Re: [AMRadio] Mike

2005-03-15 Thread Bob Bruhns
> Personally, my voice is a little higher from center in pitch..and I'd > prefer more lower than higher freq. response...which is generally > a problem due to low freq. rolloff in the mike curves... Steve, this makes me think that your best bet would be to close-talk a unidirectional mike. A low-

RE: [AMRadio] Mike

2005-03-15 Thread John Coleman, ARS WA5BXO
Jim, That is an interesting circuit with the plate grounded and output taken from the screen grid as an anode. I don't quite see the advantage other than fewer parts. The gain seems to be about 10 db less if I read it right. Perhaps the screen to grid capacitance is much lower than an e

Re: [AMRadio] mike

2005-03-15 Thread Geoff
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I appreciate all your time and help, guys. Excuse me for not mentioning the cathode resistor for bias. From what little I have found...both the Collins 310A exciter and WRL Globe King 275 use a 6SJ7 for mike input...in which case, a hi-Z dynamic should work. So...b

Re: [AMRadio] Xtal mike

2005-03-15 Thread Bob Bruhns
Generally, precise impedance matching is only necessary where tuning and loading are critical because of large power transfers, or where absolute minimum noise is important such as weak signal work. Crystal microphones are equivalent to a resistive source impedance of a few K ohms in series with a

Re: [AMRadio] mike

2005-03-15 Thread W7QHO
In a message dated 3/15/05 9:31:31 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Which means that my Electro-Voice 729 is a candidate which is already on my > shelf...sparkling since I polished all that cast metal to high sheen. > > Steve, Your EV 729 should work fine. I would add a grid leak resistor,

[AMRadio] Re: Mike

2005-03-15 Thread ne1s
Steve, I'd put a 4.7Meg to 10Meg resistor from the 1st 6SJ7 grid to ground. A crystal mike wants to work into a (high value) resistive load. GL, -Larry/NE1S -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 200

[AMRadio] mike

2005-03-15 Thread StephenTetorka
I appreciate all your time and help, guys. Excuse me for not mentioning the cathode resistor for bias. >From what little I have found...both the Collins 310A exciter and WRL Globe >King 275 use a 6SJ7 for mike input...in which case, a hi-Z dynamic should work. So...back to square #1 - what is "

Re: Fw: [AMRadio] B&W 5100, 5100b differences?

2005-03-15 Thread peter markavage
Even with the 5100B released to replace the 5100, B&W still had to issue a bunch of service bulletins for the B model. Pete, wa2cwa > > -- Original Message -- > > From: George KB2Z <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: Discussion of AM Radio > > Date: Mon, 14

RE: [AMRadio] Xtal mike

2005-03-15 Thread Jim candela
Hi All, Two years ago I bought a new PMC320 crystal element from Omnitronics for 19.99 + $7.00 S&H. This is the stock OEM mic element for a D-104. I just called them today, and they now only replace the cartridge on your D104 head. They no longer just sell the cartridges. If you

Fw: [AMRadio] B&W 5100, 5100b differences?

2005-03-15 Thread Mike Dorworth,K4XM
The 5100B was plug and play with the 51SB-B Sideband Generator. I had one of each and the 6100 too! Best I remember that is the main difference. Mike K4XM > > -- Original Message -- > From: George KB2Z <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: Discussion of AM Rad

RE: [AMRadio] Mike

2005-03-15 Thread Ed Sieb (E-mail)
Hi Steve, What's the finals on that rig, 813's? I think I have a rig just like that here. Can you describe the rig? Is a schematic available? TIA, 73, Ed, VA3ES > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday,

RE: [AMRadio] Mike

2005-03-15 Thread John Coleman
First of all there should never be an element of any tube that is left open as far as DC is concerned, and typically, crystal microphones have no measurable DC leakage so it is an open circuit to DC. If a Crystal microphone is to be used on this circuit the tube would soon go to cut off or

RE: [AMRadio] Mike

2005-03-15 Thread Jim candela
Steve, I just was reading about this in my "Radiotron Designers Handbook" where a simple preamp using a 6SJ7 was used with a crystal microphone. In short you can use a higher grid resistance to change the frequency response (more lows), but the text describes the limitations involving rever

Re: [AMRadio] B&W 5100, 5100b differences?

2005-03-15 Thread Geoff
George KB2Z wrote: Thanks all, for the replies. I gained a lot of information from them. Would any one know of a website, or other place, where information specific to the 5100 / 5100B could be found? Again thanks, George kb2z http://www.google.com/search?q=%22B%26W+5100%22&sourceid=mozil

Re: [AMRadio] B&W 5100, 5100b differences?

2005-03-15 Thread George KB2Z
Thanks all, for the replies. I gained a lot of information from them. Would any one know of a website, or other place, where information specific to the 5100 / 5100B could be found? Again thanks, George kb2z At 09:30 AM 3/14/05 -0500, you wrote: Morning all, Could anyone on the list tell

[AMRadio] Mike

2005-03-15 Thread StephenTetorka
Thanks Guys: This mike is for a vintage 1948 AM rack rig homebrew by W2PLY who moved into Senior Residence. The speech amplifier/modulator schematic is right from August 1947 QST. I got the rack and the 5 sections directly from the flat bed trailer at the estate sale...and now just about finish

Re: [AMRadio] Xtal mike

2005-03-15 Thread Geoff
John Coleman wrote: This is correct, and a lot of the "pre-amped" microphones or very good and some or not. I used an old dynamic microphone case and pulled the guts out of it. It had been in a flood. Then built a preamplifier and condenser microphone on a small PC board and installed