Sounds like the same problem that some of the TS440S radios were plagued 
with.  It figures, since they were made in the same time period.

73, de Lou K2LKK

At 09:18 PM 1/25/2007 -0500, you wrote:
>press enter (bottom righthand key to the left of the tuning
>knob).  You will get one beep.
>then enter all five digits of the frequency, omitting trailing zeros.
>8i.e. if you want 7.040 mhz enter 0 7 0 4, then press enter again.
>be ware, my r5000 has a terrible problem with switch bouncing.  This
>results in double entry of a digit.
>
>Good luck.  It really is a great receiver.
>
>
> >Well I just got 2 kenwood r-500s from a friend that passed away. I used to
> >have a 440, and the layout is about the same. Can someone tell me how to
> >enter a frequency? It has been so long, I forgot.
> >
> >
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