John:

Well, I'll check the book, and see if I can find which setting comes closest 
to "conventional".

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: status update on MC60 problem with TS480


> 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
>>>
>