Hi John,

I am wondering, is there a way to adjust the level of the pre amp? In my old
D 104 special there was an adjustment that took a screwdriver through a hole
in the bottom. When the switch on the MC 60 A is in the forward position,
the mic makes a warbling sound. 

God bless,
REV. Mark (WZ0K)

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of John Miller
Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2015 7:41 PM
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Subject: Re: Changing element in the Kenwood MC 60 a

If you take the switch on the bottom of the base and put it forward, it 
should be strong enough I'd think since that turns on the preamp, you don't 
need batteries form that radio either. if that radio has mic gain, hopefully

that can be turned up if needed. 1 or both of those should work. Also, on 
top of the mic is an impedance switch, it's the one further back from the 
head, and is smaller than the other one, you can play with that as well. If 
that's set wrong it may have some effect on your audio level.
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From: "doug and sheilla emerson" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2015 7:45 PM
Subject: Re: Changing element in the Kenwood MC 60 a


>I have a question about the m c 60 A. I have one and I tried to use it on 
>my
> t m v 71 A. I got reports of low audio when I used it. As those who own a 
> t
> m v 71 A know, it has an r j 45 connector. I used an eight pin to r j 45
> adapter. Could that be the reason for the low audio? Presently, there are 
> no
> AA batteries in the mic. What part of the mic has to be taken apart in 
> order
> to install the batteries? I'd like to use the mic on the radio but I don't
> want to have to quote kiss the mic in order to use it. Any help from 
> fellow
> listers would be welcomed. Doug, N6NFF
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Pat Byrne
> Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2015 2:50 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Changing element in the Kenwood MC 60 a
>
> Mark,
> I googled for MC60 manual and extracted the portion you need.  See below.
> Pat, K9JAU
>
>
> Microphone Preamplifier
>
> You can use this microphone with any KENWOOD transceiver. It has been
> designed especially for FM and SSB mobile transceivers. You can
> control the preamplifier
>
> using the MIC AMP IN/OUT switch on the inside of the base of the
> transceiver.
>
> First renove the base of the microphone, then slide the switch to the
> IN position to turn the preamplifier ON. With the switch in the OUT
> position, the preamplifier is bypassed and the batteries are
> disconnected. To conserve battery power, turn the preamplifier OFF
> when it is not in use.