Holly
I found a very good speaker made by, or marketed by, a company called
Tevion. It looks like a zip up box, but inside is a flat panel speaker
with amp, battery powered, and some storage the other side. You can
hang it from a belt loop and it makes a half decent noise, it gets the
birds interested when I play calls back on it. It cost me around =A36 GBP.
Phil
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> Holly
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> Love to hear your recordings when you get them. I'm presently
working on a project that involves collecting primate information,
video and audio. Yes silica gel. It can be purchased in thin flat
aluminum boxes with a color sensor that changes color as it picks up
humidity. They're more expensive than bulk but you can tell how far
gone they are and the aluminum shell allow them to be toasted over a
fire in a frying pan to restore them. I purchase them from the local
hardware store which is also a locksmith. I think they're sold to be
put in safes to keep the contents dry. I use a Pelican case for my
laptop but they're pricey.
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> Are the speakers so that you can hear the recordings or so that you
can play them back to the howlers? If it's to listen, then headphones
are the best field solution. You should really be using headphones
(the in-ear kind are less annoying in the field) for your recording
anyway. If it's for playback, the main problem is the amplification.
Will you have a source of power? Decent powerful amplified speakers
that are battery operated are available but they're not great to hump
into the field.
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> Marc
> Primate Conservation, Inc.
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