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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>When will someone in this group go and find a Dorrough 610 DAP (Discriminate Audio Processor) and run a decent mid-priced condenser or ribbon mic through it? I’m tellin ya there would be no turning back. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jay<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>N1UJ….T<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> 450-bounces@lists.vhfwiki.com [mailto:450-bounces@lists.vhfwiki.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 24, 2011 8:29 PM<br><b>To:</b> 144.450 Mailing List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [450] NICE microphone...cheap too!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The only two mics I know of in this case were the SBE (as sent) or the Belcom.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>These are heavy cast metal with a thick black vinyl-ish wrinkle finish. I can think of no mike I like better.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:piper925@att.net" title="piper925@att.net">Thomas Moore</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:450@lists.vhfwiki.com" title="450@lists.vhfwiki.com">144.450 Mailing List</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Thursday, February 24, 2011 8:02 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Re: [450] NICE microphone...cheap too!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #1010FF 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>From: <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<o:p></o:p></p><div id=yiv1866699168><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>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!<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The cotton gin and victrola were great inventions also, Bob.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><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!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 6:20 AM, <a href="http://us.mc838.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=n1ujs@toast.net" target="_blank">n1ujs@toast.net</a> <<a href="http://us.mc838.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=n1ujs@toast.net" target="_blank">n1ujs@toast.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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....<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><br>------- Original Message -------<br>From : <a href="http://us.mc838.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=djmay@comcast.net" target="_blank">djmay@comcast.net</a>[mailto:<a href="http://us.mc838.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=djmay@comcast.net" target="_blank">djmay@comcast.net</a>]<br>Sent : 2/23/2011 10:27:39 PM<br>To : <a href="http://us.mc838.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=450@lists.vhfwiki.com" target="_blank">450@lists.vhfwiki.com</a><br>Cc :<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" target="_blank">k1fsy@vhfwiki.com</a>><br>To: "144.450 Mailing List" <<a href="http://us.mc838.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=450@lists.vhfwiki.com" target="_blank">450@lists.vhfwiki.com</a>><br>Sent: 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 href="http://us.mc838.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=n1ujs@toast.net" target="_blank">n1ujs@toast.net</a>> wrote:<br><br><br><br><a 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