R-2000
History
New R-2000's in the box
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As far as I've been able
to tell, Kenwood produced the R-2000 Communications Receiver between
the
years 1983-1992. Exactly how many units were produced during
those
nine years, I don't know. At least three different versions were
produced. The standard model was for customers living throughout
North and South America. It receives 150 kHz - 29,999 MHz.
Another type called the W-2 was for those living throughout Europe
(W = Europe? 2
= Germany?). It receives 150 kHz - 26,000 MHz. Finally, the
X type (called the Oceanic in the manual) was for those living
throughout
Australia, New Zealand and the Asian/Pacific Rim countries. It
receives
2 MHz - 29,999 MHz.
Obviously, these variations exist because the public is not legally authorized to monitor certain frequencies in some countries. Why the AM broadcast band is unavailable on the X type receiver for Australia, New Zealand and the Asian/Pacific Rim countries escapes me. Modifications to the internal circuitry to remove these frequency limitations are apparently easy to accomplish. Also, some internal circuitry differences have been observed in later models which do not match those illustrated in the service manual. These are most likely due to improvements Kenwood made in their design after publication. If anyone has more information about the history or technical details on the R-2000 receiver, please email me by clicking here.
The following publications were used by Kenwood to educate the public about the R-2000 Communications Receiver:
R-2000
Sales Flyer
This flyer could be
found
in radio outlets that sold Kenwood receivers
Thanks
to Sam
Allen WA5JAW for this contribution!
R-2000 Sales Brochure
This four page brochure
could also be found in radio outlets, and was also mailed out by
Kenwood
to people making general inquiries
Thanks
to Sam
Allen WA5JAW for this contribution!
Front Panel Controls and Rear Panel View
Optional
Accessories and Specifications
Kenwood
R-5000/R-2000 Promo Ad
This ad ran for a time
in Popular Communications magazine. This one was scanned from the
back cover of their February 1992 issue
Suggestions, comments, corrections or additions may be emailed here.