Very good, John, and this is something more to think about.
Thanks, and 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 9:40 PM
Subject: Re: MC60 mic for TS480
> there are fixes and reported issues going back to the 850, and a lot more
> so
> on the newer radios, all of them. You could try it, but I really think
> it's
> that cable on the MC-60A between the base and the mic part that's not
> shielded.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 7:44 PM
> Subject: Re: MC60 mic for TS480
>
>
>> 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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