"KE9EX" wrote in message
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A co-worker here at the Radio Pier brought in an odd mic connector and
asked me if I knew
the formal name for it. I answered it was a "mic connector on 50-year
old Ham Radios".
Specifically, it was the type that had a dot of solder in the middle,
and a screw-on ring.
This one was made by Switchcraft. Our chief called it an "Amphenol
Mini". I didn't find one in the Switchcraft catalog, but maybe didn't
look hard enough. Was there a more specific
title for this connector?
TNX es
73 de KE9EX


Many Amphenol connectors are now made by WPI - at the same Salem, NJ plant
that Amphenol used for decades.
http://www.wpi-interconnect.com/salem.htm

The former Amphenol product lines include the following:

a.. 17/117/177 and 777 Series D-subminiature Connectors
b.. 26 Series Blue Ribbon Rack and Panel Connectors
c.. 77/78 and 146 Series Tube and Relay Sockets
d.. 78 and 86 Series Commercial Plugs and Accessories
e.. 80 and 91 Series Microphone Connectors
f.. 126 Series Hexagonal Connectors
g.. 133/143 Printed Circuit Connectors
h.. 220/221/222 and 223 Tiny Tim® and Mighty Mite® Connectors
Additional Lines Acquired from Amphenol Include:

a.. CNI Series - Environmentally Sealed Rectangular Connectors
b.. CX Series - Various Military Connectors and Cable Assemblies
c.. H Series - Naval Sound Powered Connectors
d.. Q Series - MIL-C-55169 Submersion Proof Connectors
e.. ONO Series - Poke Home Rectangular Coax Contact Connectors
f.. PL Series - Military Circular Connectors
g.. Q2 Series - MIL-C-55169 Submersion Proof Power Plugs
h.. Q7A Series - MIL-C-55169 Submersion Proof Power Receptacles
i.. 45 Series - MIL-C-55169 Submersion Proof Power Connectors
j.. 84 Series - Miniature High Temperature "R" Connectors
k.. 89 Series - Submersion Proof Power Connectors
l.. 93 Series - Poke-Home Rectangular Connectors
m.. 94 Series - Poke-Home Rectangular Combination Contact
Connectors
n.. 126 Series - CNI Environmentally Sealed Rectangular Connectors
o.. 164 Series - Military Power Connectors