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Colin McDonald <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 2 Mar 2008 04:07:07 -0700
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ah ok.
I know the hand held versions of the D104 was around 5 to 10K ohms...So i
guess i was off on the desk mike version.
Didn't think it was quite as high as 50K, or more then a meg ohm, that is
pretty high.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 3:39 PM
Subject: Re: TS-120


> I am pretty sure it is a lot higher impedance than that.  It works well on
> the Ten Tec rigs that were made in the 70s and 80s because they all wanted
> to see impedances of around 50 kilohms.  I still have one on my Ten Tec
> Argonaut 509.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 03:13 PM 3/1/2008 -0700, you wrote:
> >they're pretty cheap on ebay, even for the golden eagle model.
> >Lots of guys use those estatic D104's on the older gear, and even on some
of
> >the newer gear they sound great.
> >Unfortunately, for any of the newer stuff, they have to be modified to
match
> >up the impedance to the mike input.
> >Most new rigs want a 600Ohm mike input, and i think the d104 is probably
> >around 2K or 2.5K ohms.
> >I had a silver eagle at one point, and I should never have traded it.
> >73
> >Colin, V A6BKX
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 8:37 AM
> >Subject: Re: TS-120
> >
> >
> > > I'll tell you what would be nice, one of them d-104 lollypop mics I
love
> > > the sound of them things. esp on the old tram d-201
> > >
> > >
> > > On 1/03/2008 8:28 PM, the old scribe known as Lou Kline was able to
> > > impart this pearl of wisdom:
> > > > Hi.
> > > >
> > > > I'm assuming that the TS120S was pretty much the same as the
> > > > TS130S.  Basically, with the Kenwood MC50 microphone it was pretty
> >decent,
> > > > and it didn't do too badly with the Shure 444 or the 444D.  It had
> > > > decidedly less punch with the Turner hand mic that I had (Turner
355C),
> >and
> > > > with a Shure 526T it sounded like crap.
> > > >
> > > > Probably more than you wanted to know.
> > > >
> > > > 73, de Lou K2LKK
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > At 01:57 PM 3/1/2008 +1100, you wrote:
> > > >> hahahaha. the radios I blew the bum outa were on air at the time. I
was
> > > >> making some adjustments and I needed an ear a fair way away to
inform
> >me
> > > >> of any changes in the audio and well you get the idea.
> > > >> oh well, while I'm on it, what do people think about the tx audio
of
> >the
> > > >> old 120s, from what I remember of the things, they had some grunt
even
> > > >> without any kind of compression or processing. even the 120v had
some
> >balls.
> > > >>
> > > >>
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