John:
Well, thanks as always for your continuing thoughts on my dilemma here. My
plan is to work with the MC60 for a while, and, if it continues to give me
problems, I may consider replacing it with something else. But I'm quite a
bit away from making that determination now, since others have had good luck
with the MC60.
Will keep you posted.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 9:10 PM
Subject: Re: problem with mc60
> The switch on the bottom of the base is to turn the preamp on and off,
> toward the back is off I believe, the one toward the front of the mic, on
> top is for some reason, to key up the mic though why you would use that
> with
> a PTT and a PTT lock on the base is well beyond me, and the one toward the
> back of the mic changes the impedance. I ran the MC-60A on my TS-440 for
> many years, and on my TS-570 for a bit too but with the wire running form
> the base of the mic to the radio. For that kind of money though I decided
> that was stupid so that's when I got my MC-80, and then sold the MC-60A. I
> got another MC-60A for my TS-2000 when my MC-80 had so many complaints on
> UHF/VHF, but only used it for about 2 weeks, remembered why I don't like
> the
> MC-60A, I didn't like the sound coming out of it, so I put it back in the
> box and will probably sell this one at some point too for the right price.
> The only reason I held on to it this long is because I learned long ago,
> never sell mics, or cables to program radios because you'll want another
> one
> for another radio down the road and the mic or cable might be hard to get.
> I
> know the MC-60A's aren't as easy to get as they once were.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 6:56 PM
> Subject: Re: problem with mc60
>
>
>> Well, can someone tell me how to turn the pre-amp off on the MC60?
>>
>> Other than the on-off switch toward the top of the mic, I notice a switch
>> toward the bottom of the mic, and also a switch on the under side of the
>> mic
>> stand.
>>
>> Can someone tell me what those switches do?
>>
>> Maybe I can re-adjust things here.
>>
>> Also, on the ts480, is there a setting in menu 19 (the TX settings) that
>> seems to work best with the MC60?
>>
>> Right now, I have menu 19 set to "off".
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 7:46 PM
>> Subject: Re: problem with mc60
>>
>>
>>> Most people don't even use the amp in the MC-60A because that's pretty
>>> much
>>> a guaranty for RF on any radio and worse on the newer ones. I used to
>>> run
>>> it
>>> with my old TS-440 with out much trouble though I did once in a while
>>> have
>>> a
>>> little RF with that but as I recall, that's about the only radio I
>>> didn't
>>> have that problem with real bad though I honestly don't remember if I
>>> ever
>>> tried it with my TS-940 or not.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Pat Gormley" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 5:26 PM
>>> Subject: problem with mc60
>>>
>>>
>>>>I used to own an mc60 and the problem is that it's an amplified mic so =
>>>> you have to turn your mic gain all the way down and the mc60 was =
>>>> designed to be used with a variety of impedances so the problem is in =
>>>> the mic itself and is definitely a cable problem. I've used an mfj
>>>> desk
>>>> =
>>>> mic with the mic gain turned down with more success. 73- pat kk3f
>>>
>
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