[ARC5] T-17 Microphone

[D. Platt]

The mic under discussion is the T-32. I have two of them and they are 
outstanding.  Its a modified telephone with the off-hook switch and 
earpiece hanger modified for PTT.  Modern elements can be installed with 
no issues, whatever.  In fact, I have taken to installing the guts of an 
amplified D-104 in a T-32 and use it for carbon and otherwise 
operation.  It works swell... in old parlance!!!

Jeep - K3HVG

On 6/12/2014 8:07 PM, Todd, KA1KAQ wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 5:52 PM, Mike Everette via ARC5 
> <arc5 at mailman.qth.net <mailto:arc5 at mailman.qth.net>> wrote:
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>     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....
>
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> 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
>