nd IF: 8.83 MHz Triple conversion superheterodyne (FM) 1st IF: 58.1125 MHz 2nd IF: 8.83 MHz 3rd IF: 455 KHz
- Sensitivity
- AM (1 KHz, 30% modulation) 0.1-0.15 MHz: 2.5 uV 0.15-0.5 MHz: 10 uV 0.5-1.8 MHz: 32 uV 1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV 108-123 MHz: 4 uV (With VC-20 option) 123-174 MHz: 2 uV (With VC-20 option) FM (12 dB SINAD) 1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 uV 108-123 MHz: 1 uV (With VC-20 option) 123-174 MHz: 0.5 uV (With VC-20 option) SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S+N/N) 0.1-0.15 MHz: 2.5 uV 0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 uV 0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 uV 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 uV 108-123 MHz: 0.5 uV (With VC-20 option) 123-174 MHz: 0.25 uV (With VC-20 option)
- Selectivity
- AM 6 KHz (-6 dB) 20 KHz (-50 dB) FM 12 KHz (-6 dB) 25 KHz (-50 dB) SSB 2.4 KHz (-6 dB) 4.4 KHz (-60 dB)
- Image rejection
- 0.1-1.8 MHz: 60 dB 1.8-30 MHz: 80 dB 108-123 MHz: 40 dB (With VC-20 option) 123-174 MHz: 50 dB (With VC-20 option)
- AF output power / speaker
- 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm
- External speaker connector
- 3.5 mm, 8-16 ohm
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