Thanks Lou .  the R5000 has the tm module in it.  Other than that it is a 
basic receiver.  Gary KB2YAA
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From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 10:30 PM
Subject: Re: Kenwood radios


> Hi Gary.
>
> I was going to comment on the Kenwood R5000.  It depends quite a bit on
> what it has with it for accessories.  If it is just the R5000 by itself,
> I'd probably try about $350, but if it has the VC20 VHF converter and the
> filters, then it is probably worth probably more like $450 to $500.  The
> R5000 had a pretty decent receiver, about comparable to the receiver in 
> the
> TS440S.  The only negative that I've ever heard about the radio is that 
> the
> internal power supply generated quite a bit of heat and there were some
> problems that tended to occur with the radio because of this, so if you 
> get
> the radio with the DCK-2 DC kit installed, it might be better to run it on
> an external 13.8 VDC supply.  One very nice feature of that radio is that
> you can switch filters independently of the mode setting, which can be an
> extremely hand feature for medium wave DXing as it is often helpful to
> stick the SSB filter in when trying to listen to foreign signals that come
> through in between the American channels (not everyone uses 10 kHz channel
> spacing).
>
> I've never heard the VC20 so I don't know how good or bad the VHF 
> converter
> was.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 12:10 AM 2/27/2008 -0500, you wrote:
>>Hi Guys,
>>A friend has a Kenwood TS570S with the MC60 mike.  What's it worth ?
>>Also has a Kenwood R5000 shortwave receiver.  What is it worth as well?
>>Gary KB2YAA
>>
>>
>>
>>
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