That's why I sold mine.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 6:03 PM
Subject: Re: Heil mic for TS480
> 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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