Re: [IRCA] SDR Recordings

["James Niven" <jniven@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Brian, 

Thanks for the reply and outlining your approach to SDR Recordings, pretty
interesting you double what most do, but I understand why.
I use Total Recorder to edit/Filter audio of interesting catches.

Thanks


James Niven
Austin, Texas

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From: IRCA [mailto:irca-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Brian
Rachford
Sent: Monday, September 21, 2015 8:34 PM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: Re: [IRCA] SDR Recordings

Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a magic bullet for this.  I actually
record more than most, :58:00 to :06:40 just in case a station is quite late
or the possibility of catching something after network news.
Also, for XE stations that give a full ident after playing a long version of
the Mexican national anthem at a particular TOH.  But, I usually don't have
to go beyond the TOH to see if there is something interesting.  If I get a
new station or a better quality ident in the raw file, I stop and "record"
to an audio file and edit/filter it in Audacity.  So, if I have a good TOH,
it can take an hour or more to go through it.  If not, it can be much less
as I rapidly flick through the usual warhorses.  Listening to every single
second of every single channel in a TOH recording is not even in the
ballpark of what one actually needs to do in a routine situation.

My solution (so far) is to not record all the time, as much as I might want
to.  Right now, most of my TOH recordings are a byproduct of recording
several hours up to sunrise to monitor trans-Pacific reception.  I can't
leave out any of my primary antennas 24/7 due to blocking the driveway or
fragility of the antenna.  So, if I don't feel like setting up or think I
will be rushed in the morning in trying to take it down, I don't record.

Brian Rachford - Prescott, AZ
azswdxing@xxxxxxxxx
http://azswdxing.wordpress.com/

On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 7:23 AM, <jniven@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am just curious how other SDR users approach their overnight 
> recordings from a home location.
>
> My present approach is I record the AM band 2 minutes before the hour 
> and
> 2 minutes past the hour from 10pm to 5am. I am finding its a long 
> process to get through the recordings, I am already 4 months behind in 
> my recordings but I am not complaining. My question is, "What approach 
> are others following that allows them to get through their recordings 
> in a timely manner if there is such a thing". I know everyone will 
> approach this differently as to their own preferences, just looking 
> for options that I can adopt myself. I know on DX trips, you try to 
> record as much as possible as to not miss that gem of a catch. Do you 
> have target frequencies you look at...etc
>
> Your thoughts please are welcomed.
>
> Thanks
>
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