why in the world(pun) would you want to record various things from the
radios you listen to?? ive seen them with built in recorders,and the
only reason i can see to using them is recording music. i think you
guys arent recording music,but talk i guess. so

why the recorder next to or built in ??? what are you saving?
thanx,and please give me time to come up to speed.

thanx,
roy

"roystr" wrote in message
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why in the world(pun) would you want to record various things from the
radios you listen to?? ive seen them with built in recorders,and the
only reason i can see to using them is recording music. i think you
guys arent recording music,but talk i guess. so

why the recorder next to or built in ??? what are you saving?
thanx,and please give me time to come up to speed.

thanx,
roy


I'd guess that a person might want to record a program that is on
when that person is not home, or sleeping... or otherwise not able
to listen directly.

Some would like to convert recording snippets as wav or mp3 files,
perhaps as part of a collection of sounds they've heard... though
direct input into the computer would be easier... just guessing here.

I'm sure there are more reasons.

Sanjaya wrote:

"roystr" wrote in message
oups.com...
why in the world(pun) would you want to record various things from the
radios you listen to?? ive seen them with built in recorders,and the
only reason i can see to using them is recording music. i think you
guys arent recording music,but talk i guess. so

why the recorder next to or built in ??? what are you saving?
thanx,and please give me time to come up to speed.

thanx,
roy


I'd guess that a person might want to record a program that is on
when that person is not home, or sleeping... or otherwise not able
to listen directly.

Some would like to convert recording snippets as wav or mp3 files,
perhaps as part of a collection of sounds they've heard... though
direct input into the computer would be easier... just guessing here.

I'm sure there are more reasons.

I used to do a lot of dx'ing in absentia via the recorder. If I was working,
sleeping, etc. Many times if I knew a station was on at a certain time of night
on a known frequency I would run the tape.

That is how I caught Radio Nacional, Cape Verde on 7155 kHz back in 1984. I had
heard that they were testing, so after a few days of running the tape, there
they were. Spectacular reception, but unfortunately nothing ever came of the
tests as I recall, and they faded into non-existence. I wish now I'd saved the
tape. I did share it with a few other dx'ers at the time, but I eventually
recorded over it.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Lots of reasons -- record historic events, hear a world leader's speech you
want to save, culture music, religious listeners might want to save a
sermon, etc.

Someone who regularly listen to a SW station might have a time conflict and
records it for later listening

--
RF Gotta Go SomeWhere



"roystr" wrote in message
oups.com...
why in the world(pun) would you want to record various things from the
radios you listen to?? ive seen them with built in recorders,and the
only reason i can see to using them is recording music. i think you
guys arent recording music,but talk i guess. so

why the recorder next to or built in ??? what are you saving?
thanx,and please give me time to come up to speed.

thanx,
roy

Because a collection of shortwave recordings will transform even the
most homely man into a babe magnet!

Steve

Why record? I used to record code practice on W1AW, so I could go over
the tape until the dahs and dits made sense.

Because I don't have a collection of shortwave recordings!!

Steve

They also come in handy when you're trying to add another QSL to the
collection. You can playback the segment of the transmission you monitored, in
order to prepare a nice reception report. Some stations will also accept a
recording, for verification purposes. This can come in handy, when you're
having a tough time supplying program information for a reception report of a
foreign language station. Good DXing to you, Gary