President Andy, 4 pin microphone

[Groundhog KSS-2012]

Does it hurt or, will it affect the President Andy radio in any way if I use a 4 pin power mic on it?
Many Presidents are 6 pin but the Andy I bought new last yr is 4 pin.
These radios come with an "electric", factory mic, I believe. I think I read that.
Just looking for a bit of info before I go and try one and mess something up.
If anyone know, I really appreciate hearing from you.
Thanks in advance

 

[Eldorado828]

Does it hurt or, will it affect the President Andy radio in any way if I use a 4 pin power mic on it?
Many Presidents are 6 pin but the Andy I bought new last yr is 4 pin.
These radios come with an "electric", factory mic, I believe. I think I read that.
Just looking for a bit of info before I go and try one and mess something up.
If anyone know, I really appreciate hearing from you.
Thanks in advance

If i remember correctly I believe the only thing is you'd need to disconnect the wire from either pin 4 because it isn't needed.

Another thing would be the voltage coming from pin one. You'd need a capacitor from audio to ground inside the microphone.

There's a thread on the president lincoln where another forum member did the research on this subject. Just have to find it and it could help you in this endeavor.

 

[Groundhog KSS-2012]

If i remember correctly I believe the only thing is you'd need to disconnect the wire from either pin 4 because it isn't needed.

Another thing would be the voltage coming from pin one. You'd need a capacitor from audio to ground inside the microphone.

There's a thread on the president lincoln where another forum member did the research on this subject. Just have to find it and it could help you in this endeavor.

Thanks for the info. Greatly appreciated.

 

[Eldorado828]

AT-6666/SS 9900 mic wiring finally Demystified and Accurate

I have seen so much misinformation about this topic here and elsewhere on the web, that I felt compelled to make this post. I hope AT-6666/SS 9900 owners will be able to use this information to successfully wire ANY microphone to their radio. Whether it will sound good or not, is another...

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Not the same radio but the same concept with the audio pin.

Credit to @Dr_DX for working on that and schooling us.

 

[Sinkhole]

I have an Andy II FCC and you can switch between Electret and Dynamic for the mic. I have mine set to Dyna and am running a really old Astatic D104 M6B. I just checked your manual and it appears that is a feature President added to the Andy II. But I ran that mic on a Uniden Pro 520XL for 35 years with no issue. Bought the pair in 1987. You may want to contact President-USA @ +1 239 302 3100 and verify.