[Elecraft] Elecraft MD-2 mic resistor

[Kenneth E. Harker]

On Thu, Dec 11, 2003 at 08:58:20AM -0800, J. Edward (Ed) Muns wrote:
 
> I put a turn or two of green tape around the adapter cable to identify it as
> "Elecraft".  Heil uses blue for Icom, yellow for Yaesu and red for Kenwood,
> so I picked green for Elecraft.  I also ID'd the Pro-Set itself with green
> tape so as not to confuse it with other Pro-Sets around my shack and on
> expeditions or other multi-ops.  I've suggested to Bob Heil and Elecraft
> that these resistors, and the green heatshrink ID for the adaptor, be
> standard production for the MH2 and Elecraft Pro-Set.  But, due to
> "manufacturing costs", Heil may not ever do this.

Actually, Heil already uses green for "Kachina" adaptors.  They also use 
black for some Ten-Tecs and Drakes, and White for Collins.  And I seem to
remember purple was Gonset, but it's not in their list anymore:

http://www.heilsound.com/AD-1.htm   (scroll down a little, on the left.)

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