Tom,

Take a small piece of hookup wire, run it from a screw on the mike case and 
route it through your curly cord and attach it to one of the screws on the 
side of the rig.

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From: "Tom Brennan" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 2:26 PM
Subject: Re: mfj 931


> Howard, I have a Kenwood ts2000 running from a home brew 24 amp power 
> supply.
>
> The mic connection is the one that comes on the 2000 and is unmodified. 
> The mic
> is a Heil dx mic.
>
> The mic has a metal case so you pretty much can't touch the mic without 
> touching
> metal except the ptt button which is plastic.
>
> I've been careful to touch the radio itself on unpainted surfaces even to
> pulling its cover and don't get a shock from it.
>
> I'll have to do the meter measure in a couple days.  I don't have an 
> antenna on
> it right now as I have to get it back in the air which I'm hoping to do in 
> the
> next couple days when this 35mph wind we have lets up.
>
> Tom
>
>
> Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
> web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html