If it's a war on drugs, then free the POW's.
Is that what's in my Heil iCM mic?Originally Posted by W1GUH
All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
Bummer
But there are enough microphoned left that work well ;)
My Yaesu MD-1 with EQplus, or the Heil HC-4 element works fine.
Using a boom microphone setting i don't care how it looks, as long the reports are just fine, and they are :)
Last edited by PA5COR; 09-14-2010 at 11:42 AM.
"If the Republicans will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop
telling the truth about them." - Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965)
“I’m not liberal/conservative, I’m anti-idiotarian.”
At some point in the last 20 years, the left moved to the center, and the right moved into a mental institution
"But there are enough microphones left that work well "
Yea, but if they've got the original crystal element, it's only a matter of time til it goes bad, too. I suppose a tiny capacitor mic from RS would do the job, especially with some EQ.
[edit] Oops....mis-read you post. Yea, there's bunches of good mics out there...but none of them are the iconic D-104.
Last edited by W1GUH; 09-14-2010 at 11:29 AM.
If it's a war on drugs, then free the POW's.
Since their replacement element is the HC - 5 and/or XT-1 transformer/or cap, you still can find the HC-5 elements on the market, as i did find a new unused HC-4 element.
Personally i find the Heil microphones too expensive for what they offer.
I ditched the HC-4 element, put it back in my unending supply of tried parts and got back to the 25 year old MD-1 from Yaesu.
I closely speak sideways in my boom mike, the EQplus need just to do a tiny touch up, and the unsollicitated excellent reports come in.
But you better get the HC - 5 now, the elements themselves are not sold anymore as well, just as complete microphone.
"If the Republicans will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop
telling the truth about them." - Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965)
“I’m not liberal/conservative, I’m anti-idiotarian.”
At some point in the last 20 years, the left moved to the center, and the right moved into a mental institution
True. It is a classic mic. But I never found it ideal for high quality audio. I prefer the condenser mics or high quality (as in broadcast or hifi quality) dynamic mics."But there are enough microphones left that work well "
Yea, but if they've got the original crystal element, it's only a matter of time til it goes bad, too. I suppose a tiny capacitor mic from RS would do the job, especially with some EQ.
[edit] Oops....mis-read you post. Yea, there's bunches of good mics out there...but none of them are the iconic D-104.
I keep my 2 feet on the ground, and my head in the twilight zone.
I currently own 7 D-104's. Never had an element go bad. Go figure.
If anything, at least I now know that Heil used a 30000 ohm output impedance transformer to feed the D-104's amplifier input.......
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According to this current thread over yonder , Glen claims that Mouser has a suitable replacement , about $5.00 US each.
http://forums.qrz.com/showpost.php?p...8&postcount=10
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Thanks....that's good to know.
If it's a war on drugs, then free the POW's.
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