John:

I think this does help, and I think I have the double female cable you 
suggest,although I'm not in the shack now.

Will check but I think you're right.

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 7:42 PM
Subject: Re: Need help with MC60 mic connections


> what you should have, is a mic cable with 2 female connectors on it, which
> goes form the connector on the back of the mic to the radio, then the wire
> coming out with the female connector on it should plug in to the mic 
> itself.
> If you have something different, that's been modified but hopefully that
> helps.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 7:21 PM
> Subject: Need help with MC60 mic connections
>
>
>> Hi, all.
>>
>> Well, today, I finalized the trade I was talking about involving my old
>> plain Icom 746, for a slightly-used TS480, which includes a correctly
>> wired
>> MC60 desk mic.
>>
>> But now, I need some orientation to the MC60 desk mic.
>>
>> On the right-hand side of the mic stand, there's a wire coming out with 
>> an
>> 8-pin plug on it, but on the back left-hand corner of the mic stand,
>> there's
>> another 8-pin female connector.  In the box with the mic, there's a cable
>> that has an 8-pin male connector on it, and the standard Kenwood mic
>> connector on the other.
>>
>> Can someone tell me what goes where?
>>
>> I certainly could call the guy who I did the swap with, but thought you
>> guys
>> might give me a better orientation.
>>
>> Just don't want to do something that would risk hurting anything.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>
>
>