Mr. Microphone Hack!

Turn the classic 70's wireless toy into a modern high-tech spy device. I never picked up any chicks with it anyway. Watch the video and see the test results at the end. What I heard surprised me! This is a modified version of a similar article in "Sneaky Uses For Everyday Things".

Step 1 What you need

A vintage Mr. Microphone FM modulator. These were designed to transmit your voice over the low end of the FM band, around 88MHz. These are not easy to come by but you can find them at garage sales and occasionally on Ebay.

Comments

[pennsteve]

With the modified antenna, what is the range on this?

[purple shirted eye stabber]

awesome. + favorited

[paewookyung]

Wow, anyway you made a FM audio bug with a Mr.microphone....

[mman1506]

at the source you can by a simlar microphone

[ch0wderdood]

could mr microphone broadcast over a mcdonalds drivethru

[drbill]

My 70cm transmitter can.

[HADLEY]

NOT REALLY A HACK YOU JUST TURNED IT INTO A BUG, ITS COOL ANY WAY IVE GOT ONE OF THESE IN MY MUSIC JUNK NO ORANGE BALL ANYMORE WE USED TO TUNE IT TO THE RADIO STATION THEN FOOL WITH PEOPLE AT RED LIGHTS

[djr6789]

how did you modify it transmit diffrent frequencys

[DELTAWOLF05]

If i had a Mr. Microphone i would diffidently make one of this.

[turtleshane]

the grateful dead is amazing!!!! too bad jerry garcia died a while while back i would have liked to meet him

[DELTAWOLF05]

YEAH dude! yeah i would have loved to see a concert! yeah meeting him would rock

[turtleshane]

when i was little like 9 i think soo it was a bit ago my dad took me to a rat dog concert. AMAZING

[Jesusfreak101]

There are other present day forms that you can use.

[kalahari]

"Hey good lookin! We'll be back to pick you up later." How is it possible to remember that line from the Mr Microphone commercials after all these years?

[JuCo]

Simpsons?

[Gamernotnerd]

Off of youtube?

[carpespasm]

That poor audio-technica mic.... :( I've seen off-brand copies of the mr microphone at places like Big Lots before, so if someone's looking to do this that might be an alternative to eBay. What do you figure the run time on this would be with the button cell?

[brandegor]

Just discovered that there is a "Hannah Montana" brand FM mic that can be had on ebay for 99 cents.

[Jesusfreak101]

Ya, I know. You can also get those overpriced at wallmart.

[Biotele]

Can you make an instructable to teach us how to make super cool videos like yours (editing part is the problem)? You have a great voice too.

[sleepygamer]

Hey Kipkay, if you put this thing near a light source (maybe near a ceiling light or lamp) and gave it some small solar panels, do you think you could use them to charge a small battery to make it run indefinitely? (Or at least longer than a single battery?) Great little instructable... when I get some cash, I'm going to do pretty much all of yours! :D

[carrierpilot1357]

i thought the sentence then take away that white thing that smells like somebody's grandmother in the video was funny.

[Derin]

i double that

[Brother_D]

3

[Darren.]

4:P

[Derin]

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[Sgt.Waffles]

Kip Kay, when the world goes to shambles, you will be the last man standing.

[Yerboogieman]

he can make a radio out of two coconuts..

[Sgt.Waffles]

I heard he can make two coconuts out of a radio, too.

[Sora_1_2]

LOL Epic Win.

[A good name]

LOL

[Gamernotnerd]

looooool

[Dungeonbrownies]

lol, good one

[theglove]

Just a thought, but would it be possible to adapt one of those ipod broadcast-over-the-radio thingies by adding a mic to it? Hmmm.

[bth8]

ya, just take out the jack thing, cut the jack off the mic, strip the wires, and solder em to the thing

[dracox]

is it ok if i use an ordinary mic?

[fma321]

I had to make a Mr. Microphone knock off in my Aviation tech class for practice in circuit board soldering. Try looking for one of these kits. I might hack mine or this use.

[xACIDITYx]

Could someone post the direct link to metacafe? I can't view the video here (blocked) , but I'd really love to watch another KipKay video.

[theburn7]

why is it blocked?

[Kipkay]

Here you go:
Mr. Microphone Hack Video