there are fixes and reported issues going back to the 850, and a lot more so 
on the newer radios, all of them. You could try it, but I really think it's 
that cable on the MC-60A between the base and the mic part that's not 
shielded.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 7:44 PM
Subject: Re: MC60 mic for TS480


>    John:
>
> Is this true even after the wiring of the MC60 has been modified to
> accommodate the different ground connection for the Ts480?
>
> Again, my problem simply is that the Heil mic I have is supposedly made 
> only
> for Icoms.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 9:58 AM
> Subject: Re: MC60 mic for TS480
>
>
>> You could run it with the preamp off as well but based on my luck with 
>> the
>> TS-570 and TS-2000 and MC-60A, even with the preamp off, you'd be better
>> off
>> with the heil, I had 2 MC-60A's and they were great on the 440 and 450 I
>> had, but no good on newer radios and if you check online with mods and
>> stuff, there are a lot of fixes and problems out there similar to mine.
>> Maybe the 480 is different, I don't know and may never know, but I'd
>> imagine
>> not.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 10:32 AM
>> Subject: Re: MC60 mic for TS480
>>
>>
>>> Hi;
>>> The mc60 can be a problem.  You might consider keeping the heil.
>>> The mc60 does have a lock and two switches on the microphone itself.  It
>>> can
>>> be run by battery or generally the voltage can come from the radio.
>>> Richard
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 9:52 PM
>>> Subject: MC60 mic for TS480
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi, all.
>>>
>>> Well, the deal I am working on involving trading my plain Icom 746, for 
>>> a
>>> slightly-used TS480 is getting better and better all the time, I think.
>>> Since I'm giving him the Ic746 with the voice chip and two filters, the
>>> guy
>>> has agreed to purchase and install the VGS1 voice module, and the 500-hz
>>> CW
>>> filter I want as part of the deal.
>>>
>>> And, he has agreed  to swap my Heil ICM mic for the IC746, for an MC60
>>> mic
>>> that has been correctly wired to work with the TS480.
>>>
>>> If I continue to go with this deal, which it really looks like I will,
>>> can
>>> someone describe the MC60 mic for me>?  What EQ settings work best with
>>> the
>>> MC60 and The TS480?  Does the MC60 have a lock button, or is it just
>>> activated with a PTT?
>>>
>>> One thing the guy doesn't seem to want is the boom I now have for my 
>>> Heil
>>> ICM mic for the IC746.  I assume that there's no way for the MC60 mic to
>>> be
>>> dis-assembled and fit into a Heil boom.  I guess someday maybe I could
>>> get
>>> another Heil mic that is designed to work with Kenwoods, rather than
>>> Icoms,
>>> but that's now a bit down the road.
>>>
>>> Anyway, we're still considering options here, and Any help would be
>>> appreciated.
>>>
>>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>>
>>
>>
>