[Boatanchors] D-104 Replacement Element

Brian Carling bcarling at cfl.rr.com
Sat Feb 15 19:10:26 EST 2014


Back in those days the electromagnetic microphones usually work a bit better than the Crystal microphones.

Best regards - Bry Carling



> On Feb 15, 2014, at 6:15 PM, Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> As far as I know the best thing is another working Astatic element.
> You have to suck it up and go to hamfests and look for D104s.   Hope
> you get a good one.
> 
> You can maybe get another old crystal mic and get the element out of
> it.   Astatic and Electrovoice? made xtal mics for things like tape
> recorders in the 1950s.
> There are Japanese xtal mics made in the 1960s that turn up.  Those
> Kobetone elements that were around a few years ago have a reputation
> for not being all that good.
> 
> 
> 73
> Rob
> K5UJ
> 
>> On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 5:04 PM, Richard Solomon <w1ksz at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> I need to replace the element in my NON-amplified D-104. What
>> do folks recommend I use ?
>> 
>> Tnx es 73, Dick, W1KSZ
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