[IRCA] cassettes to digital media

[Charles A Taylor <MWDXer@xxxxxxx>]

 From what I infer from the back-and-forth about my question, I suppose 
that converting analog audio into a purely data form is most advantageous.

 From my point of view, I want my 29 years of IDs to be stored in a form 
that economizes in media space.

 From my standpoint, the data is what counts. If it has to be read and 
translated into analog audio, that is no problem. The PC is just a box in some
respects. I can manipulate files and alter whole software programs, but I 
CANNOT replace the memories nor the insights into cultures that my IDs 
contain.

E.g., a recording of Taiwan's BCC1 network sign on @ 0500 complete with the 
beautiful Taiwan "national" anthem, and the list of callsigns, frequencies and
station locations, is worth more than a pile of electronic junk called a 
computer.

And NHK2-1584 breakaway/local ID cacaphony @ 2219:30 is worth the same as 
the Taiwan local podunk station IDs. Or KBS sign-on with the gorgeous ROK
anthem.

With my IDs, I've included short lead-in/lead-out program material. E.g. 
NHK2 weather right before local ID breakaway.

Or Bermuda Government Emergency Broadcast Facility with 50 W on 1610.

Or an ID from (then) KPMC-1560 Bakersfield as a TP.

In short, I can convert a datastream into audio and "burn" a CD for 
playback in our Suzuki Aereo; but I cannot replace the basic, original 
audio collected.

By the way, I have carried my cassettes in two steel sheetmetal cookie 
boxes the shape of the old 1/2-gallon, paper milk cartons. The original 
Bermuda cassettes (1978-1981) have shown no signifiicant degradation.

73 de Charliie

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Charles A Taylor, WD4INP
Greenville, North Carolina 

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