AThe cable unplugs from both the head and the radio.  It comes with a snap
on toroid for RFI which I forgot to install.  Using an open wire fed
antenna, with the 450 ohm line running once around the room before leaving
the shack, no problems.    The cable ends in wires, don't know but their
must be a socket to match the plug on the end of your current line.  Their
is one thing that just drives me nuts, and I can't understand.  tThat is to
have the mike come out of the radio rather than the head.  What's the use
of a 14 foot cable if you have to have the mike with in 5 feet of the radio?
The rig is so good, that I must forgive that obvious stupidity.
t 09:33 AM 5/21/2005, you wrote:
>Hi Howard and group;
>The 480 is definitely on my wish list when I get some antenna problems
>resolved.  I am wondering, however, if the cable unplugs from the front
>panel and or the radio?  Someone also mentioned a while ago that they were
>having a problem with rf getting into the radio.  Has this been a common
>problem?  Further,  I am using a power supply with a power cord which can
>not be disconnected from the supply.  Does anyone no if you can purchase an
>extension cable which would plug into the connector at the end of the cord
>and terminate in the standard kenwood/icom power connector?  The supply
>which is made by icom currently has a power connector which works with
>kenwoods but if I plan to put this radio out of the path, I will need a
>longer power cord.  I am trying to avoid the obvious solution that is just
>cutting off the existing connector and adding more wire.
>
>Finally, since there are lots of 480 users here, the list of manuals on I
>can work this thing doesn't contain any quick start guide or panel
>description for the 480.  After I see the radio I may decide that none is
>necessary but if someone feels inspired and has time a quick start guide and
>or panel lay out description would be a nice addition.  I have no patience
>and the manual seems to drag on forever before getting to the real substance
>of things.
>
>73
>Rich