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In 1987, President Ronald Reagan used a Blue Goose lectern to give the "Tear down this wall!" speech in West Berlin. Described by Politico as "bulky" and "formal", [4] and named by the United States Secret Service after the color of its top and its gooseneck microphone, [5] the bullet-resistant [2] or bullet-proof [5] Blue Goose lecterns are boxy, with a dark blue desk section and dark panels ...
Franklin Roosevelt was the first president to appear on television. In April 1939, he spoke at the New York World’s Fair over the NBC New York television station W2XBS (the forerunner of WNBC), though these remarks were only seen on a handful of television sets at the fairgrounds, at NBC headquarters at Radio City and on some of the estimated 200 television sets in private homes in the New ...
Adjacent frequencies are often used by illegal operators using modified CB or amateur radio equipment. Operators sometimes refer to this activity as freebanding. The Industrial/Business Radio Pool of the Private Land Mobile Radio Services has several channels just above the Citizen's Band, at 27.430, 27.450, 27.470, 27.490, 27.510, and 27.530 MHz.
The Turner Microphone Company was an American manufacturer of microphones in Cedar Rapids, Iowa from 1931 to 1979. Turner operated as a small company but produced and sold many well made but modestly priced microphones. [1] Many of the microphones they produced were general purpose bullet-style microphones and CB radio communications microphones.
Shown with Astatic brand D-104 desk mic Cobra 18 WX ST II mobile CB radio with microphone Cobra 50 WX ST Handheld CB Radio Citizens band radio ( CB radio ) is a land mobile radio system , a system allowing short-distance one-to-many bidirectional voice communication among individuals, using two-way radios operating near 27 MHz (or the 11-m ...
Of the two, only the Silver Eagle remained in constant production since its inception, and remained one of Astatic's most popular D-104 microphones. There were other variations as well, but production ceased in 2001. [9] The D-104 is often used by CB radio hobbyists and vintage amateur radio enthusiasts as part of their operating activities. [10]
Earlier in the rally Trump, in frustration, ripped the microphone from the podium to hold it closer to his mouth. “I think this mic stinks,” Trump said. “And then we don’t pay the contractor.
Heil Sound Communications, Inc is an American manufacturer of professional audio equipment based in Fairview Heights, Illinois.The company was founded by Bob Heil in 1966, and is well known for inventions in live sound, the Heil Talk Box and a variety of high-quality microphones and headsets for use in commercial and amateur radio.