Gus, Thank you. I will be looking you up when I get started. Sounds like you’re a great resource. I need to land on a radio first. Thank you, Mark N5PRD
> On Dec 8, 2020, at 2:12 PM, Gus Bernard via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have 3 Astatic D-104 mics, which I bought eBay cheap to rebuild and adapt > for use on my "modern" radios. I finished one of them (original, no preamp > UG8 base), which I used as my everyday mic until last week. I gutted the > whole thing, rebuilt the head using a "better than Heil" CUI electret element > resting in a foam bed (basically, mimicking Heil's D-104 conversion kit), and > rewired the base using Heilwire. It works nicely on all 3 of my ICOM rigs > (718, 7200, 7300). > > It was a fun project, and I have lots of info to share if anyone has > questions. > > Gus, KG5OFB > > > On Tue, Dec 8, 2020 at 7:32 PM Mark Brantana via BVARC <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Thank you, Dave. > Mike, this looks just like what I have. It is probably an Astatic Silver > Eagle, a terrific microphone. No need to lift it or hold it to your mouth. > For that matter it is a little heavy. But I remember it was a killer mic. > Mark > N5PRD > >> On Dec 8, 2020, at 12:16 PM, Dave Johnson via BVARC <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Astatic Night Eagle > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > <http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org> > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
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