Yep points taken and I'm nodding my head in both agreement and sympathy <smile> but I have to admit that it would be nice to have a "Stand-alone" radio recorder separate from computers and so on so the Witness may be the way to go? Well we'll wait and see.
my faithful Panasonic RXED-50 has finally started to show its age of 10 years and I can't get another one as Panasonic just recently - and finally! - discontinued the model so I have to look for alternatives. On 04/01/2011, at 11:40 AM, David McLean wrote: > I'dd be curious to see how it goes for you. I just bought the EP myself so > don't really have a need for it right now or I'd try it also. Actually my > house is kinda overrun with radios already! I drive my wife crazy with them! > On Jan 3, 2011, at 4:56 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: > >> Well the point about it all is that the radio can be updated, says so in the >> specs I read on it so - if the radio does prove impossible to use - then >> perhaps some updates can be applied in the future? I've decided to take the >> plunge and order the radio anyway, see how far I get with it. After all! >> you can only try and I'm not one of those blind people who just sit and >> whine about how unusable everything is, even if I can only use the radio >> then having a rechargable radio will be a God Send, its on special at the >> moment and if the real worst comes to the real worst? Well I'm sure I'll >> find someone who can use it <smile>. >> >> >> On 04/01/2011, at 5:12 AM, hank smith wrote: >> >>> isn't this supposed to change with that new accessible law that was just >>> passed? >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David McLean" <[email protected]> >>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 7:16 PM >>> Subject: Re: CCrane Witness Radio >>> >>> >>>> I assume you're talking about the CC Witness radio? If so I just looked >>>> at the manual and unless you can see it or have someone handy who can I >>>> don't think you can use it. Everything appears to be menu driven >>>> including switching from Am to Fm. You might be able to record at the >>>> touch of a button but it doesn't look like much else is accessible. >>>> On Jan 2, 2011, at 8:06 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi! >>>>> >>>>> Does anyone have or has anyone tried one of these radio sets? According >>>>> to the information at www.ccrane.com the radio is supposed to record FM >>>>> and AM broadcasts in MP3 format, you're apparently able to set the bit >>>>> rate. The radio also sports a line in and microphone jack. >>>>> >>>>> The CCrane Witness is charged from a USB port on your computer, when its >>>>> connected you can copy the files from the radio to your computer for >>>>> storage etc. >>>>> >>>>> The radio has some programmable timers but I expect that we won't be able >>>>> to use those. >>>>> >>>>> Anyway supposing most of it is usable then I think the price is a good >>>>> one and I may consider buying one, I'm not worried so much about the >>>>> timers, so long as I can "record" radio at the touch of a button or two? >>>>> Well that will suit me just fine! >>>>> >>>>> As a footnote to all this, I purchased the CCrane EP radio and it arrived >>>>> just in time for Christmas, the radio is reviewed at >>>>> www.blindcooltech.com and I've also written some additional notes on the >>>>> set at my blog so feel free to read and comment. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> [email protected] >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [email protected] > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [email protected] To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [email protected]
