Topic: Interfacing Between Recorder and Telephone Line?

[jmz93]

Hi folks. I've wondered this for awhile now.  If it is legal to do so in one's area, how would you interface a recorder with a phone line? 

I've heard of a cheap adapter available at Radioshack, but I'm guessing this provides reduced audio quality.  What little I know about the phone system is that there is at least some voltage on the line, and probably a big impedance mismatch between the line and other equipment.  How do people in the brodcast and other industries do this?


Just as a test, here's how clear I could get things simply holding the Edirol R-09HR's mic near the speaker of a cheap cordless handset.
http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/dctqc2 

Thanks for any info

[rastasean]

http://www.jkaudio.com/

all the equipment you would ever want.

you would be using a corded land line? http://www.jkaudio.com/quicktap.htm

honestly i think the easiest thing would be to get a gmail account and use the brand new call phone feature. find some audio software (like audacity) and have it record the mic and the caller.
I'm still looking how to do this myself.

as far as recording, that varies state-to-state. in texas, you can call someone else within the state and record it (since only one party needs to know). now if you call another state, there could be times when you would have to indicate (legally) if the call was being recorded.

[jmz93]

Thanks for that.

[SmokinJoe]

For years ham radio operators used a "phone patch" so they could patch the ham radio into a phone system.  If you know some local ham radio guys, I bet someone can find one in somebody's junk box.  It's basically like that box rastasean linked to... except it's probably bigger and uglier.... and probably free.