[Heathkit] Heathkit desk mic question!

[Don Cunningham]

Sandy,

The data sheet that came with the microphone I bought with that description 
a while back calls it a Model HDP-242.  The only difference in my microphone 
is that the "screen" over the mic element extends out of the element housing 
and is chocolate brown, not black.  It appears to be an Astatic microphone 
to me, as the base is identical to the Drake 7077 microphone which has 
Astatic Company in relief in the bottom casting.  I suspect that if we pried 
off the wiring label on the bottom we would see the Astatic Company listed 
in the casting on my Heath mic as well.

The screen on the Drake microphone is black, and does NOT extend much past 
the end of the element housing.  Otherwise they look very similar the Drake 
and Heath mics, except the colors.  The data sheet says Heath- Zenith but no 
dates.  The Heath-Zenith name may or may not help indicate what rig it was 
designed to work with, but I have no other information to offer.
73,
Don, WB5HAK. 



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