[ARC5] BC-611 Production numbers...now throat mics

[MARK DORNEY]

The Modern militaries that don’t use the throat mic include those of both Japan and Germany. Sounds like those folks weren’t all that impressed either. 

Mark D. 

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> On Feb 17, 2021, at 7:48 PM, Hubert Miller <Kargo_cult at msn.com> wrote:
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> 
> This is a very interesting document, thanks.
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> I wonder if their statement that Japanese throat mics were magnetic devices is correct. I'll have to verify that. I don't see how a magnetic
> 
> element could drive a single tube modulator by itself. As for having to press the mic against one's throat when transmitting, there still is
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> some advantage in that the microphone is constantly with you, not dragging anywhere. T-17s didn't have any kind of clip feature.  -Hue
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> >After trying several of the U.S. throat mics, I still have to concur with the Bell Laboratory folks' conclusion on pages 131-133 of https://aafradio.org/docs/NDRC_Division_17_excerpts.pdf  (but I'll have to admit that those results don't cover any German mics - just Japanese, British, and the American T-30, along with the normal handheld mics like the T-17 for comparison.)  There's all sorts of interesting curves in there to provide some context about relative intelligibility.
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>          73,
>  - Mike  KC4TOS
> 
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