The fifth stage continued in 2005 with the SLP (Short Listening Period) competition, which brought interesting results among the listeners (SWL) from several countries. The best performer this time was Jozef Marcincák, OM3-0001, with a gain of 23,460 points, followed by Vladimir Ignatov, R3A-847, and Lars Aström, SM7-8190. Representatives of the Netherlands and Belgium also made it to the top ten. After five stages, OM3-0001 consolidated the leading position in the overall ranking with a score of 55,446 points.
| Results of the 5th stage of SLP 2005 | |||
| Name | SWL | Points | |
| 1 | Jozef Marcincák | OM3-0001 | 23460 |
| 2 | Vladimir Ignatov | R3A-847 | 22896 |
| 3 | Lars Astrom | SM7-8190 | 11388 |
| 4 | Hans Lambregts | NL7403 | 11096 |
| 5 | Gosse Helmus | NL13181 | 4158 |
| 6 | Paul Lemeire | ONL3058 | 3640 |
| 7 | Henk Bouwman | NL4167 | 2255 |
| 8 | Marc Stinkens | ONL4638 | 1554 |
| 9 | Claudio van Aalst | NL13005 | 1302 |
| 10 | Johan Heus | NL9723 | 1092 |
| Current standings of SLP 2005 after five stages | ||||||
| SWL ID |
SLP1 |
SLP2 |
SLP3 | SLP4 | SLP5 | The score |
| OM3-0001 | 0 | 5488 | 19722 | 6776 | 23460 | 55446 |
| R3A-847 | 0 | 0 | 15640 | 1888 | 22896 | 40424 |
| I5-1990 | 10608 | 4578 | 17372 | 7198 | 0 | 39756 |
| SM7-8190 | 6264 | 4841 | 8580 | 7840 | 11388 | 38913 |
| NL7403 | 5555 | 2160 | 9432 | 4750 | 11096 | 32993 |
| ONL3058 | 5170 | 3876 | 6600 | 2625 | 3640 | 21911 |
| DH2URF-SWL | 0 | 0 | 18480 | 0 | 0 | 18480 |
| NL13181 | 0 | 620 | 4316 | 4094 | 4158 | 13188 |
| NL4167 | 672 | 1075 | 2052 | 2079 | 2255 | 8133 |
| 3V4-002 | 6840 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8640 |
| ONL4638 | 1320 | 0 | 0 | 1155 | 1554 | 4029 |
| NL9723 | 0 | 260 | 210 | 1218 | 1092 | 2780 |
| NL13005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 368 | 1302 | 1670 |
| OK1-35872 | 0 | 0 | 324 | 0 | 0 | 324 |