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Keithinatlanta
Advanced Member
Username: Keithinatlanta
Post Number: 629
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 06, 2005 - 4:27 pm: | 
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I had a chance to buy a new D104. In my travels last week, I stopped in a cb shop on interstate. They still had a D 104 with just the stem handle to key up, and it had the grey base. they wanted a $104 for it. Did I mess up by not buying it?
Keith |
Happy_hamer
New member
Username: Happy_hamer
Post Number: 7
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 06, 2005 - 6:10 pm: |
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Yes, you did.
Thank you |
Keithinatlanta
Advanced Member
Username: Keithinatlanta
Post Number: 631
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 06, 2005 - 9:43 pm: |
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Lon, I might have confused everyone. I am talking about the full size desk mike, the "lollipop" D 104.
Keith |
Mikefromms
Advanced Member
Username: Mikefromms
Post Number: 675
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 06, 2005 - 9:46 pm: |
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Check Internet Auction Sites.
mikefromms |
Yankee
Advanced Member
Username: Yankee
Post Number: 725
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 06, 2005 - 10:34 pm: |
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Keith, No you didn't mess up by not buying it, that price is very high for a TUG-8 or TUG-9 D-104. $35.00-$40.00 would be a more correct price tag for that type of D-104. I have a like new TUG-8 with the 10-DA head that I got off an Internet auction and didn't pay near what they want for the one you found. The Astatic 10-DA head is very hard to find that is not pitted on the chrome plateing, mine is like new with no pitting. Year before last I went to the local ham fest and there were 2 10-DAs with ratty looking bases and they had a $75.00 price tag on them. I said thanks, but no thank you.
Carl CEF-357 |
Bc910
Advanced Member
Username: Bc910
Post Number: 554
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, July 07, 2005 - 12:03 am: |
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BTW GOOD CHOICE, that's way to much!
BC |
Bigbob
Senior Member
Username: Bigbob
Post Number: 2028
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, July 07, 2005 - 5:58 am: |
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Look,Copper was selling them at 70 to 90 dollars new depending on model,they're scarce now, 104,I'd buy it,if it was unused,you betcha.Bigbob |
Deceived1
New member
Username: Deceived1
Post Number: 7
Registered: 6-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, July 07, 2005 - 11:16 pm: |
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I traded a D-104 Silver Eagle for a Heil HM-10 dual element.  |
Keithinatlanta
Advanced Member
Username: Keithinatlanta
Post Number: 634
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Friday, July 08, 2005 - 8:08 am: |
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This is a brand new d 104 with the lollipop head and the grey base. I figured he has it marked up more than usual due to fact of these are no longer made. I have a super sidebander, figured I could always change out heads. Or would it work like that?
Keith |
Hollowpoint445
Advanced Member
Username: Hollowpoint445
Post Number: 515
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Friday, July 08, 2005 - 1:44 pm: |
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It should work like that Keith, if it's an amplified base. I've seen a lot of unamplified D104s for sale now that Astatic isn't making D104s anymore, and the unamplified microphones really don't work well with newer radios. |
Yankee
Advanced Member
Username: Yankee
Post Number: 728
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Friday, July 08, 2005 - 2:33 pm: |
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New or not, it still isn't worth $104.00. If it's just the head you're interested in keep your eye on the Internet auctions, and yes, they do interchange and the D-104 "lollipop head" as you call it will make the Super Sidebander into a Silver Eagle. I have both heads also a Silver Eagle and the D-104 head has higher pitched and stronger audio to give the microphone more punch when operating in pile ups.
Carl CEF-357 |
