We always used the throat mike.

Subject: We always used the throat mike.
From: (WalterM140)
Date: 3/12/04 3:59 AM Pacific Standard Time
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Thanks for that rider, Art, I have seen the occasional film where the
throat mike neckband seems to have been worn loose, and the mike was
pressed against the throat with thumb and forefinger when the guy wanted
to talk. Possibly a bit inconvenient at 'busy' periods... :-)

I remember watching the TV show "Twelve O'Clock High!" They -always- pressed
the throat mike to their throat to talk. It was like, "hey, dummies in TV
land, we're talking now."

Walt


Walt, I am sure that is why they did it in movies, but it did have an element
of reality. Many guys couldn't tolerate that throat mike tight. It would result
in choking. So they wore it very loose and had to press it tight to be heard.



Arthur Kramer
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