John:
Is this true even after the wiring of the MC60 has been modified to
accommodate the different ground connection for the Ts480?
Again, my problem simply is that the Heil mic I have is supposedly made only
for Icoms.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: MC60 mic for TS480
> You could run it with the preamp off as well but based on my luck with the
> TS-570 and TS-2000 and MC-60A, even with the preamp off, you'd be better
> off
> with the heil, I had 2 MC-60A's and they were great on the 440 and 450 I
> had, but no good on newer radios and if you check online with mods and
> stuff, there are a lot of fixes and problems out there similar to mine.
> Maybe the 480 is different, I don't know and may never know, but I'd
> imagine
> not.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 10:32 AM
> Subject: Re: MC60 mic for TS480
>
>
>> Hi;
>> The mc60 can be a problem. You might consider keeping the heil.
>> The mc60 does have a lock and two switches on the microphone itself. It
>> can
>> be run by battery or generally the voltage can come from the radio.
>> Richard
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 9:52 PM
>> Subject: MC60 mic for TS480
>>
>>
>> Hi, all.
>>
>> Well, the deal I am working on involving trading my plain Icom 746, for a
>> slightly-used TS480 is getting better and better all the time, I think.
>> Since I'm giving him the Ic746 with the voice chip and two filters, the
>> guy
>> has agreed to purchase and install the VGS1 voice module, and the 500-hz
>> CW
>> filter I want as part of the deal.
>>
>> And, he has agreed to swap my Heil ICM mic for the IC746, for an MC60
>> mic
>> that has been correctly wired to work with the TS480.
>>
>> If I continue to go with this deal, which it really looks like I will,
>> can
>> someone describe the MC60 mic for me>? What EQ settings work best with
>> the
>> MC60 and The TS480? Does the MC60 have a lock button, or is it just
>> activated with a PTT?
>>
>> One thing the guy doesn't seem to want is the boom I now have for my Heil
>> ICM mic for the IC746. I assume that there's no way for the MC60 mic to
>> be
>> dis-assembled and fit into a Heil boom. I guess someday maybe I could
>> get
>> another Heil mic that is designed to work with Kenwoods, rather than
>> Icoms,
>> but that's now a bit down the road.
>>
>> Anyway, we're still considering options here, and Any help would be
>> appreciated.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
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