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Old 24th Jun 2017, 16:02
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John R81
 
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Originally Posted by Decredenza
I am trying to figure out how to record the radio and intercom chatter during flight - not for safety, just entertainment.

Back in the day I used a cassette tape recorder with a voice activation feature (to eliminate all the dead space). That device is long gone.

I have tried using an Olympus digital voice recorder fed by a 3.5 mm mono plug fed from the drop cord but even though it does record, I simply get unreadable garble. I believe it is overpowering the little brain of the DVR.

Any suggestions?
Get a lavalier mic (like this one )

Place the mic inside the ear-cup of the headphone and it will record everything that you hear. Simples!
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