[Boatanchors] Microphone

[Carl]

I still have the JT-30 that I bought in 1957. That was my only mike 
until I got a real job at National in 63 after getting out of the Navy.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "K0DAN" <k0dan at comcast.net>
To: "Keith Densmore" <densmore at ntl.sympatico.ca>; <gzook at yahoo.com>; 
<boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 7:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Microphone


> Boy that mic site is great! Brought back lotsa memories. When you 
> couldn't
> afford a rig, you bought microphones. Right?
>
> The amazing thing is how much money some of those junk mics command. 
> Many of
> them were, at best, OK, but they worked and were decent. Now they are
> pedestals of old technology and considered antique electronic gold. 
> Wish I
> had my old JT-30, to sell to some young and aspiring harmonica player! 
> Or to
> plug into an HT32!
>
> 73
> k0dan
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Keith Densmore" <densmore at ntl.sympatico.ca>
> To: <gzook at yahoo.com>; <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 3:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Microphone
>
>
>> Glen,
>> check
>> http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:tTCLvdHV7RAJ:www.xs4all.nl/~odemar/microphones/usa-mics.htm+armaco+bullet+microphone&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=ca&client=firefox-a
>>
>> and look ath the Calrad 400. I like a thousand other guys had this 
>> mike
>> but
>> mine was green and labelled Armaco.
>>
>> 73,
>> Keith VE3TS
>>
>> ---- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Glen Zook" <gzook at yahoo.com>
>> To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 12:32 PM
>> Subject: [Boatanchors] Microphone
>>
>>
>>>
>>> When I upgraded to General Class in October of 1959 my first 
>>> microphone
>>> was was a "no name" Japanese model that cost like $2.95.  It was, of
>>> course, high impedance, was bullet shaped with hardware to attach it 
>>> to a
>>> "standard" microphone stand, and was made of plastic.  The color was 
>>> tan
>>> and the front of the microphone was chrome plated.
>>>
>>> For nostalgia I would like to find another similar microphone.  This
>>> would
>>> be the last thing that I need to re-create my Novice Class/original
>>> General Class station (Hallicrafters S-107 receiver, WRL Globe Chief 
>>> 90A
>>> transmitter, WRL 755 VFO, WRL SM-90 modulator, J-38 key).
>>>
>>> Anyone have any leads?  I have plenty of things that I can trade or, 
>>> if
>>> not too much actually spend some money.
>>>
>>> Glen, K9STH
>>>
>>> Website:  http://k9sth.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
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