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
>>>
>>
>>
>