> I've long thought about how one could set up a program on the PC to > sense when a big local signal goes off, and start Total Recorder - but > that would almost require having TR running anyway as a monitor.
What you need is one of the old Conelrad receivers, the predecessor to the current EAS. Back then the alert signal was to drop carrier in a prescribed fashion. I think some had a relay closure activated by a loss of carrier. You could get one of those and a cassette recorder with the on/off switch jack on the side. Most of the Conelrad receivers were halfway decent radios in their own right. Set an antenna aimed toward the desired direction, hook the audio and relay closure from the Conelrad rx to the cassette recorder, and sit back and wait. They were tube rigs, rack mounted (usually) and dead reliable. I think some even had multiple channels available. eBay, maybe.. Craig Healy Providence, RI _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
