[Elecraft] D-104 Mic

[ron]

heh heh
I loved your line ... "towers almost a foot over my K2"

man, the mike is bigger than the radio!
I can visualize a ham wrestling with a giant mike connected to a 
teeny radio ...
That brought smiles to my face, thank you.

Ron, wb1hga
"Elmer the inquisitive"

DDWEBB at aol.com wrote:
> I have been reading about the  different microphones used by fellow K2 owners.
> A fellow ham encouraged me to  try a vantage, (1960s) D-104 crystal mic for 
> the K2. I had been using a Kenwood  MC-48B and it was working OK. I knew that 
> the straight D-104 mic would not work  with the K2 as crystal mics are hi Z and 
> the modern solid state Mic inputs are  low Z. One model of D-104 however has 
> an amp in it's base and it works fine. I  get better signals quality report 
> with the D-104 then my previous mic. I don't  mind that the mic towers almost a 
> foot over my K2 as I have big hands  anyway.
> Just another Idea.