Run a wire from pin 7 of the jack in the back of the mic base to the case of
the mic base.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 9:48 PM
Subject: Re: Microphone Question
> what's the mod as you understand it?
>
> Shaun
> web sites:
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> skype: brailledude
>
>
> On 6/04/2008 3:18 AM, the old scribe known as John Miller was able to
> impart this pearl of wisdom:
>> I know the mod and that makes no sense at all, nor does it work because I
>> did it with mine. Unless I misunderstood how to do it. I don't know, I
>> might
>> keep it but I'm not sure, I don't like the sound so much or the RF issue
>> but
>> I guess it's nice to have something for backup.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 12:57 PM
>> Subject: Re: Microphone Question
>>
>>
>>> have you thought of ferite beads? if you have the dextarity you might be
>>> able to put one or two in place
>>> failing that, I have heard of a mod that will aleviate that problem but
>>> I didn't hear of what the mod actually is.
>>> keep it, you never know when it might be needed.
>>>
>>> Shaun
>>> web sites:
>>> http://www.myspace.com/blindmanshaunoliver
>>> http://blindman.homelinux.org/~blindman/
>>> skype: brailledude
>>>
>>>
>>> On 6/04/2008 12:59 AM, the old scribe known as John Miller was able to
>>> impart this pearl of wisdom:
>>>> The MC-60 is another one I have no luck on the newer radios with at
>>>> all,
>>>> that crap unshielded cable between the base and the mic itself will
>>>> bite
>>>> you
>>>> bad on these new radios, by that I mean it caused RF feedback on my
>>>> TS-2000
>>>> and my TS-570. I've had 2 of them like that and I think mine's going
>>>> back
>>>> in
>>>> the box and possibly up for sale. I might keep it for a UHF/VHF radio
>>>> down
>>>> the road, but I'm not even sure about that. I'll be putting it back in
>>>> the
>>>> box though, I just can't stand to look at the thing anymore. If I
>>>> bypass
>>>> the
>>>> base and hook the mic cord direct to the mic everything's alright but I
>>>> guess the unshielded cable won't hurt me so much on FM so we'll see how
>>>> that
>>>> goes. The MC-80 is a good one, I'll keep that with the 570. MC-50 is a
>>>> good
>>>> one too, I have one of those for my TS-520. It sounds good on the 120
>>>> as
>>>> well, but for other projects I'm going to have to sell the TS-120 I
>>>> think. 4
>>>> HF radios is more than enough anyway, 5 is real bad when you don't have
>>>> room
>>>> for them all. The TS-120 is just the one I think I'd miss the least.
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 9:52 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: Microphone Question
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> just on the old 440, best ever sounding 440 I ever heard was one that
>>>>> had an mc50 up it's front end. although, the old mc60s weren't a bad
>>>>> mic
>>>>> either. I've owned an mc50, mc60 and mc85 and was happy with the
>>>>> performance of all three. teh best mike I have here nowa days is my
>>>>> yaesu yd-148
>>>>>
>>>>> Shaun
>>>>> web sites:
>>>>> http://www.myspace.com/blindmanshaunoliver
>>>>> http://blindman.homelinux.org/~blindman/
>>>>> skype: brailledude
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 6/04/2008 12:01 AM, the old scribe known as John Miller was able to
>>>>> impart this pearl of wisdom:
>>>>>> A hand mic will sound tinny anywhere, I've heard very few, much less
>>>>>> on
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> newer radios that sound good. If you're doing dx or what ever it's
>>>>>> livable,
>>>>>> but try a local or close to it rag chew, it's very obvious what
>>>>>> you're
>>>>>> using. Especially since they use mostly the same mics now they have
>>>>>> for
>>>>>> almost 30 years, maybe changing a connector or so, the newer radios
>>>>>> just
>>>>>> don't sound as good I find, like the 570DG sounds like absolute crap
>>>>>> with
>>>>>> most people with the hand mic, same hand mic that they used way back
>>>>>> with
>>>>>> the TS-440 and it sounded a bit better on that radio. I never even
>>>>>> took
>>>>>> mine
>>>>>> out of the box until a flood in the cellar destroyed that box. I
>>>>>> saved
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> TS-570 plugs and hand mic, but still will never use it and I've never
>>>>>> heard
>>>>>> anyone try it with the TS-2000 so I can't say what that sounds like.
>>>>>> I'm
>>>>>> told again, with most voices even worse.
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 8:44 AM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: Microphone Question
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Getting back to the topic of high quality microphones on the
>>>>>>> TS2000S,
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>> would love to set up something that has good high quality sound but
>>>>>>> employs
>>>>>>> Colin's 4 button interface for controlling things out at the
>>>>>>> microphone. Sure wish that I was still good at building stuff. I
>>>>>>> might
>>>>>>> still consider the route of having someone build that box and use
>>>>>>> one
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> the Kenwood or Heil microphones that has been set up for that radio.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Right now I have one of the four button hand mics and they tell me
>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>> sound tinny on 2 meters with it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Louis Kim Kline
>>>>>>> A.R.S. K2LKK
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