D104 Question

[EDWIN J FORWOOD]

While it is true that some equipment may have some additional gain when
using the amplifier in the base of the D104, I have found that none of my
Heath SSB equipment really need it.  The usual result is that a lot of
people ruin their audio output due to over driving when using the
amplifier.
I usually take the amplifier completely out of the mic if they are to be
dedicated to one of my Heath rigs.  However, I have found it useful on my
Johnson Ranger on AM.  But still not absolutely necessary.
73 de Jerry, KØEJF

On Wed, 18 Jun 2003 10:10:33 -0700 (PDT) Glen Zook <gzook at yahoo.com>
writes:
> If your particular D-104 has the amplified base, you
> either have to rewire it so that the amplifier is
> always on or else use the PTT.  If you rewire it so
> that the amplifier is always on, you will run down the
> battery in well under a week.
>
> A possible solution to this is to add a switch to turn
> the amplifier off and on.
>
> What I did on my D-104 that has the preamplifier is to
> wire a switch so that the microphone either uses the
> preamplifier or else comes directly off of the
> microphone element.  This is because several of my
> rigs do not like having the preamlifier in the circuit
> (especially my Collins S-Lines).  On the other hand,
> all of my Heath SB equipment (SB-401, SB-101, and
> SB-110A) work better with the preamplifier.
>
> Glen, K9STH
>
>
> --- EDWIN J FORWOOD <e.j.forwood at JUNO.COM> wrote:
>
> D104's work well in VOX mode as long as the
> transmitter is setup for a high impedance mic and you
> have the mic wired so that the mic element is
> connected to the audio input all the time.
>
> =====
> Glen, K9STH
>
> Web sites
>
> http://home.attbi.com/~k9sth
> http://home.attbi.com/~zcomco
>
> __________________________________
> Do you Yahoo!?
> SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month!
> http://sbc.yahoo.com
>
>

-----------------------------------------------------------
This list is a public service of the City of Tempe, Arizona
-----------------------------------------------------------

Subscription control - http://www.tempe.gov/lists/control.asp?list=HEATH
To post - HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV
Archives - http://interactive.tempe.gov/archives/HEATH.html