Kent,
Is there a specific reason you have to use a headset mic and a
specific reason you have to have the extra pf keys? The extra keys are
nice, but there are 2 on the radio and if you wind up with a mic that
has up/down buttons, they can be remapped in the 590's menus to act as
pf keys.
The reason I gave a lot of those oddball options earlier is just to
show that there are often ways to work around perceived obstacles.
I always wear a headset when I operate, but rarely use the attached mic.
I prefer a desk mic mounted to a boom. I also use a home brew pf key
box with 6 buttons to emulate the pf keys.
73 and good luck, Steve KW3A
On 8/18/2013 5:21 PM, Kent Plemmons wrote:
> Steve,
>
> You are right about making life complicated at the start. You have
> mentioned some good options. I Need to decide what route to take to begin
> with and go from there and make changes as the need arises.
>
> Kent
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Steve Forst
> Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2013 12:04 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: TS-590 headphones/hand mike functions
>
> Kent,
>
> I think you are making your life mor complicated than it has to be before
> you even gotten your feet wet.
>
>
> You have several options, but none of them will be fun.
>
> Your headset will probably have a 1/8 audio plug that will need an
> adapter to connect to the 8 pin mic connector on the front of the rig.
> You can buy a microphone switch box to allow 2 mics to connect to a
> single radio. You could connect the headset adapter and the hand mic
> to this box and switch to the hand mic when you use the buttons, then
> switch back to the head set afterwards.
>
> You could build yourself a box with buttons on it to emulate the pf
> keys and accept any mic you wish.
>
> You could have someone modify the hand mic, break out the audio line and
> put in a jack to plug in your headset mic. Your keys would work and
> you would have your headset mic, but you will have to develop a ptt
> scheme: either vox, or a foot or hand switch.
>
> There is software on the Kenwood site that *I think* would allow you
> to keep the hand mic plugged into the radio and run the headset mic to
> the pc and send audio to the computer. I think this software is
> designed to allow use of the pc's mic and speakers when controlling
> the radio remotely. I honestly don't know that much about it, but
> there may be something there worth looking into.
>
> There may be some easier way to do this, but it's late and I'm drawing a
> blank.
>
> You could get a desk mic with pf keys, and just not use the mic part of
> the headset Or afix the hand mic to a boom and key with a foot switch
> to keep your hands free. (This wouldn't be my first choice, but it
> could work in a pinch).
> .
>
> 73, Steve KW3A
>
>
> On 8/17/2013 10:17 PM, Kent Plemmons wrote:
>> 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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