Well, I'll see what I can come up with here. ... I can't for the life of
me figure out how Kenwood and Icom can think that the little screw they give
you is the best and most convenient way to go.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 7:18 PM
Subject: Re: problem with mc60
> What I did with one radio was got a longer strew to fit in the grounding
> screw hole, cut the head off, screwed it a little way in the radio, put a
> regular hex nut on it to act as a jam nut so it wouldn't back out, and
> then
> you have the stud like the older radios had, so I put the wing nut on
> that.
> I haven't done that with my TS-2000 yet but I did do that with my old
> TS-450
> back when and my TS-570 and it worked great. I never have liked the screw
> idea, I like the wing nut a lot better.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 7:05 PM
> Subject: Re: problem with mc60
>
>
>> Steve:
>>
>> This is the next thing I'm going to try.
>>
>> First, though, I need to go to our local hardware store and see if I can
>> get
>> a wing-nut-type sdcrew to go into the ground connection on the TS480,
>> rather
>> than trying to use that little ground screw they give you. That little
>> ground screw sure can get awkward at times!
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 10:47 PM
>> Subject: Re: problem with mc60
>>
>>
>>> Tom,
>>>
>>> That's exactly what you do. Someone else here mentioned running the
>>> ground
>>> wire through the center of the coiled mic cable, which sounds like a
>>> good
>>> way to keep things relatively neat. You don't need a thick wire, so
>>> that
>>> will make things easier.
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 18:59
>>> Subject: Re: problem with mc60
>>>
>>>
>>>> Steve:
>>>>
>>>> Kevin (K7RX) has also suggested this. I assume you put a connection on
>>>> one
>>>> of the screws on the mic stand, and then connect the other end to the
>>>> Ts480
>>>> ground screw?
>>>>
>>>> Might be a bit awkward at times, but it's sure worth trying.
>>>>
>>>> The thing is that the problem is very intermittent.
>>>>
>>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 7:57 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: problem with mc60
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I've heard of people solving the hum problem with this mic by
>>>>> grounding
>>>>> the
>>>>> case of the mic to a known ground on the radio.
>>>>>
>>>>> Steve
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Pat Gormley" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 17:26
>>>>> Subject: problem with mc60
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I used to own an mc60 and the problem is that it's an amplified mic so
>>>>>>=
>>>>>> you have to turn your mic gain all the way down and the mc60 was =
>>>>>> designed to be used with a variety of impedances so the problem is in
>>>>>> =
>>>>>> the mic itself and is definitely a cable problem. I've used an mfj
>>>>>> desk
>>>>>> =
>>>>>> mic with the mic gain turned down with more success. 73- pat kk3f
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>
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