just on the old 440, best ever sounding 440 I ever heard was one that 
had an mc50 up it's front end. although, the old mc60s weren't a bad mic 
either. I've owned an mc50, mc60 and mc85 and was happy with the 
performance of all three. teh best mike I have here nowa days is my 
yaesu yd-148

Shaun
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On 6/04/2008 12:01 AM, the old scribe known as John Miller was able to 
impart this pearl of wisdom:
> A hand mic will sound tinny anywhere, I've heard very few, much less on the 
> newer radios that sound good. If you're doing dx or what ever it's livable, 
> but try a local or close to it rag chew, it's very obvious what you're 
> using. Especially since they use mostly the same mics now they have for 
> almost 30 years, maybe changing a connector or so, the newer radios just 
> don't sound as good I find, like the 570DG  sounds like absolute crap with 
> most people with the hand mic, same hand mic that they used way back with 
> the TS-440 and it sounded a bit better on that radio. I never even took mine 
> out of the box until a flood in the cellar destroyed that box. I saved the 
> TS-570 plugs and hand mic, but still will never use it and I've never heard 
> anyone try it with the TS-2000 so I can't say what that sounds like. I'm 
> told again, with most voices even worse.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 8:44 AM
> Subject: Re: Microphone Question
> 
> 
>> Hi.
>>
>> Getting back to the topic of high quality microphones on the TS2000S, I
>> would love to set up something that has good high quality sound but 
>> employs
>> Colin's 4 button interface for controlling things out at the
>> microphone.  Sure wish that I was still good at building stuff.  I might
>> still consider the route of having someone build that box and use one of
>> the Kenwood or Heil microphones that has been set up for that radio.
>>
>> Right now I have one of the four button hand mics and they tell me that I
>> sound tinny on 2 meters with it.
>>
>> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>>
>>
>>
>> Louis Kim Kline
>> A.R.S. K2LKK
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