[Mishmash] Flying Doctors Opening Credits

[William Smyth]

   << Bill, be sure to see the cool microphone at the nine minute mark.  I'm sure you'll recognize it.  >>

Yep, I sure recognize that D 104.  Not only is it familiar to hams but it's recognized even in audio equipment history as an early very successful crystal microphone.

BTW I suspect it went out of production due to the chromium content in its case and stand. Auto and appliance manufacturers dropped chrome finishes because environmental  laws required industries to control and limit discharges and disposal of chromium wastes from plating baths, etc.  These controls are very costly to implement so we now find true chrome plating mainly on small expensive instrument parts.

Bill in SC
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