[AMRadio] Black D-104

[Donald Chester]

>The Astatic Knight Eagle has all of the features of the Silver Eagle with a
>unique new finish. The main mic body is done in a luxurious black, while 
>the
>press bar, grip bar, locking clamp, and grille screen are polished and 
>bright
>brass plated. The Night Eagle, also, features an American Eagle embossed on 
>the
>back of the D104 head.
>

These are both CB-ified versions of the classic D-104.  The original didn't 
have any eagles embossed on the back of the head or black or golden 
finishes.  It didn't even have an amplifier in the base.  The simple 
unamplified D-104 with external preamp gives superior performance to the 
"power mike" versions.  With 5-10 megohms of grid resistance, decent bass is 
even obtainable.

With modern rigs, the power mic feature is necessary, because today's rigs 
are typically wired for a 500-ohm impedance, which would look like a dead 
short to the crystal element in the classic D-104.  But for a classic AM rig 
with xtal mic input, I would steer clear of the "eagles."

Don K4KYV

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