postmaster@CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU (02/24/90)
Radio Shack (at least out here on the prairie) is running a sale on the Realistic CTR-85 Voice-activated Portable Cassette Recorder. It is on sale for $30 --- $20 off list. I recall a sale on another VOX recorder that they had in December. Anyone have any experience/thoughts on this machine ? How does it compare to the other model they had on sale (I think the other recorder was more expensive, and the discussion on the net was rather negative)? Thanks ! Stanley Wasserman Psychology and Statistics University of Illinois stanwass@uiuc.edu
Dave Bakken <bakken@ARIZONA.EDU> (02/25/90)
In article <89700004@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu> stanwass@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu writes: >Radio Shack (at least out here on the prairie) is running a sale on the > Realistic CTR-85 Voice-activated Portable Cassette Recorder. > It is on sale for $30 --- $20 off list. >I recall a sale on another VOX recorder that they had in December. >Anyone have any experience/thoughts on this machine ? >How does it compare to the other model they had on sale (I think the > other recorder was more expensive, and the discussion on the net > was rather negative)? The other model they had on sale was the CTR-82. I bought one (as did in instructor here in our department) and we both have been very happy with the recorder. The only drawback with it is it makes a sort of whine (on both of ours). You can't hear it much through the speakers, but it sounds really loud through the earphone. This noise is not on the tape, however, since things taped on it sound great when played on another recorder, but this whine is present even when the pause is pressed. This lone drawback is hardly noticed, and we both have been really pleased with the CTR-82 (both for SWL recording and general taping). I was in radio shack last night and saw the CTR-85 on sale. The 82 lies flat, while the 85 lies on a side (sort of) so it sticks about 5" in the air. The salesman (who may have been as ignorant as the one who gave me bad info on the 82) thought the main difference was that the 82 is stereo but the 85 is not. But this obviously doesn't matter for SWL. Good luck! -- Dave Bakken Internet: bakken@cs.arizona.edu 721 Gould-Simpson Bldg UUCP: uunet!arizona!bakken Dept of Computer Science; U of Arizona Phone: +1 602 621 8372 (w) Tucson, AZ 85721 USA FAX: +1 602 621 4246
postmaster@CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU (02/25/90)
In article <89700004@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu> stanwass@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu writes: > >Radio Shack (at least out here on the prairie) is running a sale on the > Realistic CTR-85 Voice-activated Portable Cassette Recorder. > It is on sale for $30 --- $20 off list. >Anyone have any experience/thoughts on this machine ? > >Stanley Wasserman >Psychology and Statistics >University of Illinois >stanwass@uiuc.edu This is an _EXCELLENT_ unit! Superior clarity over the other unit and about the same size too. Just get a patch cord from what ever you have on your rig, to the 1/8th inch plug marked "AUX" and go. The Shack makes attenuating cords for those of you that don't have the luxury of a "TAPE" output, BTW. Gary
"K. Sankara Rao" <KSRAO@POWER.uucp> (02/27/90)
In article <1990Feb25.034651.13629@usenet.ins.cwru.edu>, garylee@shasta.scl.cwru.edu (Gary Lee) writes: >In article <89700004@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu> stanwass@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu writes: >> Realistic CTR-85 Voice-activated Portable Cassette Recorder. >> It is on sale for $30 --- $20 off list. >This is an _EXCELLENT_ unit! Superior clarity over the other unit and about the >Just get a patch cord from what ever you have on your rig, to the 1/8th inch >plug marked "AUX" and go. The Shack makes attenuating cords for those of you >that don't have the luxury of a "TAPE" output, BTW. > >Gary I have purchase the unit from Radio Shack. There seems to be some trouble. The unit does not have an AUX input, only a MIC input. What kind of patch cord would one need for this. Would voice actuating feature still work if I connect MIC input to the TAPE output of Sony 2010. Looking at the user's manual, I get the impression that when MIC input is connected to a SOURCE (not a microphone), the voice actuation feature should be out. K. Sankara Rao ksrao@power.eee.ndsu.nodak.edu Department of Electrical Engineering North Dakota State University, Fargo