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This page is devoted to the '''Yaesu VR-5000''', which was jointly developed with Standard of Japan. This wide band receiver was marred in its first releases by buggy firmware, poor RF performance above 800 MHz and insufficient internal shielding. Later revisions addressed some of these issues. Consequently, this receiver is not as popular as it could have been, and never achieved its true potential.
 
This page is devoted to the '''Yaesu VR-5000''', which was jointly developed with Standard of Japan. This wide band receiver was marred in its first releases by buggy firmware, poor RF performance above 800 MHz and insufficient internal shielding. Later revisions addressed some of these issues. Consequently, this receiver is not as popular as it could have been, and never achieved its true potential.
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==Reviews==
 
==Reviews==
 
* eHam.net: [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1197 Review 1] [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1107 Review 2]
 
* eHam.net: [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1197 Review 1] [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1107 Review 2]
* [http://n9ewo.angelfire.com/vr5000.html Review on Dave's Radio Receiver Page (N9EWO)]
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* [https://www.qsl.net/n9ewo/vr5000.html VR-5000 review on "Dave's Radio Receiver Page" (N9EWO)]
* [http://www.strongsignals.net/access/reviews/reviews.cgi?type=display&rtype=fi&class=recv&num=022 Strong Signals First Impressions]
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==Software Support==
 
==Software Support==
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* [http://www.swldx.com Ergo]
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** [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/mt1998reviews.html#revumar98 ERGO3 Software review by Bob Parnass AJ9S - MT 1998]
 
* [http://www.frequencymanager.de/ Frequency Manager]
 
* [http://www.frequencymanager.de/ Frequency Manager]
 
* [http://www.g4hfq.co.uk/ftbcathelp/ftbcathelp.htm FTBCat]
 
* [http://www.g4hfq.co.uk/ftbcathelp/ftbcathelp.htm FTBCat]
 
* [http://www.g4hfq.co.uk/ftbvr5k.html FTBVR5K]
 
* [http://www.g4hfq.co.uk/ftbvr5k.html FTBVR5K]
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* [http://www.dogparksoftware.com/MacLoggerDX.html MacLoggerDX]
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* [http://www.radioctl.com/ SysLabs RadioControl]
 
* [http://www.trx-manager.com/FTmane.htm TRX Manager]
 
* [http://www.trx-manager.com/FTmane.htm TRX Manager]
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** [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/680 EHam comments on TRX-Manager 1]
==Yahoo Group(s)==
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** [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/2329 EHam Comments on TRX-Manager 2]
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* [http://ke7ate.tripod.com/vr5000sigcapnew.html VR-5000 Signal Capture and Analysis]
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==Yahoo Groups and Message Boards==
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ftbasic/ FTBasic Yahoo group]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ftbasic/ FTBasic Yahoo group]
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* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TRX-Manager/ TRX-Manager Yahoo Group]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/YaesuVR-5000/ VR-5000 Yahoo group]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/YaesuVR-5000/ VR-5000 Yahoo group]
* A software package called VR-5000 Tool is available from this group
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** A software package called VR-5000 Tool is available from this group
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* Support for MacLoggerDX can be found [http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist here] and [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/macloggerdx/ here]
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==Yaesu VR-5000 Receivers for Sale==
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*[[Yaesu VR-5000 eBay Listings]]
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Back to [[Yaesu Radios]]
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== eBay Listings ==
 
<ebay>Yaesu ("VR-5000","VR5000")</ebay>
 
  
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Revision as of 13:23, 13 April 2020

Yaesu/Vertex/Standard VR-5000

This page is devoted to the Yaesu VR-5000, which was jointly developed with Standard of Japan. This wide band receiver was marred in its first releases by buggy firmware, poor RF performance above 800 MHz and insufficient internal shielding. Later revisions addressed some of these issues. Consequently, this receiver is not as popular as it could have been, and never achieved its true potential.


Reviews


Software Support

Yahoo Groups and Message Boards

Yaesu VR-5000 Receivers for Sale


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