D-104 elements: Electret

[Charles Bacon]

Not that it's such a big deal, but for those who worry or care, it's
electret.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Boat Anchor Owners and Collectors List 
> [mailto:BOATANCHORS at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV] On Behalf Of StuLyon
> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 11:27 AM
> To: BOATANCHORS at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV
> Subject: Re: D-104 elements
> 
> 
> Jerry,
> A couple of years ago I went through the same trip you just 
> did. That is buying a D104 on eBay and finding it had a bad 
> element. My solution was to replace the crystal element with 
> a eletrit (sp?) element from Radio Shack. From all reports it 
> seems to sound OK.
> 
> I documented all this and put them on my web page. Then I 
> changed my Internet provider so the pictures are gone. I'll 
> reload them this afternoon and post the link.
> 
> 73, Stu W6CUX
> Winnetka, CA
> s.d.lyon at earthlink.net
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Edwin J Forwood" <e.j.forwood at JUNO.COM>
> To: <BOATANCHORS at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 10:00 AM
> Subject: Re: D-104 elements
> 
> 
> > Thanks Glen,
> > I'm Headed for R/S now!
> > 73 de Jerry, KØEJF
> >
> > On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 09:57:59 -0800 (PST) Glen Zook <gzook at yahoo.com>
> > writes:
> > > Actually, I have never used any Heil products, so I
> > > can't make any recommendation as to which ones to use
> > > and which ones not to use!  I have used some Radio
> > > Shack elements and those worked fine.  In fact, there
> > > was a posting on one of the reflectors a couple of
> > > weeks ago about someone who had done a lot of 
> experimentation with 
> > > various elements including the Heil, Radio Shack, etc.  It seems 
> > > that when the microphones were "buttoned up" and used on the air
> > > that no one could tell the difference!
> > >
> > > Glen, K9STH
> > >
> 
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