From: "Al Parker" 
Subject: Re: [drakelist] T4XC and D104


"Al Parker"  made an utterence to the
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Hi all,
    I've seen somewhere else, in yrs past (probably an unimpeachable (or
unmentionable?) source) that what John says is the reason for the amp -
impedance matching.  It sure doesn't need amplification.  I suspect that
when the CBers discovered it, that Astatic didn't try to enlighten them,
just lightened them of their $.  I've been using amplified (and un-)
D-104's for many yrs on many rigs, but keep the gain way down, and make
sure to replace the battery occasionally, when it's voltage goes weak, the
gain goes up.  I get good audio reports from the BA crowd, incl. those who
know my natural (foggy) voice.  As in all things, discretion is the better
part of valor.
73,
Al, W8UT
New Bern, NC
BoatAnchors appreciated here
http://www.thecompendium.net/radio/
http://www.hammarlund.info

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "john" 
> At 05:04 PM 8/4/04 -0500, Jim Shorney wrote:
> >That preamp that comes built in to the TUG8 stand (note: 'D104' refers
> >to the head/element only) is an abomination designed for CBers to
> >create splatter with, and should be destroyed at the earliest
> >opportunity to reduce the population in the wild. In my opinion.
>
> Therein lies the reason for the name "D 10-4 "  !!
>
> If there's one thing a crystal mic does not need, it's more output...
> I suspect that it's intention was impedance matching...
>


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