JC Penny Amplified 6 Pin Hand Mics - What Radio ?

[Wire Weasel]

Recently picked up a LOT box of various hand mics. Included were 3 JC Penny amplified hand mics. Volume control wheel and takes 9V. Have 6 pin male DIN plugs on all. Anyone know what or which model radios they fit on?

Thanks

And if anyone should need these are for sale.

 

[radiohobby]

I would say just change the plug to fit whatever radio you want to use it on. I got an old roadking mic that was on an old relay controled four pin radio and now have it working on my five pin cobra 148.
Sounds like you got a pretty good deal there. I just bought a box of 5 radios with mics, figure even if none of them work I got lots of parts and mics for a nice low price compared to buying mics for 20 bucks or more each.
I had an old mic that was designed to work on a five pin cobra and it would not work at all, no rx and no tx. Found the wire that was supposed to be for the common for those two functions was broken somewhere in the line. Just jumped the position in the mic head to the shield wire and then did the same in the connector end and problem solved. Vee have our Vays.

 

[Wire Weasel]

Roger that. Turned out these mics are not amplified. The wheel was just a pot so the mic is designed to adjust the volume on the radio. Was just wondering what radio(s) they originally went to.

Thanks!

 

[radiohobby]

I had an old realistic that had a pot on its mic for controlling the volume on the radio if you pushed a button on the radio for remote volume.

 

[Wire Weasel]

I had an old realistic that had a pot on its mic for controlling the volume on the radio if you pushed a button on the radio for remote volume.

That makes sense. Probably compatible with dozens of radios that Cybernet made for everybody back in the '70s out of Japan. They made for Midland, Radio Shack, Sears, JC Penny ect.....

It would be interesting to see a master list of all Cybernet radios / brands ever made. It would be friggin' huge.

Thanks