DAS has since expanded the Astatic name to include many accessories including coaxial cables, meters and antennas. Currently, the company is located in Solon, Ohio and offers microphones and audio accessories to various audio industries.The Amateur & CB product division of Astatic was sold to DAS Companies, a major mobile communications product distributor. In 1944, Astatic moved operations to Conneaut, Ohio and supplied microphones, pickups and crystal cartridges as well as hydrophone and Sonar devices to the military during World War II.Īfter World War II, Astatic Microphone Laboratory became The Astatic Corporation. Semple was brought into the company as general manager to manufacture and market the company's model D-104 Crystal Microphone as well as other crystal microphones, crystal phonograph pickups and recording heads.

Semple demonstrated some crystal pick-ups that Brush was working with, leading Chorpening and Woodworth to found The Astatic Microphone Laboratory, Inc. Their mutual friend, Charles Semple, worked for Brush Development Company where he had been experimenting with Rochelle salt crystals. Woodworth, W8AHW began experimenting with different types of microphones for their 'ham' stations. In 1930, two amateur radio operators, Creed M. Only 10,000 NUMBERED microphones were made. My Serial Number is: 03916 and I live in Kansas Cityĭescription: 18 Carat GOLD PLATED version of the Classic D-104(TUG9) amplified stand. I am curious as to how many are left and what the sequence of serial numbers are. I have a Golden Eagle D104 and I thought it would be nice to follow the serial numbers and locations.

Astatic serial number