Yeah, I know it won't do what the other Kenwoods can do Steve but you had
yours sounding quite good albeit with external help. The 480 is on my list
of rigs I wouldn't mind owning, but the audio issue is the main stumbling
block. Lou
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 12:51 PM
Subject: Re: Heil mic for TS480
> Lou,
>
> Just so people won't get the wrong idea: I'm not using any of the TX
> equalization settings in the 480. I'm using an MC-80 connected to a W2IHY
> 8-band equalizer. Despite your compliments of my audio, I've found that
> the
> 480 imposes severe limits on what you can do to improve the way it sounds.
> The big problem is that you can only widen the TX filter to 2.4 KHz,
> which,
> in my opinion, isn't nearly wide enough for good high fidelity audio. I
> keep wishing there was a filter mod for the radio that would give me at
> least a 3 KHz band width in transmit, but even with that, I suspect that
> the
> mic preamp may be designed for fairly restricted audio. I can't prove
> this,
> but I'd be interested to know if anyone knows whether my suspicions are
> correct.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 18:29
> Subject: Re: Heil mic for TS480
>
>
>> Yes, I've heard Steve's 480 and it really does sound good. Lou
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 6:20 PM
>> Subject: Re: Heil mic for TS480
>>
>>
>>>I just could never get that rig to put out that Kenwood footprint.
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 11:52 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Heil mic for TS480
>>>
>>>
>>>> Anthony,
>>>>
>>>> You can do much more with TX and RX equalization with the software than
>>>> you
>>>> can with the presets in the radio. I know that doesn't matter now that
>>>> you
>>>> no longer have the radio, but Tom might find that information useful.
>>>>
>>>> Steve
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 09:40
>>>> Subject: Re: Heil mic for TS480
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Tom & List;
>>>>> When I had my TS-480 I couldn't shape the audio the way I wanted it to
>>>>> sound.
>>>>>
>>>>> No matter what I did.
>>>>>
>>>>> I even went out and bought an MC-60.
>>>>>
>>>>> I had grounding issues with that mic.
>>>>>
>>>>> It could be because I was using a Carolina Windom.
>>>>>
>>>>> But, I just wasn't happen with the radio.
>>>>>
>>>>> 73 De Anthony W2AJV
>>>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>>> ECHOLINK NODE NUMBER: 74389
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 10:38 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: Heil mic for TS480
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Steve:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Well, whether or not I ever get a Heil Gold Line, I need to play
>>>>>> around
>>>>>> more
>>>>>> with the TX eq settings on the Ts480.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That will happen on some rainy or snowy day when I don't have
>>>>>> anything
>>>>>> else
>>>>>> to do.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I keep hoping a day like that will come, but not so far! (grin)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 6:38 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: Heil mic for TS480
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Tom,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I know your 480 and the 2000 I have are different animals, but I do
>>>>>> run
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> Gold line on the 2000 and always get unsolicited reports of great
>>>>>> audio.
>>>>>> It's a bit expensive, but comes with a desk stand and 6 foot cable.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Got mine free as a promotion when I bought the rig back in 2001, and
>>>>>> have
>>>>>> it
>>>>>> set up on a homebrew boom made from an old desk lamp.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I know the 480's tx audio bandwidth can't go as wide as the 2000, and
>>>>>> I'm
>>>>>> not sure of the tx eq on the 480. I've found that proper setting of
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> tx
>>>>>> eq makes a tremendous difference in audio quality.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>>>>
>>
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