Silver Salute Mic
 

This thing kicks ass on CB, especially if you have mic gain. I've been a
CB'er since I was 12 and I know what a good mic sounds like. This isn't even
argued, if you know what you're doing with CB, you automatically have this
mic, it's like unwritten law. As far as ham, I've used it on 75 meters, but
most of the ham rigs I have are just VHF/UHF which comes
with it's own mic and keypad on it so it makes to sense to use it. On AM
though, this baby is king.

I'd say this mic is the improved version of the D-104 (even though that mic
has be around before I was born, lol) just because it's a nice looking
microphone and the D-104 is just plain ugly. Not to mention you have
external tone and volume.

A word of caution, transmitting when the radio is off (for instance you left
it on you car seat in a funny position where it holds the mic key) drains
the battery in a night. And if you ratchet jaw like I do on 11m, be sure you
have an extra 9V in the glove box, you just might need it after a while.
Great audio on 75 meters too!

73's all! -Dan W4NTI

From: (Hamguy)
W4NTI wrote:
This thing kicks ass on CB, especially if you have mic gain. I've been a
CB'er since I was 12 and I know what a good mic sounds like. This isn't
even argued, if you know what you're doing with CB, you automatically
have this mic, it's like unwritten law. As far as ham, I've used it on
75 meters, but most of the ham rigs I have are just VHF/UHF which comes
with it's own mic and keypad on it so it makes to sense to use it. On AM
though, this baby is king.
I'd say this mic is the improved version of the D-104 (even though that
mic has be around before I was born, lol) just because it's a nice
looking microphone and the D-104 is just plain ugly. Not to mention you
have external tone and volume.
A word of caution, transmitting when the radio is off (for instance you
left it on you car seat in a funny position where it holds the mic key)
drains the battery in a night. And if you ratchet jaw like I do on 11m,
be sure you have an extra 9V in the glove box, you just might need it
after a while. Great audio on 75 meters too!
73's all! -Dan W4NTI
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You use a Silver Salute in your car? Isn't that the base mic that
replaced the D104 lollipop?
And keep extra batteries in your glove compartment? Far out! I knew
someone that had a Shure desk mic (the Turner-looking mic) fixed to the
dashboard of his European car.