Palomar SL41 microphone

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  1. Diesel Dave

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    I really wonder what went wrong. I tried this mic on my Galaxy Pluto with the RFX75 and I would get a squeal. Eric sent me another one and did the same. Funny though.... my SRA198 amd original télex road king 56 absolutely no trouble. As a matter of fact... I get compliments on how crystal clear it is all day long when I’m using my 198. I even had drivers come up to me and check my set up out.
     
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  3. rabbiporkchop

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    Do you still have your Palomar SL41?
     
  4. Diesel Dave

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    Nope.... returned it.
     
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  5. tucker

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    Nah, I'll keep it, it sounds good and I can whisper in it and it sounds crystal clear.
    I need to put a cb in my truck again. I'll try and do it this week.
     
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  6. rabbiporkchop

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    Good choice.;);)
     
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  7. Ridgeline

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    So Rabbi, let me ask you this, why can't you come up with a conversion that is just as good?

    Most of what was used is OTS stuff anyway.
     
  8. rabbiporkchop

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    No test equipment. The magic is in the circuit board with all the surface mount components. It gives you lots of control over frequency response as well as output voltage level. I put a voltage divider on the one that I constructed from scratch and adjusted the level to various settings and it just doesn't sound right. I kind of got it put on the back burner for now but whenever I get a spare sl41 I'll remove the guts from it and put them inside my Bakelite case.
     
  9. Ridgeline

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    Well here is a suggestion, if Eric isn't going to make any more, and he is willing to release the schematic and BOL, then why not build a bunch. I don't see the issues with surface mount stuff, that's pretty easy to deal with, the Element I think I told you what it "could" be before.
     
  10. rabbiporkchop

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    I already have the schematic. I just want to build a couple for myself inside the Bakelite case with the leaf switch. I'm not really interested in mass production.
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  11. Ridgeline

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    Dumb question.

    Did he tell you what element?
     
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