Doesn't the 440 supply voltage through the microphone connector?  Have 
you tried it without  batteries?  It has been a while since I had one of 
those microphones.   Is there a switch on the bottom to turn the amp on 
and off?
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


On Tue, 7 Apr 2015, Mark Torgerson wrote:

> Hi
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> I amusing the mic on a kenwood ts 440 s
>
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>> On Apr 7, 2015, at 2:09 PM, Butch Bussen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Batteries should last alm most forever, I'd just leave the battery.
>> 73
>> Butch
>> WA0VJR
>> Node 3148
>> Wallace, ks.
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>> Tue, 7 Apr 2015, Mark Torgerson wrote:
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>>> Hi
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>>> I noticed in my Kenwood MC 60 a microphone that all the basic functions c=
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