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<DIV>"Astonishing"....that is a nice, strong word to describe something.....must 
mean "mucho good"!</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I was just on 6 meters working 2 guys in Rhode 
Island on one of their local 6 meter repeaters....a little "jaw dropping" on 
their end.....heh heh....makes the twin beam thing worth it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Too late to be up on a work night though...off to 
bed for me....good to hear you Tom!  Even if it was just on the 
computer.....</FONT></DIV>
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  style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> 
  <A title=piper925@att.net href="mailto:piper925@att.net">Thomas Moore</A> 
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  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=450@lists.vhfwiki.com 
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  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 24, 2011 10:00 
  PM</DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [450] NICE 
  microphone...cheap too!</DIV>
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        <DIV>You're right. I just checked . It's the shure 444D that I have. Got 
        the numbers crossed with the 55S ( the Elvis Presley postage stamp mic). 
        My 444D is plastic, un-amped. Looks just like the SBE, but very 
        different. I'd love to use the 444D/Sily again . Maybe a retirement 
        project for the L.I. shack. No room for it in this one. I have a half 
        working Sily for parts and the  zapped one. Make a Frankentronix 
        out of it. Wish I had one of Larrys' old ones. The silys always sounded 
        astonishing to my ears.</DIV>
        <DIV><BR>--- On <B>Thu, 2/24/11, Bob <I><n1ujs@toast.net></I></B> 
        wrote:<BR></DIV>
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          Bob <n1ujs@toast.net><BR>Subject: Re: [450] NICE 
          microphone...cheap too!<BR>To: "144.450 Mailing List" 
          <450@lists.vhfwiki.com><BR>Date: Thursday, February 24, 2011, 
          8:28 PM<BR><BR>
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          <DIV>Shure 555 was a vintage broadcast style, maybe you mean 
          444?  That was more popular on CBs.....but it was plastic.....I 
          don't know all the Shure models, but I do know they made a metal one 
          in the same case as a Turner plus 2 which looks a lot like this, but 
          the SBE has a squarer look.</DIV>
          <DIV> </DIV>
          <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The only two mics I know of in this case 
          were the SBE (as sent) or the Belcom.</FONT></DIV>
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          <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>These are heavy cast metal with a thick 
          black vinyl-ish wrinkle finish.  I can think of no mike I like 
          better.</FONT></DIV>
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            <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4"><B>From:</B> <A 
            title=piper925@att.net 
            href="http://us.mc838.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=piper925@att.net" 
            rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:piper925@att.net">Thomas 
            Moore</A> </DIV>
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            <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 24, 
            2011 8:02 PM</DIV>
            <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [450] NICE 
            microphone...cheap too!</DIV>
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                  <DIV>Hmmm. Looks just like my old Shure555 which I 
                  got with my Siltronix 1011 (did Larrys' ears just perk 
                  up). Bob, do you know if same manufacturer?  Sounded 
                  great on the Sily before the lightning strike.</DIV>
                  <DIV>Pipe<BR><BR>--- On <B>Thu, 2/24/11, <A 
                  href="http://us.mc838.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=n1ujs@toast.net" 
                  rel=nofollow target=_blank 
                  ymailto="mailto:n1ujs@toast.net">n1ujs@toast.net</A> <I><<A 
                  href="http://us.mc838.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=n1ujs@toast.net" 
                  rel=nofollow target=_blank 
                  ymailto="mailto:n1ujs@toast.net">n1ujs@toast.net</A>></I></B> 
                  wrote:<BR></DIV>
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                    <A 
                    href="http://us.mc838.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=n1ujs@toast.net" 
                    rel=nofollow target=_blank 
                    ymailto="mailto:n1ujs@toast.net">n1ujs@toast.net</A> <<A 
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                    ymailto="mailto:n1ujs@toast.net">n1ujs@toast.net</A>><BR>Subject: 
                    Re: [450] NICE microphone...cheap too!<BR>To: 
                    450@lists.vhfwiki.com<BR>Date: Thursday, February 24, 2011, 
                    11:50 AM<BR><BR>
                    <DIV id=yiv1124495860>Despite the heckling,I'll stand by all 
                    I said.<BR><BR>Besides, no reason why you can't drink gin 
                    while sounding great on your 
                    micropohone...<BR><BR><BR><BR>------- Original Message 
                    -------<BR><STRONG>From :</STRONG> 
                    djmay@comcast.net[mailto:djmay@comcast.net]<BR><STRONG>Sent 
                    :</STRONG> 2/24/2011 10:18:53 AM<BR><STRONG>To :</STRONG> 
                    450@lists.vhfwiki.com<BR><STRONG>Cc :</STRONG> 
                    <BR><STRONG>Subject :</STRONG> RE: Re: [450] NICE 
                    microphone...cheap too!<BR><BR>
                    <DIV>
                    <DIV>The cotton gin and victrola were great inventions also, 
                    Bob.</DIV>
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                    <DIV><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: "David 
                    McKenzie" <k1fsy@vhfwiki.com><BR>To: "144.450 Mailing 
                    List" <450@lists.vhfwiki.com><BR>Sent: Thursday, 
                    February 24, 2011 10:03:40 AM<BR>Subject: Re: [450] NICE 
                    microphone...cheap too!<BR><BR>old and clunky, just like 
                    bob!<BR><BR></DIV>
                    <DIV class=yiv1124495860gmail_quote>On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 
                    6:20 AM, <A 
                    href="http://us.mc838.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=n1ujs@toast.net" 
                    rel=nofollow target=_blank>n1ujs@toast.net</A> <SPAN 
                    dir=ltr><<A 
                    href="http://us.mc838.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=n1ujs@toast.net" 
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                    class=yiv1124495860gmail_quote>Having owned one, I 
                      disagree.<BR>The microphone is probably the heaviest 
                      microphone<BR>out there for it's size, perfect shielding, 
                      basic<BR>straight forward amplification, smooth switching 
                      (and<BR>always cleanable because it has open contacts) 
                      and<BR>sounds decent on almost anything......not to 
                      mention<BR>good looking.<BR>Amateur radio mikes (sm-8, 
                      mc-60, etc.)are generally<BR>crappier build and demand 
                      generally two to three<BR>times the price of this mike 
                      including it's<BR>shipping....and that is BEFORE 
                      shipping....<BR>
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                      <DIV class=yiv1124495860h5><BR><BR><BR>------- Original 
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                      href="http://us.mc838.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=djmay@comcast.net" 
                      rel=nofollow target=_blank>djmay@comcast.net</A>[mailto:<A 
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                      rel=nofollow target=_blank>djmay@comcast.net</A>]<BR>Sent 
                         : 2/23/2011 10:27:39 PM<BR>To     
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                           :<BR>Subject : RE: Re: [450] NICE 
                      microphone...cheap too!<BR><BR> Good 
                      point.<BR><BR><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: 
                      "David McKenzie" <<A 
                      href="http://us.mc838.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=k1fsy@vhfwiki.com" 
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                      Wednesday, February 23, 2011 10:14:26 PM<BR>Subject: Re: 
                      [450] NICE microphone...cheap too!<BR><BR>$15 shipping 
                      sours the deal<BR><BR><BR>On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 10:11 
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