Somebody Buy one quick, and do a review,and a few on air test with other mics too.I found it on Bells web site and when The page opens at the top it says RF Limited Microphone. Don't know, this might be a mistake.
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New Palomar Ceramic Microphone
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GI Joes says it's Made by the orig. Palomar from the 60's and 70's More new Palomar products expected.
Palomar closed its doors over 40 years ago. only the name and trademark remain.
This is a newly merged company, owned by Sams grandson, that is using the name.
Noise canceling mic. Prob not the same element as the CR-577 mic. Might be a few new radios on the way. Wait n see.
Never had much luck with noise cancelling mics sounding good on the base station. In the truck is where they shine.
Great news, hoping to see a lot more Palomar/ RF limited/ Magnum products
http://www.palomarelectronics.com/
"In the 1970's when my grandfather, Sam I. Lewis, Sr., closed Palomar Electronics Corporation the name was unfortunately lost. Over the next 40+ years my father, Sam I. Lewis, Jr, carried on in the spirit of Palomar under the company name RF Limited. In 2000, I started EKL Components, a sister-company to RF Limited, dedicated to the component side of our industry.
From the beginning, it has been my goal to regain the name that my grandfather and father made famous - and that day is here. Palomar Electronics is now the new, original, name of RF Limited and EKL Components. Palomar will continue to use the brand names, such as Magnum, that everyone has come to know over the past 50 years.
I look forward to continuing on in the tradition of my grandfather and father to develop innovative and industry-changing products. Stay tuned.
Eric S. Lewis
President, Palomar Electronics"
Great news, hoping to see a lot more Palomar/ RF limited/ Magnum products
http://www.palomarelectronics.com/
"In the 1970's when my grandfather, Sam I. Lewis, Sr., closed Palomar Electronics Corporation the name was unfortunately lost. Over the next 40+ years my father, Sam I. Lewis, Jr, carried on in the spirit of Palomar under the company name RF Limited. In 2000, I started EKL Components, a sister-company to RF Limited, dedicated to the component side of our industry.
From the beginning, it has been my goal to regain the name that my grandfather and father made famous - and that day is here. Palomar Electronics is now the new, original, name of RF Limited and EKL Components. Palomar will continue to use the brand names, such as Magnum, that everyone has come to know over the past 50 years.
I look forward to continuing on in the tradition of my grandfather and father to develop innovative and industry-changing products. Stay tuned.
Eric S. Lewis
President, Palomar Electronics"
Exactly. The mic is most likely another product being cranked out in some Chinese factory, branded and packaged for the customer ordering them. Much like Dr. Dre's Beats headphone that use $7.00 worth of snap together parts and sell for $199.
Dunno, Ratso. All of the RF Limited mics I've owned (and still own/use the CR-577) have been nothing short of being 'Top Shelf'. The 2018Xtreme/echo mic that I had was also par excellent. Can't say about this mic, as this is the first time I've heard about it. Sure hope that Eric is keeping that tradition of fine products intact.
Like to try one - though; I think it is worth the risk. I own two N/C mics ATM. The first is a RoadKing RK-56; one of the new ones. The one mic I just bought and use in the mobile is the Workman SS-56; a knock-off of the RK-56, which has proved to be the better of the two - IMO. Cheaper cost - too.
Like to try one - though; I think it is worth the risk. I own two N/C mics ATM. The first is a RoadKing RK-56; one of the new ones. The one mic I just bought and use in the mobile is the Workman SS-56; a knock-off of the RK-56, which has proved to be the better of the two - IMO. Cheaper cost - too.
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Not saying they won't sound good, just not thinking they or the parts inside are made in the US like Heil microphones. Even Heil is probably sourcing some parts from Asia.
Seems that bringing back a brand that we all once knew and loved is the thing now to sell a product. Heathkit is a good example. Anyway, so someone buy one of these Palomar mics and knock out a review
Seems that bringing back a brand that we all once knew and loved is the thing now to sell a product. Heathkit is a good example. Anyway, so someone buy one of these Palomar mics and knock out a review
made in china..i do know who and where but eric and sam have been good to me and dave over the last 30 + years so will repect them and their sources
as for price (unsure if he has retailed them as yet as we were informed about them some 6 months ago ) fairly cheap sure as heil not as overpriced as hell
btw not sure where you get "ceramic" from but i dont think so eric has never mentioned ceramic to us in correspondence and i dont see it on his page
as for price (unsure if he has retailed them as yet as we were informed about them some 6 months ago ) fairly cheap sure as heil not as overpriced as hell
btw not sure where you get "ceramic" from but i dont think so eric has never mentioned ceramic to us in correspondence and i dont see it on his page
Think Bells may be listing it incorrectly but they are closed today. Monday. Go joes says nothing about ceramic. So it might not be only.
Beats = me too and too much bass. Gotta give Dre a tip of the hat though... he probably made more money off of those headphones than he did his records. Hopefully Palomar will make decent products (from China). It would be cool if they did use the 577 element in that body with tone and power mic volume controls.
73,
Brett
directly from erics email to myself and dave
"BTW, the model number is a tribute to my dad. SL for Sam Lewis and 41 was the year he was born"
"BTW, the model number is a tribute to my dad. SL for Sam Lewis and 41 was the year he was born"
made in china..i do know who and where but eric and sam have been good to me and dave over the last 30 + years so will repect them and their sources
as for price (unsure if he has retailed them as yet as we were informed about them some 6 months ago ) fairly cheap sure as heil not as overpriced as hell
btw not sure where you get "ceramic" from but i dont think so eric has never mentioned ceramic to us in correspondence and i dont see it on his page
Palomar's website lists it as having an electret element. In the one photo it certainly looks like a typical small electret cartridge behind the front grille.
as you can see there are options on the board to power the mic board from 12v weather it has the mentioned 7805 reg (5v reg) on the board in the pic or not is another thing plus it has solder point to add scanning buttons. (the pin headers at bottom of mic board are for selecting the way the scanning button works weather single wire tri state used in morden radios like cre8900/anytone /icom or the older 3 wire style like yaesu/ar3500 etc)
i am sure its a ecm insert but cant say for sure ..hopefully it is because i know the company that makes them has the crappest dymanic inserts on the market !
however the ecm inserts they use are very good (nice frequency response curve
time will tell
certainly not a mic that would sell here in my market ..no one likes power mics or so called noise cancel mics (a real noise cancel mic would have twin inserts out of phase or at least a adjustable rear open port not a single one with no adjustable port)..maybe they are faking noise cancelling with a audio highpass filter rolling off the road noise (but mudding the audio)
some one buy one and sweep it
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