AstAtic D-104 Microphone
© Brooke Clarke 2013
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These have a good reputation and I'm in a microphone mood. This unit is also called the "chrome lollypop" Planning on making a web page about microphones, but the immediate need is for the ICOM 706 radio.
The T-UG9 stand has a 3 contact socket at the top that holds the microphone and a 3-pole double throw push and hold to talk switch.
There are a number of different microphone elements that might be here, the most common being the MC-321x Crystal element called the D-104.
In early applications of the mike with tube type transmitters the crystal directly drove the transmitter. But later radios needed a much lower (the crystal is about 50 k Ohms) impedance so the two transistor amplifier was added in the base to lower the output impedance and slightly shape the audio response.
There are a couple of problems that are obvious. The 1/4" stereo phone plug is crushed and the Eveready No. 216 9 volt battery is very dead but it has NOT leaked.
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What does the R or E switch do?
Ans from Guy B.
Relay or electronic switching.
The stock crystal element has a poor reputation for sound quality. It can be improved using a lot of audio filtering, but a better approach is to replace the element.
Heil Sound makes the HC5.1 retrofit kit for the D-104. May 2013
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