Not having one of them, I'm not sure though you can probably google it but I
know a couple of the guys on 3.910, if you're nuts enough to get in with
those guys, have done it. 3.910, being all 1 and 2 landers but also CB radio
look alikes more often than not unfortunately, they give ham radio a bad
name.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 8:55 PM
Subject: Re: Heil mic for TS480
> 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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