[ARC5] T-17 Microphone

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 5:52 PM, Mike Everette via ARC5 <
arc5 at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

>
>
> If you can find one, there was a WW2 "desk mic" which looked like an old
> candlestick phone less the receiver... these were often used in airfield
> control towers.  This mic has a good bit of room inside, so a Motorola
> element might do well in it.  Good luck finding one, though....
>

They actually show up on ebay fairly often. The trick is to check the
telephone section. Often the seller thinks it's a partial phone and sells
it as parts. I've got a couple of the typical 'bulldog' style seen often
and one with the removable mouth piece which appears to have once been a
phone. It came with an old Abbott TR4 in a box of stuff years ago. Another
has a smaller swivel head and PTT lever on the side.

The military versions usually have the orange Signal Corps stamp on the
base if the felt is still intact.

~ Todd/KAQ