Hi Chris,

There is an adapter.  It's called the MJ-88.  I use one here on the 480 with
excellent results.  The one thing you have to do with them is find someone
with the ability to crimp on RJ-45 connectors.  You need to reverse the
wires on pins 3 and 5, if I remember correctly, and this required taking off
the old RJ-45 and crimping on a new one.  Luckily, I had a friend who was
good at that sort of stuff.  The reason for this reversal is that the 480
has the mic and system ground reversed from other Kenwood radios.

Good luck and very 73. 


Kevin :)
Amateur Radio:  K7RX



-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of CHRISTOPHER SCHULTE
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 08:57
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: mics for TS480

As far as the mc60, I thought there was an adapter that you could buy for
the ts480 to make it work?
----- Original Message -----
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: mics for TS480


>   John:
>
> Well, that's why I'm not going to try anything like that, and may just 
> buy the recommended mic with the PF keys.  I just thought that maybe a 
> Kenwood mic from one rig to another might work, but am not about to 
> risk hurting anything.
>
> These rigs are just too expensive for experimentation like that.
>
> 73 from tom Behler:  Kb8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 9:48 AM
> Subject: Re: mics for TS480
>
>
>>I can say, check before plugging a mic from another radio in to it. I  
>>plugged the mic from my TM-271A in to my TM-G707A and it did all kinds 
>>of  strange things, it didn't hurt anything, but it sure looked like 
>>it until  I  got that mic off that radio. I'm very leery now about 
>>stuff like that. I  don't like hand mics though and have no problem 
>>with the desk mics other  than the known RF issue with the MC60A and 
>>pretty much any newer HF rig I  plug it in to but some day I'll get 
>>around to doing the mod to fix it.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 9:28 AM
>> Subject: mics for TS480
>>
>>
>>> Hi, all.
>>>
>>> I am now seriously thinking about purchasing another mic for my new 
>>> TS480.
>>>
>>> The turbo-tuner device that I'll be using to tune my 
>>> screw-driver-type antenna in the motor home with the TS480 requires 
>>> that the PF key on the control head itself be used to activate the 
>>> tuning device, which leaves me with no other PF keys, should I want 
>>> them for some reason.
>>>
>>> So, I have two questions:
>>>
>>> 1.  What would you suggest as a good mic for the TS480 that has PF keys?
>>> And, what's the approximate price?
>>>
>>> and
>>>
>>> 2.  Just for kicks, I'm wondering if anyone has ever tried the stock 
>>> mic with either the Kenwood TMV71A or the TMV7A on the TS480?  As 
>>> you know, those mics have PF keys, but I don't know if they'd 
>>> interface well with the TS480 and am hesitant to try it for fear of 
>>> damaging the TS480 somehow.
>>>
>>> Thanks, and 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>>
>>
>>
> 

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