Hiya, folks. I've recently picked up a couple of these as projects to refurbish. One came with an EFJ land mobile "coffin" mic that I know is wrong for this radio (it was just in the box, doesn't fit anyway). The other radio has had the original 5-pin locking jack changed (sloppily, I might add) to a typical 4-pin jack.
I want to return these to stock, Bond-o the extra holes (morons) and paint the covers, re-tube and re-cap as necessary, replace the line safety caps, etc. I know I've frequently seen Turner +2 base mics paired with these, but I assume those were add-ons? Was there a stock mic, either base or mobile style, that came with a new 223? And where, pray tell, was the mic clip *supposed* to be, if the stock mic was a mobile style?
My service monitor is gonna be shocked (excuse the pun) when I hook up an AM transmitter to it instead of FM. It may even have a diagnostic routine in it to display "Are you insane?" when I try....
Thanks,
-- Zygoma in NC --
I want to return these to stock, Bond-o the extra holes (morons) and paint the covers, re-tube and re-cap as necessary, replace the line safety caps, etc. I know I've frequently seen Turner +2 base mics paired with these, but I assume those were add-ons? Was there a stock mic, either base or mobile style, that came with a new 223? And where, pray tell, was the mic clip *supposed* to be, if the stock mic was a mobile style?
My service monitor is gonna be shocked (excuse the pun) when I hook up an AM transmitter to it instead of FM. It may even have a diagnostic routine in it to display "Are you insane?" when I try....
Thanks,
-- Zygoma in NC --
