hmmm. that seems like it's grounding the jack against the case. I don't
know if that'd work
Shaun
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On 6/04/2008 12:09 PM, the old scribe known as John Miller was able to
impart this pearl of wisdom:
> Run a wire from pin 7 of the jack in the back of the mic base to the case of
> the mic base.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 9:48 PM
> Subject: Re: Microphone Question
>
>
>> what's the mod as you understand it?
>>
>> Shaun
>> web sites:
>> http://www.myspace.com/blindmanshaunoliver
>> http://blindman.homelinux.org/~blindman/
>> skype: brailledude
>>
>>
>> On 6/04/2008 3:18 AM, the old scribe known as John Miller was able to
>> impart this pearl of wisdom:
>>> I know the mod and that makes no sense at all, nor does it work because I
>>> did it with mine. Unless I misunderstood how to do it. I don't know, I
>>> might
>>> keep it but I'm not sure, I don't like the sound so much or the RF issue
>>> but
>>> I guess it's nice to have something for backup.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 12:57 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Microphone Question
>>>
>>>
>>>> have you thought of ferite beads? if you have the dextarity you might be
>>>> able to put one or two in place
>>>> failing that, I have heard of a mod that will aleviate that problem but
>>>> I didn't hear of what the mod actually is.
>>>> keep it, you never know when it might be needed.
>>>>
>>>> Shaun
>>>> web sites:
>>>> http://www.myspace.com/blindmanshaunoliver
>>>> http://blindman.homelinux.org/~blindman/
>>>> skype: brailledude
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 6/04/2008 12:59 AM, the old scribe known as John Miller was able to
>>>> impart this pearl of wisdom:
>>>>> The MC-60 is another one I have no luck on the newer radios with at
>>>>> all,
>>>>> that crap unshielded cable between the base and the mic itself will
>>>>> bite
>>>>> you
>>>>> bad on these new radios, by that I mean it caused RF feedback on my
>>>>> TS-2000
>>>>> and my TS-570. I've had 2 of them like that and I think mine's going
>>>>> back
>>>>> in
>>>>> the box and possibly up for sale. I might keep it for a UHF/VHF radio
>>>>> down
>>>>> the road, but I'm not even sure about that. I'll be putting it back in
>>>>> the
>>>>> box though, I just can't stand to look at the thing anymore. If I
>>>>> bypass
>>>>> the
>>>>> base and hook the mic cord direct to the mic everything's alright but I
>>>>> guess the unshielded cable won't hurt me so much on FM so we'll see how
>>>>> that
>>>>> goes. The MC-80 is a good one, I'll keep that with the 570. MC-50 is a
>>>>> good
>>>>> one too, I have one of those for my TS-520. It sounds good on the 120
>>>>> as
>>>>> well, but for other projects I'm going to have to sell the TS-120 I
>>>>> think. 4
>>>>> HF radios is more than enough anyway, 5 is real bad when you don't have
>>>>> room
>>>>> for them all. The TS-120 is just the one I think I'd miss the least.
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 9:52 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: Microphone Question
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> just on the old 440, best ever sounding 440 I ever heard was one that
>>>>>> had an mc50 up it's front end. although, the old mc60s weren't a bad
>>>>>> mic
>>>>>> either. I've owned an mc50, mc60 and mc85 and was happy with the
>>>>>> performance of all three. teh best mike I have here nowa days is my
>>>>>> yaesu yd-148
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Shaun
>>>>>> web sites:
>>>>>> http://www.myspace.com/blindmanshaunoliver
>>>>>> http://blindman.homelinux.org/~blindman/
>>>>>> skype: brailledude
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 6/04/2008 12:01 AM, the old scribe known as John Miller was able to
>>>>>> impart this pearl of wisdom:
>>>>>>> A hand mic will sound tinny anywhere, I've heard very few, much less
>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> newer radios that sound good. If you're doing dx or what ever it's
>>>>>>> livable,
>>>>>>> but try a local or close to it rag chew, it's very obvious what
>>>>>>> you're
>>>>>>> using. Especially since they use mostly the same mics now they have
>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>> almost 30 years, maybe changing a connector or so, the newer radios
>>>>>>> just
>>>>>>> don't sound as good I find, like the 570DG sounds like absolute crap
>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>> most people with the hand mic, same hand mic that they used way back
>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>> the TS-440 and it sounded a bit better on that radio. I never even
>>>>>>> took
>>>>>>> mine
>>>>>>> out of the box until a flood in the cellar destroyed that box. I
>>>>>>> saved
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> TS-570 plugs and hand mic, but still will never use it and I've never
>>>>>>> heard
>>>>>>> anyone try it with the TS-2000 so I can't say what that sounds like.
>>>>>>> I'm
>>>>>>> told again, with most voices even worse.
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 8:44 AM
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Microphone Question
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Getting back to the topic of high quality microphones on the
>>>>>>>> TS2000S,
>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>> would love to set up something that has good high quality sound but
>>>>>>>> employs
>>>>>>>> Colin's 4 button interface for controlling things out at the
>>>>>>>> microphone. Sure wish that I was still good at building stuff. I
>>>>>>>> might
>>>>>>>> still consider the route of having someone build that box and use
>>>>>>>> one
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> the Kenwood or Heil microphones that has been set up for that radio.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Right now I have one of the four button hand mics and they tell me
>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>> sound tinny on 2 meters with it.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Louis Kim Kline
>>>>>>>> A.R.S. K2LKK
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