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Freebird
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Post Number: 437
Registered: 1-2003


Posted on Friday, June 16, 2006 - 11:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

DOES astatic make any mics at all anymore?...I guess they dont make the 575 anymore for some strange reason I love those mics I have 4 of them.But I went on astatics site and they have about 4 moblie mics listed one being the red road devil and a few others but do they still make them?
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Road_warrior
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Posted on Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 9:42 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I notice Coppers has Astatics mobile mics.
Astatic is still making them.
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Hotwire
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Posted on Monday, June 26, 2006 - 11:12 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I know Astatic mics are american made. What about the other popular mobile mic the RK56? Anybody know its origin of manufacture?
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Cowboy_bob
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Posted on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 - 8:06 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I heard somewhere that Astatic sold off their mic mfg dept?? True or false?
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Tech808
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Posted on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 - 3:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Cowboybob,

Sorry but NO Astatic has not produced any microphones for CB/HAM radio use since 2004.

ASTATIC and the Astatic Name was purchased by Barjan back in 2004.

All ASTATIC Hand & Desk mic's produced since then have been produced/manufactured by Barjan.
Lon ~ Tech808 ~ N9CEF
CEF#808 ~ CEF HAM#33 ~ CVC#002
Tech808@copperelectronics.com

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