Don't forget the TTP pad, I've suggested that to all kinds of manufacturers 
and no one's picked up on the idea for some reason. I don't know why, a lot 
of people I know are like myself and don't like hand mics, you'd think 
someone would make something.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: mics for TS480


>I still think someone needs to invent a box to plug the desk mic into that
> has the four PF keys and can in turn be plugged into the radio.  Better
> yet, it would be great if Kenwood just developed a desk microphone with 
> the
> four PF keys.  I'd buy one for my TS2000S without thinking twice.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 12:39 PM 3/2/2008 -0500, you wrote:
>>There is but he wants the function keys. MC60 doesn't have that.
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "CHRISTOPHER SCHULTE" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 11:56 AM
>>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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