| AB7JK |
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2005-07-26 | |
| Great RX !! |
Time Owned: 6 to 12 months. |
I got this radio used about a year ago and it came with the original 12khz/6khz filter settings. This is a fab receiver which reminds me of old tube type radios - you tune slowly and the signals just pop out of a quiet background.
Stations sound "next door" at the 12 khz setting with some hiss introduced but I have been able to eliminate it using an outboard filter.
Only problem is fading distortion since the radio has no sync detector but listening in SSB is quite pleasant using the tone control. The radio is rock stable after a 15 minute warmup.
Anyone who uses modern portables and recent ham radios owe it to themselves to listen to an R-1000. They don't make them like this anymore. |
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| JIMMYHENRY |
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2005-05-08 | |
| Aerial |
Time Owned: more than 12 months. |
I found my R1000 at the Auckland (NZ) rubbish tip about 12 years ago, could not believe my luck. Still goes perfectly, I use it every day. I am going offshore sailing shortly and want to set it up so my wife can listen into our radio scheds on 6516 from the South Pacific. Can anyone advise me on the aerial required. How long, and is it a parallel loop? Any help would be appreciated.
Jimmy |
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| VK1KBN |
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2004-05-18 | |
| Very pleased with my purchase! |
Time Owned: 0 to 3 months. |
I bought this receiver not long ago, in local radio club trash and treasure meeting. I was after a desktop receiver to use mostly to listen to SW broadcasting stations. The receiver seems to be very stable and the audio quality is surprisingly good. I especially like the wide-AM mode when listening to MW stations - very nice. On SSB, it performs in a similar way to my FT-817, but because of the big speaker and plenty of AF power, I think I like it better.
My R1000 cost me 90 AUD (about 60-65 USD), which is extremely good value for the price.
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| G1HBE |
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2004-01-08 | |
| Solid performer |
Time Owned: more than 12 months. |
I bought one of these in 1986, and only moved it on when I treated myself to an AOR 5000 dc-to-light RX.
The R1000 is a beautifully built piece of equipment - smooth real VFO tuning, easy controls and better than average audio quality. The VFO is so stable, the radio can be used in ECSS mode for hourd on end. The filters could do with a bit of further thought and pre-mod units have a very slow AGC recovery time, but overall this RX canes the backside off the other 'hooby' RX's that were about at the same time. A real beaut! |
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| I61545PE |
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2003-09-23 | |
| FORTUNATO CHI CE L'HA E NON LO HA DATO VIA... |
Time Owned: more than 12 months. |
Certo,il 5000 era un'altra cosa,ma in mancanza di meglio,per anni il 1000 e' stato il ricevitore di punta nella mia stazione.
Ora vado con un EGZ DX-301,(che monta per esempio dei meravigliosi condensatori variabili Ducati racchiusi nella custodia in plastica...),ed e' davvero un'altro pianeta,ma il 1000 mi ha dato soddisfazioni incredibili,pur non avendo i filtri ed i comandi dei ricevitori-top: l'ultima grande soddisfazione,nell'aprile 2003,quando sono riusci to a sintonizzare la '14 de Agusto',una fantasmatica brasiliana sui 90 metri,ascoltata per pochi minuti: non credevo alle mie orecchie,ma poi mesi dopo,spulciando fra i bollettini che ricevo via posta e quelli che leggo regolarmente su Internet,ho visto che veniva riportata regolarmente,pur se non sono poi stati molti coloro che l'hanno captata...
Nel 2001,sui 20 metri,di notte ho ascoltato radioamtori italiani negli States e in Venezuela: i miei poco convinti Rapporti di Ricezione sono invece stati confermati: non vi dico la sorpresa di quando li ricevuti: insomma,all'inizio credevo di avere un semplice e momentaneo ripiego al Kenwood R-5000,mentre invece,a mano a mano,ho capito di avere in stazione un ricevitore si' ormai un po' sorpassato,ma davvero valido!
Camillo---SWL I-6-1545-PE |
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| WB8CAC |
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2003-02-08 | |
| Great Radio!!! |
Time Owned: 0 to 3 months. |
Had my first of these in the early 80s and must have been out of my mind to get rid of it. Lately I had been trying to use my Yaesu FT-100D for short wave listening... frustrating.
Found a R-1000 on eBay and got a great deal on it. Tightened a slipping attenuator coupler and was back to working with an old friend.
The radio has fantastic audio. Great sensitivity, very good selectivity and no super high tech bells and whistles to distract one from real listening pleasure.
My only real complaint is the AGC time which is about 4 years too long. There is a simple mod to correct this, but I can't drag myself away from the fun of llistening to the radio, to make the change.
If you're lucky enough to find one, buy it! If you have one, keep it!
Bob WB8CAC WPE8JFR
http://www.qsl.net/wb8cac |
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| HNLUTE |
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2001-10-03 | |
| Great Manual Shortwave |
Time Owned: more than 12 months. |
| Like a wonderfully taken care of 1950 Ford 4 - door sedan this is a good basic radio, maybe the BEST basic radio. No scanning, no keyboard, no sync. detection. What makes it worthwhile is the quality of the beast itself and the need for a personal involvment with it's use. Tuning is fun, the controls move smoothly and easily, stations pop out of the unusually quiet background. The filters could be tighter but then it wouldn't sound as good. USB/LSB intelligibility is excellent on all bands, a rarity on many modern radios. With excellent sensitivity it needs only a long wire and a decent ground to take advantage of it's good points. Selectivity is good as well. If you like radios the way they used to be this is the radio for you. You'll never regret having one and it's the one you'll use time and time again when the signals get really weak and difficult. Basic is better with the Kenwood 1000! |
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| K0FPC |
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2001-03-03 | |
| Near perfect older receiver |
Time Owned: more than 12 months. |
| I bought my R-1000 in 1981, brand new. From Kenwood, I obtained a suggested list of modifications to change the attenuator from 20-40-60 db to 10-20-30 db, but I've not done the mod. Now twenty years old, the radio remains very sensitive, very stable, and reasonably selective. I use it attached to a 30-foot wire most of the time. Kenwood built into the radio a jumper to change the AM wide bandwidth from 12 khz to 6 khz, and I changed to the narrower setting years ago. For better sound quality on AM/MW broadcast, the wider filter is probably better. The radio tunes the spectrum in one mhz bands, and shows frequency on both a 1 khz accurate digital display and on the analog dial, marked every 10 khz. A clock/timer built in to the R-1000 can control a tape recorder. With both an internal A/C mains supply and a connector for 12-volt input, added as an option from Kenwood, this old radio works at home, in my automobile, and attached to a deep cycle battery I have for emergency use. Antenna inputs are: an SO-239 for coaxial cable, and spring clips for direct wire connections. The noise blanker works quite well. Concentric knobs control audio volume and output tone. Kenwood did not provide for a narrow CW filter, and that one addition would have made the R-1000 a perfect receiver. |
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| VK6JDR |
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2000-07-02 | |
| Solidly constructed radio |
Time Owned: 3 to 6 months. |
I have owned my Kenwood R 1000 for a few months now and find it to be
quite a good receiver. It is incredibly stable for SSB reception and is
also easy to use in this mode for the reception of AM broadcasts - any
unwanted noises usually dissapear very nicely. It has a great tone and
more than adequate volume. The only complaints that I have are that it is
slightly less sensitive than some newer radios. This is easily fixed by
using an aerial longer than my usual 7 or 8 feet that I use with my
portables. The other complaint is that the nice tone comes at the expense
of a relatively wide IF bandwith - even on the narrow bandwidth setting.
As stated however, receiving strong signals in the SSB mode often fixes
this. Finally, the comment that you probably know about - the very slow
AGC - it really is slow. One day I'll get around to doing that mod
available on the net to fix that but until then I'll keep using this
excellent and relatively compact radio.
How does it compare with my Yaesu FRG 7? Well, the R 1000 doesn't have quite the same tone and volume - though it is still very good. The R 1000 is more sensitive for weak station reception - provided a reasonable aerial is connected. Finally, it has superior single sideband reception being more sensitive and far more stable. A disadvantage of the R 1000 however is that most second hand FRG7's seem to be in good condition as they aren't that easy to throw around. The R 1000's I've seen have gathered a bit more wear over the years, including mine.
David Rhodes
Perth, Western Australia
VK6JDR
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