Type RS 38-A Carbon Microphone
© Brooke Clarke 2012
This is a World War II vintage carbon microphone. It has a patented Push To Talk - Twist to Lock button.
The 1/4" Phone Plug Ring is connected
to the carbon microphone case.
The 1/4" Phone Plug Sleeve is connected to the carbon microphone
center terminal.
The 1/4" Phone Plug Tip is connected to the Push To Talk switch
terminal which gets shorted to the sleeve when pressed.
This is a poor design in that the mike is always connected to the
Sleeve and Ring and so could be used for eavesdropping.
The resistance of the mike varies
between 2k and 12k, not sure if it's good or bad?
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Brooke's PRC68, Products for Sale, Military Information, Electronics Page page created May 29, 2012.