[Elecraft] D104 mic

[Bob W7AVK]

Tom and Gang  - The D104 is a lot older.  It was the first product of 
the Astatic Corporation founded in 1934 and made in Youngstown, Ohio.  
See  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astatic_Corporation

73  Bob  W7AVK
K3/100 kit  s/n 4365



On 7/11/2010 1:42 PM, Tom W8JI wrote:
> My first exposure to the D104 was in 1962 when I rode my bicycle over to see
> Bob, W8YAT, who had an outstanding 160 meter AM signal with his Viking
> Valiant transmitter. My neighbor Fred, W8IQC, used one on his Ranger I
> transmitter, so they were very popular even in the early 60's and for
> non-CB'ers. My oldest D104 has been with me since the 70's when I used it
> with a Drake line. Still ticking just fine and still excellent audio after
> all these years, and with the little cheap FET mod works great with either
> low or very high impedance loads 40 years later!
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> 73 Tom
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