I have several digital recorders, Olympus, Sony, and Zoom. The Zoom recorder is a very nice unit.... It records surprisingly great for a handheld unit..... The target audience was musicians, to be able to record on the fly, not forgetting a cord, phrase, etc. It isn't the least expensive at $100 + (depending on where you buy it), but has replaceable / upgradeable memory, records in mp3 or wave, user adjustable sample rate, & much more..... It's also in stereo if you want to use it for other projects.....and has a line input too.
I like some types of sushi..... Not all... But I'll save that conversation for the next pass (grin)........ Some of yall are too much, bickering over pleasantries that are part of our hobby from day one..... Both funny and sad..... Stuff like this will certainly chase more folks off!
Doug Bennight K4GKJ 850-528-5772 850-926-2052
-------- Original message -------- From: "Mike Jones, W6GYC" w6gyc@w6gyc.com Date: To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Recording your QSOs
Steve
A good quality digital recorder will (should) allow you to do this. If you get one that has both a mic in and audio out, you just put this in-line between the speaker or audio jack and your headphones, it should record what you hear.
Thus:
1) Plug your audio out from your radio to the digital recorder mic jack 2) plug your headphones or earpiece into the audio out of the digital recorder 3) When you hit record, you should hear the audio from the radio.
This will, of course take a couple of 1/8" to 1/8" audio cables to hook up, well actually just one.
At least that is how my set up works for me. I have a digital recorder I picked up at Fry's for about $60. Make sure you get one that you can download in a compatible format to your PC.
The other method mentioned (Y-adapter) is less expensive, and does not require you to be recording as you listen.
Hope this helps.
73 de Mike, W6GYC
On Sun, 2015-02-15 at 13:52 -0500, Steve Kristoff wrote:
As a newbie, I appreciate the reminders, Clint! I've just started working SO-50 over the last couple of weeks. I don't call "CQ satellite" since I read up a little on protocol before I started. I do hope that I have not stepped on anybody as I learn the techniques. I very much hope that someone will, politely and discreetly, let me know if I screw up! Your post does bring up a question I've been pondering for a while. You mention using an earpiece to monitor the downlink and also mention recording the satellite pass. I have been recording the satellite passes and that works pretty well for sorting out my contacts, but I'm not sure how to record the pass AND use an earpiece at the same time. Using headphones or an earpiece cuts out the speaker, so how do you record and use an earpiece at the same time? I'd really appreciate some help with this. Thank you!
Steve Kristoff AI9IN skristof@etczone.com
----- Original Message ----- From: "Clint Bradford" clintbradford@mac.com To: "AMSAT BB" amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2015 1:01 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] CQ SATELLITE! CQ SATELLITE!
This post does NOT apply to about 99.4% of the members here ... So if you are a seasoned FM bird operator, just skip reading. BUT if you are new to the FM satellites ...
I have heard a couple hams trying to work SO-50 the past week. They have their sat prediction software all set up properly ... have improved their antennas ... and have the proper set of frequencies programmed ...
But they are not working full duplex (where you can monitor the downlink as you key your mic) and are stepping on other transmissions. AND they are simply declaring, "CQ satellite ... " over and over and over.
That is not how we should be working the FM birds.
Ideally, we should be working the FM voice satellites in full duplex mode, where we can simultaneously listen to the downlink as we are transmitting. This might mean a second radio with an earpiece (to avoid feedback) to make sure you are "making it" and are not stepping on others' contacts. Carefully monitor the downlink, and wait for a break in the conversations to announce yourself. You might find it helpful to record your sessions for later review. Even if you don’t make a contact during a pass, a recording can help you recognize the callsigns and voices of other operators. Pocket recorders or smartphone apps are great for this.
Knowing your grid square - and having a grid square map - is a quick way of identifying locations of what you will hear. There are also fellow satellite operators who are working towards awards based on the number of unique grid squares they contact: that is why you should know yours as you work the birds. The ARRL and Icom have grid square maps: Icom’s is free and available at better ham radio stores.
When you clearly hear others, listen for a break in the action, and use the ITU-approved phonetics to announce your callsign, grid square, and operating mode. I am K6LCS in grid square DM-13, so it becomes ...
"KILO-SIX-LIMA-CHARLIE-SIERRA, DELTA-MIKE - ONE-THREE, handheld."
There's a little "debate" on the necessity of the "operating mode" declaration. If you state, "handheld," it used to tell seasoned satellite operators to let you in and get your contact made - knowing you were working low power. Some might use "demo" as their op mode - as they operate in front of a club or hamfest. It is not "improper" to include an op mode - many do not.
SO ... simply keying up and declaring "CQ satellite" over and over again is simply not the proper protocol to be using. It does not identify neither you nor your location.
More information on working the "easy birds" always at ... http://www.work-sat.com
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