Well, thanks, John.
What I don't know is whether the "off" equalization setting on the TS480
means "conventional", as you say. I may have to get the book out on that
one.
Anyway, you've been helpful, and we'll see what others who have a TS480 say.
At least I'm making progress.
I was afraid the extra ground wire on the mic would be a big anoyance, but
since you run the extra wire through the coiled cord, it is hardly
noticeable.
Anyway, will keep working on it here.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: status update on MC60 problem with TS480
> Your signal might get worse with it out if you're not driving the radio
> hard
> enough with it out. With the preamp on, it will make you louder, so that
> will drive the radio more and on SSB, make your signal better, unless you
> take it too far but with the newer radios it's almost impossible to over
> drive. You can do it, but it's not easy. with the preamp out, you can turn
> up the mic gain and your signal may go up too to a point. Usually, if that
> EQ in the radio is like most of the newer Kenwood radios, usually you'd
> set
> that to conventional, base boost is way way too much base, high cut, is
> almost painful to listen to, flat is way too flat, conventional sounds
> good,
> and I think you need software for the other setting. That's if it's the
> same
> as most Kenwood radios, I don't know about the 480 not having one, but
> that
> may help. In fact I'd say it will if it's the same. Me personally, I've
> never sounded all that great with the MC-60A, good enough, but not like I
> want except on the TS-440. I never hooked the W2IHY box and a better mic
> to
> that one so I have no clue what that would have lead to.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 9:05 PM
> Subject: status update on MC60 problem with TS480
>
>
>> Hi, all.
>>
>> Well, this evening, I made the ground connection that has been discussed
>> as
>> a way to solve the RFI problem with the MC60 mic, when used with the
>> TS480.
>> I screwed one end of a 14-gauge piece of wire to the base of the mic, and
>> the other to the ground screw on the TS480 using spade lugs.
>>
>> I did a test on 75 meters, which seemed to be the band where the problem
>> had
>> been most apparent, and it looks like I might have solved the problem.
>>
>> However, the people I talked to said my audio needed more base, so I may
>> still have to work with the TX equalization settings on the 480 to see
>> which
>> setting might sound best. Right now, I have the TX equalization set to
>> "off".
>>
>> I did notice one interesting thing, though.
>>
>> Even with the new ground connection, my audio gets much worse when I
>> switch
>> the pre-amp to "out". If it is "in", I get good audio reports. Wouldn't
>> the "in" setting mean the pre-amp is in the circuit? Why would my signal
>> get worse with the pre-amp "out"?
>>
>> Still learning here, obviously.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
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