Lou,
Just so people won't get the wrong idea: I'm not using any of the TX
equalization settings in the 480. I'm using an MC-80 connected to a W2IHY
8-band equalizer. Despite your compliments of my audio, I've found that the
480 imposes severe limits on what you can do to improve the way it sounds.
The big problem is that you can only widen the TX filter to 2.4 KHz, which,
in my opinion, isn't nearly wide enough for good high fidelity audio. I
keep wishing there was a filter mod for the radio that would give me at
least a 3 KHz band width in transmit, but even with that, I suspect that the
mic preamp may be designed for fairly restricted audio. I can't prove this,
but I'd be interested to know if anyone knows whether my suspicions are
correct.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 18:29
Subject: Re: Heil mic for TS480
> Yes, I've heard Steve's 480 and it really does sound good. Lou
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 6:20 PM
> Subject: Re: Heil mic for TS480
>
>
>>I just could never get that rig to put out that Kenwood footprint.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 11:52 AM
>> Subject: Re: Heil mic for TS480
>>
>>
>>> Anthony,
>>>
>>> You can do much more with TX and RX equalization with the software than
>>> you
>>> can with the presets in the radio. I know that doesn't matter now that
>>> you
>>> no longer have the radio, but Tom might find that information useful.
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 09:40
>>> Subject: Re: Heil mic for TS480
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Tom & List;
>>>> When I had my TS-480 I couldn't shape the audio the way I wanted it to
>>>> sound.
>>>>
>>>> No matter what I did.
>>>>
>>>> I even went out and bought an MC-60.
>>>>
>>>> I had grounding issues with that mic.
>>>>
>>>> It could be because I was using a Carolina Windom.
>>>>
>>>> But, I just wasn't happen with the radio.
>>>>
>>>> 73 De Anthony W2AJV
>>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>> ECHOLINK NODE NUMBER: 74389
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 10:38 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: Heil mic for TS480
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Steve:
>>>>>
>>>>> Well, whether or not I ever get a Heil Gold Line, I need to play
>>>>> around
>>>>> more
>>>>> with the TX eq settings on the Ts480.
>>>>>
>>>>> That will happen on some rainy or snowy day when I don't have anything
>>>>> else
>>>>> to do.
>>>>>
>>>>> I keep hoping a day like that will come, but not so far! (grin)
>>>>>
>>>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 6:38 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: Heil mic for TS480
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Tom,
>>>>>
>>>>> I know your 480 and the 2000 I have are different animals, but I do
>>>>> run
>>>>> a
>>>>> Gold line on the 2000 and always get unsolicited reports of great
>>>>> audio.
>>>>> It's a bit expensive, but comes with a desk stand and 6 foot cable.
>>>>>
>>>>> Got mine free as a promotion when I bought the rig back in 2001, and
>>>>> have
>>>>> it
>>>>> set up on a homebrew boom made from an old desk lamp.
>>>>>
>>>>> I know the 480's tx audio bandwidth can't go as wide as the 2000, and
>>>>> I'm
>>>>> not sure of the tx eq on the 480. I've found that proper setting of
>>>>> the
>>>>> tx
>>>>> eq makes a tremendous difference in audio quality.
>>>>>
>>>>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>>>
>
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