[Yaesu] Yaesu V67#8; D-104 Mic

[Philip Barnes-Roberts WA6DZS]

Edward Swynar opined  on 11/23/2009 12:12 PM:
> On 23rd November, Phil wrote:
>
> "...The susceptibility of the original (Rochelle salt) crystal to dissolve
> (not in rain, just in a humid climate) was addressed by Astatic at one
> point, with replacement ceramic cartridges, and if those are now $$!!"
>
> ***********************************
>
> I must have one of the "...rarer of the rare" here, i.e. a D-104 mic with a
> CERAMIC element inside...!
>
> It actually sounds a tad better than the regular crystal element D-104
> alongside it---and it seems to have more output, too.
>
> ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
>   
Glad to hear it, Eddy--

Not sure how we'd tell the difference.  I've not had to look up that bit 
of lore (there may be something at Astatic.com, though).

Practically, though -- if it ain't broke, don't fix it!

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73, Phil Barnes-Roberts WA6DZS < Mailto:pbarnrob at acm dot org >
"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who 
has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has 
intended us to forgo their use."  -- Galileo Galilei