Colin,
He wasn't sure exactly what the values would be, but thought the low values
would be below 47K and the high values would be above 47K. I don't think he
ever tried building the box, so I can't give you much more information. Now
that I think about it, doesn't the TS-2000 use an 8-pin connector rather
than an RJ45? If that's the case, we still have to figure out the
corresponding pins for the RJ45.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 02:19
Subject: Re: mics for TS480
> well, only one way to find out.
> Did your friend offer further explanations as to the resister values, and
> their corresponding functions?
> If its mearly four resisters, or perhaps more depending on the values
> needed, and four small toggles or some kind of momentary button, it would
> be
> pretty easy to build a box and offer instructions on how to build it.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 9:05 PM
> Subject: Re: mics for TS480
>
>
>> Colin,
>>
>> I know from talking to a friend of mine that the PF keys for the TS-2000
> are
>> controlled by grounding pin 3 or 4 through high or low value resistors,
>> which means that pin 3 controls two PF keys and pin 4 controls the other
>> two. Hopefully, they use the same method of obtaining these functions
>> for
>> the TS-480, but as others have pointed out, we can't be sure.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 17:18
>> Subject: Re: mics for TS480
>>
>>
>> > yep.
>> > And now with the rj45 connecters being used, it is even harder to wire
> up
>> > your own mike jack cleanly.
>> > I simply got a friendly ham to look at the pin out of the older 4 or 8
> pin
>> > mike jacks, and tell me in a clock wise, top to bottom manner, what
>> > each
>> > pin
>> > was for.
>> > Now, with rj45 connecters, even if you have the crimping tool, its
>> > terribly
>> > finicky and difficult to make sure that the wires are being crimped in
> the
>> > right place...
>> > I guess a guy could take a short RJ45 to RJ45 cable, usually used to go
>> > from
>> > the router to the lan card on a computer, cut it, and then use a
>> > continuity
>> > meter to figure out which wires went to which pins on the jack....
>> > Then by use of a couple momentary mini toggles, you could have your up
> and
>> > down buttons, and probably even the PF keys if a guy got fancy enough.
>> > Radio shack has some nice hamend boxes for projects like that,
>> > sometimes
>> > even predrilled.
>> > I think the PF keys use combinations of resisters to decide the
> functions,
>> > and It really wouldn't be hard at all to build one using a hamend box,
>> > some
>> > momentary one way toggle mini switches and some inteligent design.
>> > I can get the parts probably for less then 20 bucks.
>> > If the PF keys are indeed controled in such a simple manner, I'll will
>> > seriously look into building such a thing.
>> > If not, then it might be more difficult.
>> > 73
>> > Colin, V A6BKX
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> > Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 9:54 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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