you have to decide, the mic on the headset or the mic with the buttons. You 
can just use the headphones and not the mic in the headphones if you really 
want the other mic with function buttons but you're not going to be able to 
use both mics at the same time.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kent Plemmons" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2013 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: TS-590 headphones/hand mike functions


> Hi Steve,
>
> I did a poor job of providing the details.
> I am interested in using a headset (hs) with a built in mic.  I also need 
> to
> use the ts-590 hand mic as it has the 4 programmable function keys.
> How would this work?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Kent
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Steve Forst
> Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2013 9:40 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: TS-590 headphones/hand mike functions
>
> I might be missing something here.  The 590 has a 8 pin round jack for the
> mic to connect to.  There is also a 1/4 inch  jack for the headphones, and
> never the twain will meet.  What is the hp jack you refer to?
>
> 73, Steve KW3A
>
> On 8/17/2013 7:51 PM, Kent Plemmons wrote:
>> Hi Guys,
>>
>>
>>
>> I have a question regarding the TS-590 and using headphones and the
>> 590 hand mic that has the 4 programmable function keys.
>>
>>
>>
>> I want to use a set of headphones with a ts-590.  If the headphone
>> jack fits into the hp jack, unless there is an adapter of some sort
>> how could you have access to the 4 pf keys on the 590 mic as the hand
>> mic would need to plug into the mic jack that the headphones are using?
>>
>>
>>
>> How do you guys do this?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you all,
>>
>>
>>
>> Kent Plemmons
>>
>> North of Waynesville NC
>>
>> Skype: kent.plemmons
>>
>> KK4FFF
>>
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