REFLECTOR: Cockpit Voice Recorder

Jack Sheehan jsheehan at ncam-sats.org
Wed Jan 24 10:42:59 CST 2007


Ron,
Could you buy or make an adapter and just plug it into a passenger 
headphone jack?
Jack
N55XL
Race 55

  At 04:45 PM 1/23/2007, you wrote:
>Several months back, someone suggested using a digital recorder as a CVR.
>
>I found a fantastic value in a 2 GB MP3 player that also includes an 
>audio line in for hours worth of recording.
>
>I had a cheap one that I found at CVS last year that really didn't 
>work very well, so I decided to do a search and see if I could find 
>a better one.  I found this outstanding Transcend 520 at Tiger 
>Direct for $59.95.  Besides playing 2 mb worth of Jimmy Buffett it 
>will also record hours worth of audio.  (I have an audio input jack 
>that ties into my intercom system).
>
><http://www.transcendusa.com/Products/ModDetail.asp?ModNo=101>http://www.transcendusa.com/Products/ModDetail.asp?ModNo=101
>
>http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2529864&CatId=2475
>
>Oh, did I mention, it also has a great FM tuner and doubles as a 2 
>mb Flash Drive too!!! 15 hours on a AAA battery.
>
>I installed a 1/8" stereo jack and wired it to my intercom head set 
>jack using a 100 ohm resistor.  You will want to wire the headphone 
>into both sides of the 1/8 jack so that both tracks will be recorded 
>into the Transcend.  It is easy to set up and record hours worth of 
>CVR, then download to your PC for later review using a USB cable. 
>Everything that you hear in your headset is recorded with great 
>quality - even at the lowest bit rate settings. Great way to record 
>performance data - data is accurately time stamped too,
>
>Ronnie Brown
>
>
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