[CQ-Contest] Dedicated contest audio recorder

[Steve London]

The R39M WRTC-2010 team used the Olympus DM-420. It worked great for recording 
each radio on a separate channel, but it can't quite do the length that you 
need. I don't have it anymore, so I can't quote the exact specs. It easily met 
the WRTC requirement of at least 24 hours on a single file, and a single set of 
alkaline batteries.

It was $150 at Best Buy, but you can do a lot better on the internet.

73,
Steve, N2IC

Jeff Kinzli N6GQ wrote:

> I wonder if anyone on the list has had any good success with any
> off-the-shelf digital voice recorders, digital music recorders, etc.
> that can:
> 
> 1. Go the full 48 hours without needing attention
> 2. small enough to carry in carry-on luggage
> 3. Don't break the bank
> 4. Don't require a PC (the logging computer is just for logging, nothing else)
> 
> The music type recorders would fit the bill except most I've seen are
> focused on high sampling rates for quality and so this takes a lot of
> storage, and this isn't needed for a SSB or CW contest. They are also
> rather expensive, and most seem relatively untested past 1 or 2 hours
> of recording time.
>