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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>
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<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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  <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 8:02 
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  <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="mailto:n1ujs@toast.net">n1ujs@toast.net</A> <I><<A 
        href="mailto:n1ujs@toast.net">n1ujs@toast.net</A>></I></B> 
        wrote:<BR></DIV>
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          <A href="mailto:n1ujs@toast.net">n1ujs@toast.net</A> <<A 
          href="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=yiv1866699168>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>
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          <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=yiv1866699168gmail_quote>On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 6:20 AM, 
          <A href="http://us.mc838.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=n1ujs@toast.net" 
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          ymailto="mailto:n1ujs@toast.net">n1ujs@toast.net</A> <SPAN 
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          href="http://us.mc838.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=n1ujs@toast.net" 
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          class=yiv1866699168gmail_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=yiv1866699168h5><BR><BR><BR>------- Original Message 
            -------<BR>From    : <A 
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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 
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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 PM, Bob<BR><<A 
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