jeq@laidbak.UUCP (Jonathan E. Quist) (10/04/85)
A while back I came upon a WWII surplus headset w/boom mike. I'm kicking around the idea of making it operational. At $6, plus about $15 for connectors, it would make a good cheap passenger headset or emergency spare. (The passenger who gets to use it instead of a David Clark may not agree, but at least he'll be able to complain about it without shouting. :) ) I have little doubt I can make the carbon mike work, but I have no idea what the electrical characteristics of the headphones are. The microphone element is labeled: M-51/UR AUDIOSEARS the phones bear the letters "MFP", and the boom attachment: Signal Corps U.S. Army Headset Microphone H-63/U Order No. 3145-PHILA-52 The Lionel Corporation, N.Y. Does anyone have any interesting facts about this thing? Like was it intended to be worn with other headgear, such as a strap or helmet? (There is a single snap on the side opposite the boom.) Is it not worth the bother? Should I buy, borrow, or beg another David Clark for the occaisional passenger? Or should I sell my 172 and get something with only 2 seats? Jonathan E. Quist ihnp4!laidbak!jeq ``If man was meant to fly, he would have invented flying machines.''