[Boatanchors] Interesting Microphone on eBay

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

The proper grill for this mic is convex and not flat(!), maybe half a
ping pong ball as an example. And the base he has it hooked to is
nothing but a part of a ceiling or wall light fixture. The bottom of
the mic portion with the switch would actually screw onto a threaded
nipple (really) on a stand like an Atlas table or floor stand.

But you gotta give him high marks on creative advertising. Just look
how many people here he's gotten to comment on a pieced together pile
of parts.

~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4

On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 5:32 AM,  <oldradio at comcast.net> wrote:
> Yes, they made a finned mic like that.  Sort of looks like the flashlight light I had on my old Rollfast bike.
>
> 73, John Dilks, K2TQN
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> -.-
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Charles Ring" <w3nu at roadrunner.com>
> To: n7rk at cox.net
> Cc: "BOATANCHORS" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 7, 2010 8:39:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Interesting Microphone on eBay
>
> Disregarding the distraction in the picture, did Astatic make a mic with
> fins like that?  Certainly not with a base that makes it impossible to
> electrically connect to the mic. I see that the same seller has another
> mic on ebay, also with the nice distraction in the pic, which he says he
> did test and works fine. So why was he unable to test this one?
>
> This mic looks to me like an Astatic head with fins added and mated to
> an EV neck.
>
>
>
>
> On 12/7/2010 6:23 PM, David Hollander wrote:
>> What microphone?
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