See my new old toy - Globe Scout 65A

[N9FE]

There are alot of astatic mics in use. I suspect that continue for years and years.

[N8YX]

There are alot of astatic mics in use. I suspect that continue for years and years.

Ahhh....yep:








The differences being that the Astatic-branded version goes for $59.00 new and the Drake fetches upwards of $200.00 used. :shock:

[N4VGB]

Ahhh....yep:

The differences being that the Astatic-branded version goes for $59.00 new and the Drake fetches upwards of $200.00 used. :shock:

Which points out what a low sales market ham radio is for most manufacturers and why the old originals bring so much $$$$ while the JT-30 was so popular among musicians playing the harmonica that when Astatic stopped making it another company started production. It looks like the JT-30 will be around for a long time to come. Along with some other old mic styles and types that have been discontinued by the original manufacturers for a long time but others brought back because of high demand.