what's the mod as you understand it?

Shaun
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On 6/04/2008 3:18 AM, the old scribe known as John Miller was able to 
impart this pearl of wisdom:
> I know the mod and that makes no sense at all, nor does it work because I 
> did it with mine. Unless I misunderstood how to do it. I don't know, I might 
> keep it but I'm not sure, I don't like the sound so much or the RF issue but 
> I guess it's nice to have something for backup.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 12:57 PM
> Subject: Re: Microphone Question
> 
> 
>> have you thought of ferite beads? if you have the dextarity you might be
>> able to put one or two in place
>> failing that, I have heard of a mod that will aleviate that problem but
>> I didn't hear of what the mod actually is.
>> keep it, you never know when it might be needed.
>>
>> Shaun
>> web sites:
>> http://www.myspace.com/blindmanshaunoliver
>> http://blindman.homelinux.org/~blindman/
>> skype: brailledude
>>
>>
>> On 6/04/2008 12:59 AM, the old scribe known as John Miller was able to
>> impart this pearl of wisdom:
>>> The MC-60 is another one I have no luck on the newer radios with at all,
>>> that crap unshielded cable between the base and the mic itself will bite 
>>> you
>>> bad on these new radios, by that I mean it caused RF feedback on my 
>>> TS-2000
>>> and my TS-570. I've had 2 of them like that and I think mine's going back 
>>> in
>>> the box and possibly up for sale. I might keep it for a UHF/VHF radio 
>>> down
>>> the road, but I'm not even sure about that. I'll be putting it back in 
>>> the
>>> box though, I just can't stand to look at the thing anymore. If I bypass 
>>> the
>>> base and hook the mic cord direct to the mic everything's alright but I
>>> guess the unshielded cable won't hurt me so much on FM so we'll see how 
>>> that
>>> goes. The MC-80 is a good one, I'll keep that with the 570. MC-50 is a 
>>> good
>>> one too, I have one of those for my TS-520. It sounds good on the 120 as
>>> well, but for other projects I'm going to have to sell the TS-120 I 
>>> think. 4
>>> HF radios is more than enough anyway, 5 is real bad when you don't have 
>>> room
>>> for them all. The TS-120 is just the one I think I'd miss the least.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 9:52 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Microphone Question
>>>
>>>
>>>> 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
>>>> web sites:
>>>> http://www.myspace.com/blindmanshaunoliver
>>>> http://blindman.homelinux.org/~blindman/
>>>> skype: brailledude
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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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