Being technically pretty ignorant, I haven't been following this thread, but
would like to offer a comment on the aspect mentioned below by Robb Nichols.
For a few years around 1970, I was operating some automatic recording
apparatus on loan from CSIRO, to monitor the vocal behaviour of lyrebirds.
Several mics were connected by long cables to a central weather-proof box
with the recorder and time-switches, set to record 10 seconds every 6
minutes, 6AM-6PM.
The CSIRO expert who advised me on its use emphasised that I must keep the
cables up off the ground - run them over tree branches, etc. If on the
ground, the insulation would be chewed off by rats.
For what it is worth.
Syd Curtis (Brisbane, Australia)
[CSIRO = Australia's principal official scientific organisation.]
> From: Robb Nichols <>
> Organization: Aquarian Audio Producs
> Reply-To:
> Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:18:51 -0700
> To:
> Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] cable length?
>
> In
> fact, unless you intend to protect your cable somehow from pesky rodents
> and others that very well may chew though your cable over time, you
> might even want to go with an underground RG6 (cable TV stuff).
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