In general, it would be  an external box with a male 8 pin  female 
connector to go from radio to box, and  a male 8 pin connector  either 
on the box or on a pigtail coming out of the box, to which the 
microphone is connected.

Inside the box, the  various connections to  switches and resistors are 
made.

It would be possible, although not easy, to  access the needed wires 
somewhere in the regular mic cable.  Of course, you would still need a 
box or enclosure for the switches and resistors.


Hope the above makes sense.

73, Steve KW3A

On 10/23/2014 3:04 PM, Howard, W A 9 Y B W wrote:
> In regard to this box built for use with the Kenwood 590, I realize that one
> needs to access three connections on the microphone socket.
>
> How does one do that with a microphone connected to the radio?
>
> Howard #3
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2014 1:02 PM
> Subject: Re: Has anyone here ever built a project from QST?
>
>
>> John,
>>
>> Sorry, but no.    To get more pf keys for the 2000 you need to build a
>> box, or find a microphone with  the 4 extra  pf buttons that can be
>> assigned in menus.  The ability to reassign the up/down buttons as pf
>> keys didn't come along until the 590.
>>
>>
>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>
>>
>>
>> On 10/23/2014 1:54 PM, John J Jacques wrote:
>>> Hi all, is there a way to re-assign the up / down buttons on the mic of
>>> the TS2000 for other functions?  I know the PF key on the radio can be
>>> re-assigned, but not sure about the mic buttons!
>>>
>>> Thanks in advanced, and 73:
>>> John
>>>
>>>
>>> John Jacques
>>> Amateur Radio Station: KD8PC
>>> "Whare Cat Is, Is civilization!"
>>> Robert A Heinlein
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>>>
>>>
>>>
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