Along those same lines as Tim's, I have used a microphone plugged into my PC's microphone input and recorded using the built in Windows "Sound recorder" software, from the radio's speaker. I then found a freeware converter to convert the .wav file into a .mp3. I used this for two DX tests. Not high tech but highly functional.
My wife has an Olympus recorder that she picked up at Goodwill for about 35 cents on the dollar - brand new. She does not use it as much as she had hoped, so I may see how it works for DX. 73, Dave in Indy ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:16:09 -0600 From: Tim Kridel <[email protected]> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Off topic - Digital Audio Recorders Message-ID: <c94cc299.1d444%[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" For about five years, I've been using the recording feature built into my Windows Mobile smartphones. I've never tried jacking into a radio or something else. Instead I just place the phone near the speaker. It works surprisingly well. More recently, I've been trying several iPad/iPhone recording apps. All of these worth exploring if, say, you want the ability to record DX while on vacation but don't want to pack a separate recorder. It's easy to transfer audio files from these devices to a PC or Mac by using USB or Bluetooth. You also could e-mail them straight from the device if you keep the file sizes down by using the right bit rate when recording. For example, my Windows Mobile phone is set at 44.1 Hz, 16 bit, mono, 86 kb/s, and an 18 minute recording comes out to 1.8 MB. _______________________________________________ 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]
