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Taz
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 25, 2001 - 8:37 pm: | 
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What is your best mic or favorite mic? |
Highlander
| | Posted on Thursday, December 27, 2001 - 6:56 am: |
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Astatic 10DA Head on a Tup-9!!! |
Taz
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 26, 2001 - 11:19 pm: |
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haha, man 307
you must REALLY like it. off hand do you know the max echo delay time on that mic? |
Greywolf
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 26, 2001 - 8:35 pm: |
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D104 is the best one I've found. Great sound and excellent modulation. |
Dave
| | Posted on Thursday, December 27, 2001 - 8:22 pm: |
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I love my old blue TURNER +2 ssb it's hard to beat! |
Honkytonkman593
| | Posted on Friday, December 28, 2001 - 8:17 pm: |
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turner + 2 and d104 nite eagle with k beep( not for the beep just for the tone adjustment on bottom) |
Themerc
| | Posted on Sunday, December 30, 2001 - 5:55 pm: |
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Turner Microphones are my favorites. I buy, sell, and restore them. No other mics sound as good to me. Personal favorites, the +2 both desk and handheld. For you Astatic D104 lolli pop fans, you had better start collecting them. They are getting harder to find, and the cost is going up. I also collect the Astatic D104, and have one of each model NIB. Lucky me... |
Len
| | Posted on Monday, December 31, 2001 - 9:59 pm: |
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Taz my favorite mic has to be astatic 565 and the D-104 silver eagle. But then again my turner + 2 desk mic ok. Astatic is the best. 73's Len #111 So Minnesota |
Monster
| | Posted on Thursday, March 21, 2002 - 2:35 pm: |
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TURNER mics, some Shure mics.! Brought too many astatic mics "brand new" with bad mic elements. The Turners & Shures I've owned since mid 70's to 80's still going strong! |
Dx431
| | Posted on Friday, March 22, 2002 - 2:50 am: |
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Silver Eagle D-104 abd Astatic M1 D-104.....I find that D-104 works the best on my 2510...... |
Radiodude
| | Posted on Friday, March 22, 2002 - 8:30 am: |
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Tone adjustment on a Night K ??? Where is that located?? |
Bullseye
| | Posted on Friday, March 22, 2002 - 11:09 am: |
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Any mic. made by Astatic gets my vote for favorite. Dads run them forever and I still have them(2 D-104s) I just ain't got them wired for the Melaka and am to lazy to drag out the Madison just to use them. Also have several D-104s that are brand new never been used. |
Alsworld
| | Posted on Friday, March 22, 2002 - 1:35 pm: |
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My favorite mic is the Astatic D104 M6 handheld. Makes my Lincoln scream. I have experimented with it running power and turned wide open they say I'm "LOUD LOUD LOUD" but clear as can be with ZERO distortion (my goal was clarity). I don't run it that way because I know it's way overmodulating and does really splatter some TVI when I do it. Turned down to sane normal settings, it really sounds good according to anyone I talk to. Thanks to Tech181 for your pointers on this awhile back. Your settings you told me about pretty much mirror what I read on a friends meter concerning modulation settings. |
Cavatist
| | Posted on Friday, April 26, 2002 - 6:19 pm: |
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D104- Silver Eagle is hard to beat...it's No.1 in my humble opinion. |
Rightwing
| | Posted on Saturday, April 27, 2002 - 1:25 am: |
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my favorites the turner +3 desk mike. it`s a compression mike and it runs circles around str8 preamp mikes of any kind. |
Cuddlebear
| | Posted on Saturday, April 27, 2002 - 6:31 am: |
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I would never trade my trusty old Sadelta Echo Master! Great mic. |
Slim1
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 01, 2002 - 7:00 pm: |
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my fave is my modified PDC66 desk mic,which i have fitted a "budweiser" beer tap to,instead of
the gooseneck,for the mic head,and added buttons
for the up/down channel functions on many of my rigs!someday i'll get a pic posted.pretty cool
lookin'!(of course that's just my opinion)
c-ya,from the land of the worthless nut.
CDX285-SLIM |
Frog
| | Posted on Thursday, May 16, 2002 - 8:41 pm: |
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My favorite microphone is the Astatic Night K Eagle! Great microphone :-) The modulation is loud and beeps are cool!! |
Orion
| | Posted on Monday, May 26, 2003 - 7:19 am: |
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I'd say the D104 Silver Eagle which I've owned more than one of (which I regret selling now of course) BUT, I'd have to say the HEIL.. the big shiny $220 one. No idea what it sounds like but I must have one so it must be the best! :-)Seriously, D104 all the way... for now. |
Barefoot
| | Posted on Monday, May 26, 2003 - 7:01 pm: |
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Turner Plus3 for a base mic. Kenwood MC43 on HR2510 and Lincoln. Stock mic with Heil #5 cartridge on 2950DX. Aries 452 on Magnum 257 |
Stepchild
| | Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 4:08 pm: |
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I use TRK56 on all my mobile's and a Turner +3 desk mic on the base.I would like to try the D104m6 on my mobile's though,just to see what there all about. |
Phoenix
| | Posted on Thursday, July 10, 2003 - 12:14 am: |
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Turner +3 baby!! |
Rippedradio
| | Posted on Thursday, July 10, 2003 - 9:23 pm: |
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my favorite mics are: base station: sedelta echo master's becuase they sound soo sweet, mobile: i love the astatic 575m6's becuase of the tone adjustment! |
Sparkomatic
| | Posted on Sunday, September 07, 2003 - 7:47 pm: |
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I run a D104 Non Amplified LollyPop on the base and nothing but stock mikes in my mobiles. |
Bruce
| | Posted on Sunday, September 07, 2003 - 11:07 pm: |
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181 do you remember the days of ..............
................CARBON MIKES..................
they are still used in our jail low tech at its best |
Crafter
| | Posted on Monday, September 08, 2003 - 10:58 pm: |
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I use a RK56 on my voyage and 148's and a D104 with a studio head on my Yeasu.Other than those I stay stock on everything else. |
Stickshift
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 09, 2003 - 12:04 am: |
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For a hand mike, I personally like my astatic d 104-m6. It's the old version with the 7 volt canister-style battery. The newer 9 volt versions have a smaller element and lack the audio quality of the older version with the larger elements. I use one exclusively on my washington and get very good reports. As for a desk mike, I like the sound and style of the turner +2's. I don not own one but have heard many, and am impressed with all that i hear. One of these days I'll have to get one of my own!
73's
stickshift |
Pig040
| | Posted on Sunday, September 14, 2003 - 12:53 pm: |
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Always astatic noise canceler on the mobile, Heil goldline on my Kenwood, and silver eagle on my Yaesu. The Heil is my favorite, with the 4 and 5 elements in it. |
Stickshift
| | Posted on Sunday, September 14, 2003 - 1:38 pm: |
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That is one good sounding station you have Pig040! The dual element Heil is one of the best mikes on the market.
stickshift |
Crafter
| | Posted on Sunday, September 14, 2003 - 2:17 pm: |
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My favorite mic would have to be my Gold eagle. |
Mr_Rf
| | Posted on Sunday, September 14, 2003 - 9:54 pm: |
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My favorite mic has got to be an older one made by Sennheiser, a studio quality ribbon mic with a tube type matching amplifier...can't remember it's model number. Used it in the 70's/80's and wish I still had it. It matched my deep voice with a passion!!!
Lots of similar mics still madee but I don't want to pay the price tag on those babies!!! $500.00 and up, most being $1200!!! to $1500.00!!!
Ahhh, men and boys, and the price of their toys. |
Freebird
| | Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2003 - 4:59 pm: |
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D 104 silver eagle best mic ever made!  :P |
Broncoman74
| | Posted on Monday, October 13, 2003 - 7:09 pm: |
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My favorite is a Silver Eagle Amplified Base with either a model T-3 or a DN-HZ microphone head manufactured by Astatic. |
Ca346
| | Posted on Monday, October 13, 2003 - 7:40 pm: |
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HEIL PRO-SET headset for my ICOM706. Because... my wife says it cuts all that noise down.... (It's music to me) |
Kirk
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - 5:54 pm: |
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I wanted to experiment with a D-104 S/E (my fav) with a Heil element also. And I did what SLIM1 did [similar] with a S/E once and put channel up and down momentary buttons on the base of it next to the PTT bar. Now if I only could have gotten them back-lit! |
Skilletlicker
| | Posted on Monday, October 20, 2003 - 12:18 pm: |
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my favorite is a turner plus 3 the true power mike
skilletlicker |
Frog
| | Posted on Sunday, November 30, 2003 - 10:48 am: |
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Definately the Night K Eagle. It has cool roger beeps. |
Foxracing
| | Posted on Monday, December 01, 2003 - 1:09 pm: |
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Astatic 575 M6 |
Bob_p
Intermediate Member
Username: Bob_p
Post Number: 105
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, August 08, 2004 - 1:38 am: |
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I have a Silver Eagle a Black and Chrome D-104 Special and a D-104 with a 10-DA head. An Astatic 1104-c a Turner SSB+2 and finally a Turner Supersidekick, and have been told the Super Sidekick sounds better than all of the others. I like the feel and the lock on the 1104-C and was told it sounded pretty good but the SSK just sounds better than the rest. Includiing any of my 15 hand mic's. |
Tech548
Moderator
Username: Tech548
Post Number: 207
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, August 08, 2004 - 4:06 am: |
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Bob_p
It was a sad day when Turner stopped production of the SuperSide Kick. Still today it is one of the best mics ever made for sideband because of its true dynamic cartridge and tuned amplifier.
It just blew the Astatics right out of the water when it came to quality and especially SSB use.
Jeff
Tech548 |
Bob_p
Intermediate Member
Username: Bob_p
Post Number: 107
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, August 08, 2004 - 3:10 pm: |
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Thanks for the feedback Jeff. I was out of radio for 30 years and honestly thought the 10-DA head was going to be the answer to a Q-5 SSB station when I recently got back into radio. But everyone says the SSK sounds the better than any other mic. I have. It is a real shane Turner went out of bussiness it left a pretty big void now that it's gone. I don't see anyone making good sounding affordable SSB desk mic's out there.
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Bob_p
Intermediate Member
Username: Bob_p
Post Number: 413
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Friday, September 24, 2004 - 8:44 pm: |
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Anyone heard of a Turner CS-1? I have heard they are supposed to be good sounding mic's but I have never heard of one before?
Thanks
Bob |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 3672
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Friday, September 24, 2004 - 8:58 pm: |
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Bob p,
Yes, the CS stood for the Turner Custom Special Model. |
Bob_p
Intermediate Member
Username: Bob_p
Post Number: 414
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Friday, September 24, 2004 - 9:32 pm: |
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Thanks Lon I assume they are a step up from the Super Sidekick and +3's then
Thanks as always
Bob |
Yankee
Intermediate Member
Username: Yankee
Post Number: 302
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, September 25, 2004 - 12:56 am: |
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Not sure, but as I remember it was no more than a gold colored Plus-3.
73, Carl CEF-357 |
Kilowatt
Junior Member
Username: Kilowatt
Post Number: 14
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, September 25, 2004 - 7:28 am: |
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My favorite mic is a stock hand mic fitted with a Heil HC-5 element. I always get the best sound (for my voice) by using this combination. |
Jon666
Intermediate Member
Username: Jon666
Post Number: 268
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, September 25, 2004 - 3:23 pm: |
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my altime favorite is
the kenwood mc-80
best microphone i have
eaver owned
a bit pricey but well worth it
jon |
Bob_p
Intermediate Member
Username: Bob_p
Post Number: 420
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, September 25, 2004 - 4:39 pm: |
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Yankee Thanks thats what I've been hearing. Except one guy said it wasn't as good on SSB as the +3. Well I bought it for $20 + $10 shipping.
I really wanted a +3B, but those things are selling pretty high if they're in decent shape. I saw a New in box never wired +3 sell for over $100.00 the other day. Now there's a used but in very good shape +3B selling for $69.00 plus $10 shipping.
I did try to get info on that CS-1 before I bought it, but it was a short auction and had no time to check it out. I should have gone ahead with the DM 452. But ... |
Yankee
Intermediate Member
Username: Yankee
Post Number: 305
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, September 26, 2004 - 4:03 am: |
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After 41 years on the air, and owning many Astatic D-104s, I have to say they are the best in their class. They don't do good on all radios, a lot of radios don't like them no matter what you do, they just don't sound good on every radio.
At present I'm running a stock Silver Eagle without any of those nasty add on noise makers such as roger beeps and echo, and I've been told that my Uniden Grant XL sounds great with it.
73, Carl CEF-357 |
Wendy
Member
Username: Wendy
Post Number: 71
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 7:08 am: |
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Sadelta Echo Master Plus Classic, D104,
D104 MC6. |
Sparkyscb
New member
Username: Sparkyscb
Post Number: 5
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Friday, October 01, 2004 - 5:13 am: |
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In my somewhat eductated opinion, I must say the Turner+3B is my favorite mic. The entire Turner line for that matter. I have an old Lafayette HB-640 with a +3B mic mounted under my bench with a little Texas Star Mod-V. I have a Kenwood 440 and 950 as well. Everyone who comes over says "Sparky..I want mine to sound like yours". If they only knew!! Seriously, try an old +3B (4 wire +3 won't work correctly due to a normally closed audio line) on a cheapo Cypernet 02A chassis. I think you"ll be impressed. 73's and good DX. |
Kilowatt
Junior Member
Username: Kilowatt
Post Number: 37
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Friday, October 01, 2004 - 6:24 pm: |
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Sparky, I'm gonna have to try one of those Turner +3B mics. I've got an old Ham International Viking (Belgium PLL02A rig) that would probably sound great with one of those mics on it! |
Sparkyscb
New member
Username: Sparkyscb
Post Number: 6
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, October 02, 2004 - 7:44 am: |
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Kilowatt..give the +3B a try on that old Ham Intl. A friend has one of the old Ham Intl SSB rigs with a +3B on it. He sounds a good as any export radio around here.Good luck!! |
Bob_p
Intermediate Member
Username: Bob_p
Post Number: 438
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 05, 2004 - 6:46 pm: |
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Does the +3B have a dynamic head on it?
Thanks
Bob |
Bob_p
Intermediate Member
Username: Bob_p
Post Number: 439
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 05, 2004 - 6:48 pm: |
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By the wya just had to find out for myself on the Dm 452. So i will give an objective report comparing the DM-452 and the Turners on my RCI.
73
Bob |
Dindin
Intermediate Member
Username: Dindin
Post Number: 411
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 05, 2004 - 8:02 pm: |
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Bob_p,Turner's +2 is ceramic +3 is magnetic.think that is what you were asking. |
Bob_p
Intermediate Member
Username: Bob_p
Post Number: 441
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 05, 2004 - 9:31 pm: |
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Thanks Dindin yes I was wondering if what type of head the +3 had. I bought a CS-1 and it has a ceramic head, and was just curios to know if it was the same as the +3.
Thanks again
Bob |
