[Boatanchors] Microphone

[Glen Zook]

I do have a Shure 55S somewhere in my attic!  Haven't seen it for years.  Those microphones were sold by Motorola during the 1950s and 1960s for use in applications like police department dispatching.  The were usually mounted on a retractable boom and many dispatchers would lay back in their chair and pull the microphone up close.

Glen, K9STH

Website:  http://k9sth.com


--- On Thu, 3/5/09, Bob Hardie- W5UQ <W5UQ at verizon.NET> wrote:

> From: Bob Hardie- W5UQ <W5UQ at verizon.NET>
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Microphone
> To: "K0DAN" <k0dan at comcast.net>
> Cc: "Keith Densmore" <densmore at ntl.sympatico.ca>, gzook at yahoo.com, boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Thursday, March 5, 2009, 7:53 PM
> Here is another Microphone Site....    
> http://k9toa.net/index.html
> 
> Bob  Hardie   W5UQ
> 
> 
> 
> 
> K0DAN wrote:
> > 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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