The switch on the bottom of the base is to turn the preamp on and off,
toward the back is off I believe, the one toward the front of the mic, on
top is for some reason, to key up the mic though why you would use that with
a PTT and a PTT lock on the base is well beyond me, and the one toward the
back of the mic changes the impedance. I ran the MC-60A on my TS-440 for
many years, and on my TS-570 for a bit too but with the wire running form
the base of the mic to the radio. For that kind of money though I decided
that was stupid so that's when I got my MC-80, and then sold the MC-60A. I
got another MC-60A for my TS-2000 when my MC-80 had so many complaints on
UHF/VHF, but only used it for about 2 weeks, remembered why I don't like the
MC-60A, I didn't like the sound coming out of it, so I put it back in the
box and will probably sell this one at some point too for the right price.
The only reason I held on to it this long is because I learned long ago,
never sell mics, or cables to program radios because you'll want another one
for another radio down the road and the mic or cable might be hard to get. I
know the MC-60A's aren't as easy to get as they once were.
----- Original Message -----
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: problem with mc60
> Well, can someone tell me how to turn the pre-amp off on the MC60?
>
> Other than the on-off switch toward the top of the mic, I notice a switch
> toward the bottom of the mic, and also a switch on the under side of the
> mic
> stand.
>
> Can someone tell me what those switches do?
>
> Maybe I can re-adjust things here.
>
> Also, on the ts480, is there a setting in menu 19 (the TX settings) that
> seems to work best with the MC60?
>
> Right now, I have menu 19 set to "off".
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 7:46 PM
> Subject: Re: problem with mc60
>
>
>> Most people don't even use the amp in the MC-60A because that's pretty
>> much
>> a guaranty for RF on any radio and worse on the newer ones. I used to run
>> it
>> with my old TS-440 with out much trouble though I did once in a while
>> have
>> a
>> little RF with that but as I recall, that's about the only radio I didn't
>> have that problem with real bad though I honestly don't remember if I
>> ever
>> tried it with my TS-940 or not.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Pat Gormley" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 5:26 PM
>> 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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