[Milsurplus] Carbon mics, more.....

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

In a message dated 05/29/2016 17:31:50 PM Central Daylight Time, 
kargo_cult at msn.com writes: 
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> BTW, did i already ask this – are throat mics used anymore, anywhere?

AFAIK, Black Sheep footage not withstanding, they were pretty much phased 
out by 1943.

> The close-talking requirement for low output carbon mics reminds me of 
> something else. Some of you will be familiar with this 
> 

The T-17 and Navy 51004 (RS-38) are not low output microphones.  The 
purpose of the three tiny holes is to allow use of a microphone in the expect high 
ambient noise environment.

Robert Downs - Houston
wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
MVPA 9480
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