Kenwood R-5000 Instruction Manual

EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING ACCORDING
TO NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE INSTRUCTIONS
CONTAINED IN ARTICLE 810 –"RADIO AND
TELEVISION EQUIPMENT"
a
Use No. 10 AWG (5.3 mm
2
) copper. No. 8 AWG (8.4 mm
2
) alu-
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C
Mount antenna discharge unit as close as possible to where
minuet, No. 17 AWG (1.0 mm
2 ) copper-clad steel or bronze
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lead-in enters house.
wire, or larger,as a ground wire.
d
Use jumper wire not smaller than No. 6 AWG (13.3 mm/) cop-
b
Secure antenna lead-in and ground wires to house with stand-
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per, or the equivalent, when a separate antenna-grounding elec-
off insulators spaced from 4 – 6 feet (1.22 –1.83 m) apart. 
tride is used. See NEC section810-21(j).
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Kenwood R-5000 Specifications

General

Modes	AM, FM, SSB, CW
Impedance	50 ohms
Frequency stability	±100 Hz
Memory Channels	100
Sensitivity	0.5 μV (SSB)
Selectivity	6 kHz (AM)
Power Supply	13.8 V DC
Image rejection	70 dB
IF rejection	80 dB
Output	1.5W at 8 ohms