Hi Everyone;
Yes, their is an adapter.
It's the MJ88.
However, their is something about the grounds on the MC60A.
When I had the 480 I could not use the MC60A at all.
The audio was just about unintelligible.
I spoke with Kenwood about it and, the claimed they didn't know anything
about it.
73 De Anthony W2AJV
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----- Original Message -----
From: "CHRISTOPHER SCHULTE" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: mics for TS480
> As far as the mc60, I thought there was an adapter that you could buy for
> the ts480 to make it work?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 11:54 AM
> Subject: Re: mics for TS480
>
>
>> John:
>>
>> Well, that's why I'm not going to try anything like that, and may just
>> buy
>> the recommended mic with the PF keys. I just thought that maybe a
>> Kenwood
>> mic from one rig to another might work, but am not about to risk hurting
>> anything.
>>
>> These rigs are just too expensive for experimentation like that.
>>
>> 73 from tom Behler: Kb8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 9:48 AM
>> Subject: Re: mics for TS480
>>
>>
>>>I can say, check before plugging a mic from another radio in to it. I
>>> plugged the mic from my TM-271A in to my TM-G707A and it did all kinds
>>> of
>>> strange things, it didn't hurt anything, but it sure looked like it
>>> until
>>> I
>>> got that mic off that radio. I'm very leery now about stuff like that. I
>>> don't like hand mics though and have no problem with the desk mics other
>>> than the known RF issue with the MC60A and pretty much any newer HF rig
>>> I
>>> plug it in to but some day I'll get around to doing the mod to fix it.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 9:28 AM
>>> Subject: mics for TS480
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi, all.
>>>>
>>>> I am now seriously thinking about purchasing another mic for my new
>>>> TS480.
>>>>
>>>> The turbo-tuner device that I'll be using to tune my screw-driver-type
>>>> antenna in the motor home with the TS480 requires that the PF key on
>>>> the
>>>> control head itself be used to activate the tuning device, which leaves
>>>> me
>>>> with no other PF keys, should I want them for some reason.
>>>>
>>>> So, I have two questions:
>>>>
>>>> 1. What would you suggest as a good mic for the TS480 that has PF
>>>> keys?
>>>> And, what's the approximate price?
>>>>
>>>> and
>>>>
>>>> 2. Just for kicks, I'm wondering if anyone has ever tried the stock
>>>> mic
>>>> with either the Kenwood TMV71A or the TMV7A on the TS480? As you know,
>>>> those mics have PF keys, but I don't know if they'd interface well with
>>>> the
>>>> TS480 and am hesitant to try it for fear of damaging the TS480 somehow.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, and 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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