No, off is off. There is a difference between off and conventional.
----- Original Message -----
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 9:55 AM
Subject: Re: status update on MC60 problem with TS480
> Well, thanks, John.
>
> What I don't know is whether the "off" equalization setting on the TS480
> means "conventional", as you say. I may have to get the book out on that
> one.
>
> Anyway, you've been helpful, and we'll see what others who have a TS480
> say.
>
> At least I'm making progress.
>
> I was afraid the extra ground wire on the mic would be a big anoyance, but
> since you run the extra wire through the coiled cord, it is hardly
> noticeable.
>
> Anyway, will keep working on it here.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 9:33 PM
> Subject: Re: status update on MC60 problem with TS480
>
>
>> Your signal might get worse with it out if you're not driving the radio
>> hard
>> enough with it out. With the preamp on, it will make you louder, so that
>> will drive the radio more and on SSB, make your signal better, unless you
>> take it too far but with the newer radios it's almost impossible to over
>> drive. You can do it, but it's not easy. with the preamp out, you can
>> turn
>> up the mic gain and your signal may go up too to a point. Usually, if
>> that
>> EQ in the radio is like most of the newer Kenwood radios, usually you'd
>> set
>> that to conventional, base boost is way way too much base, high cut, is
>> almost painful to listen to, flat is way too flat, conventional sounds
>> good,
>> and I think you need software for the other setting. That's if it's the
>> same
>> as most Kenwood radios, I don't know about the 480 not having one, but
>> that
>> may help. In fact I'd say it will if it's the same. Me personally, I've
>> never sounded all that great with the MC-60A, good enough, but not like I
>> want except on the TS-440. I never hooked the W2IHY box and a better mic
>> to
>> that one so I have no clue what that would have lead to.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 9:05 PM
>> Subject: status update on MC60 problem with TS480
>>
>>
>>> Hi, all.
>>>
>>> Well, this evening, I made the ground connection that has been discussed
>>> as
>>> a way to solve the RFI problem with the MC60 mic, when used with the
>>> TS480.
>>> I screwed one end of a 14-gauge piece of wire to the base of the mic,
>>> and
>>> the other to the ground screw on the TS480 using spade lugs.
>>>
>>> I did a test on 75 meters, which seemed to be the band where the problem
>>> had
>>> been most apparent, and it looks like I might have solved the problem.
>>>
>>> However, the people I talked to said my audio needed more base, so I may
>>> still have to work with the TX equalization settings on the 480 to see
>>> which
>>> setting might sound best. Right now, I have the TX equalization set to
>>> "off".
>>>
>>> I did notice one interesting thing, though.
>>>
>>> Even with the new ground connection, my audio gets much worse when I
>>> switch
>>> the pre-amp to "out". If it is "in", I get good audio reports.
>>> Wouldn't
>>> the "in" setting mean the pre-amp is in the circuit? Why would my
>>> signal
>>> get worse with the pre-amp "out"?
>>>
>>> Still learning here, obviously.
>>>
>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
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