[TenTec] Ten Tec "banana" mic upgrade?

[Carl Moreschi]

I have a Shure 444D desk mic here.  I have not wired it up for the Orion to
try it.  It does have a high/low impedance switch on the bottom of it.

Carl Moreschi N4PY
121 Little Bell Drive
Bell Mountain
Hays, NC 28635
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson" <geraldj at storm.weather.net>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 10:59 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Ten Tec "banana" mic upgrade?


> On Tue, 2006-10-17 at 16:45 -0500, Charles Delaune wrote:
> > I wonder how well the old 444 would sound on an Orion II? What was the
> > impedance on the Shure?
>
> One internet post that google turned up said the 444 was a controlled
> reluctance microphone and high impedance while the 444D was a dynamic
> and could be wired for either high or low impedance. I'm sure I have
> catalogs in the office and attic that would be more certain.
> -- 
> 73, Jerry, K0CQ,
> All content copyright Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, electrical engineer
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