John,
I haven't had the courage to jump on that frequency because those guys are
completely nuts. I know at least one of them has just bought a 480, but I
didn't realize any of them had been able to mod it for better sound. I've
also heard that there are some guys down on 3814 that know something about
audio, and they seem like a much saner group.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 08:27
Subject: Re: Heil mic for TS480
> Not having one of them, I'm not sure though you can probably google it but
> I
> know a couple of the guys on 3.910, if you're nuts enough to get in with
> those guys, have done it. 3.910, being all 1 and 2 landers but also CB
> radio
> look alikes more often than not unfortunately, they give ham radio a bad
> name.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 8:55 PM
> Subject: Re: Heil mic for TS480
>
>
>> John,
>>
>> Where can I find out more about this?
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 18:14
>> Subject: Re: Heil mic for TS480
>>
>>
>>> with the right software mods, I'm told you can widen that out a bit but
>>> it
>>> sounds like too much work to me.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 6:03 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Heil mic for TS480
>>>
>>>
>>>> Yeah, I know it won't do what the other Kenwoods can do Steve but you
>>>> had
>>>> yours sounding quite good albeit with external help. The 480 is on my
>>>> list
>>>> of rigs I wouldn't mind owning, but the audio issue is the main
>>>> stumbling
>>>> block. Lou
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 12:51 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: Heil mic for TS480
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Lou,
>>>>>
>>>>> Just so people won't get the wrong idea: I'm not using any of the TX
>>>>> equalization settings in the 480. I'm using an MC-80 connected to a
>>>>> W2IHY
>>>>> 8-band equalizer. Despite your compliments of my audio, I've found
>>>>> that
>>>>> the
>>>>> 480 imposes severe limits on what you can do to improve the way it
>>>>> sounds.
>>>>> The big problem is that you can only widen the TX filter to 2.4 KHz,
>>>>> which,
>>>>> in my opinion, isn't nearly wide enough for good high fidelity audio.
>>>>> I
>>>>> keep wishing there was a filter mod for the radio that would give me
>>>>> at
>>>>> least a 3 KHz band width in transmit, but even with that, I suspect
>>>>> that
>>>>> the
>>>>> mic preamp may be designed for fairly restricted audio. I can't prove
>>>>> this,
>>>>> but I'd be interested to know if anyone knows whether my suspicions
>>>>> are
>>>>> correct.
>>>>>
>>>>> Steve
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 18:29
>>>>> Subject: Re: Heil mic for TS480
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, I've heard Steve's 480 and it really does sound good. Lou
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 6:20 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: Heil mic for TS480
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I just could never get that rig to put out that Kenwood footprint.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 11:52 AM
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Heil mic for TS480
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Anthony,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You can do much more with TX and RX equalization with the software
>>>>>>>> than
>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>> can with the presets in the radio. I know that doesn't matter now
>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>> no longer have the radio, but Tom might find that information
>>>>>>>> useful.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Steve
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>> From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 09:40
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Heil mic for TS480
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi Tom & List;
>>>>>>>>> When I had my TS-480 I couldn't shape the audio the way I wanted
>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> sound.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> No matter what I did.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I even went out and bought an MC-60.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I had grounding issues with that mic.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It could be because I was using a Carolina Windom.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> But, I just wasn't happen with the radio.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 73 De Anthony W2AJV
>>>>>>>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>>>>>>> ECHOLINK NODE NUMBER: 74389
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 10:38 PM
>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Heil mic for TS480
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Steve:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Well, whether or not I ever get a Heil Gold Line, I need to play
>>>>>>>>>> around
>>>>>>>>>> more
>>>>>>>>>> with the TX eq settings on the Ts480.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> That will happen on some rainy or snowy day when I don't have
>>>>>>>>>> anything
>>>>>>>>>> else
>>>>>>>>>> to do.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I keep hoping a day like that will come, but not so far! (grin)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>> From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 6:38 PM
>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Heil mic for TS480
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi Tom,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I know your 480 and the 2000 I have are different animals, but I
>>>>>>>>>> do
>>>>>>>>>> run
>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>> Gold line on the 2000 and always get unsolicited reports of great
>>>>>>>>>> audio.
>>>>>>>>>> It's a bit expensive, but comes with a desk stand and 6 foot
>>>>>>>>>> cable.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Got mine free as a promotion when I bought the rig back in 2001,
>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>> set up on a homebrew boom made from an old desk lamp.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I know the 480's tx audio bandwidth can't go as wide as the 2000,
>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>> I'm
>>>>>>>>>> not sure of the tx eq on the 480. I've found that proper setting
>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> tx
>>>>>>>>>> eq makes a tremendous difference in audio quality.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>
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