John,
Where can I find out more about this?
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 18:14
Subject: Re: Heil mic for TS480
> with the right software mods, I'm told you can widen that out a bit but it
> sounds like too much work to me.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 6:03 PM
> Subject: Re: Heil mic for TS480
>
>
>> Yeah, I know it won't do what the other Kenwoods can do Steve but you had
>> yours sounding quite good albeit with external help. The 480 is on my
>> list
>> of rigs I wouldn't mind owning, but the audio issue is the main stumbling
>> block. Lou
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 12:51 PM
>> Subject: Re: Heil mic for TS480
>>
>>
>>> 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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