I think these things went out of production  about 20 years ago.  Maybe a 
little less than that, but still quite a while ago.   I bought my R-2000 in 
1984.  Below are copied 2 segments from the discontinued items section of 
the Universal Radio site (a dealer in the USA).







The Kenwood R-1000 covers 200 kHz to 30 MHz in thirty 1 MHz bands with 1 kHz 
digital display resolution. Solid performance, straight forward operation 
are the strengths of the R-1000. Stable operation and good selectivity 
combine to make this radio suitable for demanding voice or RTTY 
applications. Refinements include: S-Meter, 12 hour clock-timer (with remote 
activation), Noise Blanker, Dimmer, three position attenuator and tone 
control.

The carry handle can be swung-away to the top or bottom. The rear panel has 
antenna inputs for coaxial or hi-Z wire antennas. 120 VAC. UL listed.

**

The Kenwood R-2000 was the first modestly priced communications receiver to 
offer a host of advanced capabilities; succeeding the R-600 and R-1000. The 
R-2000 tunes from 100 to 29999.9 kHz in five modes (AM, FM, USB, LSB, and 
CW). The R-2000 presents the listener with three different tuning rates (and 
a frequency lock) plus convenient 1 MHz UP/DOWN buttons. A noise blanker, 
four position attenuator, AGC and all mode squelch are also included. The 
ten channel memory stores frequency and mode. The band-scan mode permits the 
R-2000 to scan between two user selected frequencies (at three rates!). The 
built-in seven digit fluorescent tube digital display indicates frequency to 
the nearest 100 Hz. With dimmer switch. The dual 24 hour quartz digital 
clock-timer can be used to activate the radio and an auxiliary device 
(recorder, etc.) for absentee DXing. The large front mounted speaker insures 
good fidelity. The rear panel has input for coaxial or hi-Z wire antennas. 
120 VAC. UL listed. There is also the optional VC-10 VHF converter for 
additional frequency coverage.



**



I got a lot of use out of my R-2000 and really liked it.  The VHF converter 
mentioned as an option for the R-2000 is pretty hard to find, I think.



73, Steve KW3A









----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kallie Swanepoel" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 7:35 AM
Subject: R1000 vs. R2000


> Hi All
>
> What are the differences between the R1000 and R2000? Is the R2000 much
> newer and how are the availability of these receivers, and price and
> accessibility?
>
> 73 ZS6KCS
> Kallie Swanepoel
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