Field soldering irons are really cool. A bit wider than AA batteries
and maybe 6" long. They weigh only a few ounces and are self-starting.
Really great for lots of things. The most useful tool in my kit, I
always bring one with me.
Bernie
On Apr 28, 2012, at 11:15 AM, John Brenneman wrote:
> Hi Bernie,
>
> Maybe some very small crimp sleeves ,tape and a couple feet of spare
> cable might due in leu of soldering iron and shrink tubing?
>
> John
> On Apr 28, 2012, at 10:05 AM, Bernie Krause wrote:
>
>> Good cables are really expensive. And those wee critters love to
>> nibble on the rubber and wires which are hard to repair in the field.
>> I've lost a few myself...mostly while recording in deserts, but also
>> in Rwanda while recording mountain gorillas. The rats were everywhere
>> on the mountain and even ate the ticking out of my sleeping bag and
>> favorite North Face jacket. (The nearest cable shop was 1500 mi. away
>> in that part of the world so it was fortunate that I had a small
>> repair kit with me.)
>>
>> Bernie
>>
>> On Apr 28, 2012, at 9:43 AM, John Brenneman wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks for the advice Bernie,
>>>
>>> I envisioned something like that , sort of like a suspension bridge
>>> to my mics. Guess I had been lucky up until this happened.
>>>
>>> John
>>> On Apr 28, 2012, at 5:59 AM, Bernie Krause wrote:
>>>
>>>> Rabbits and rodents have to gnaw on things to keep their teeth from
>>>> curling around and growing into their wee brains. They especially
>>>> love
>>>> expensive coaxial mic cables. When recording, always take a
>>>> number of
>>>> thin metal stakes about 25 - 30 inches (63 - 76cm) long with a loop
>>>> at
>>>> the top through which to thread your cables, thus keeping them off
>>>> the
>>>> ground and inaccessible to critters.
>>>>
>>>> Bernie
>>>>
>>>> On Apr 27, 2012, at 2:29 PM, John Brenneman wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi fellow recordists. I camped and recorded last thursday and
>>>>> Friday in Pinnacles Natl. Monument in California.Here are 2
>>>>> recordings made with mics in the same location at 8:30 PM and 6:30
>>>>> AM the next morning in the Pinnacles campground beneath large
>>>>> Valley
>>>>> Oaks with a bog nearby.
>>>>> http://soundcloud.com/johnny-b-11/evening-in-pinnacles
>>>>> http://soundcloud.com/johnny-b-11/dawn-in-pinnacles-campground-4
>>>>>
>>>>> Unfortunately during the morning recording I lost the Right
>>>>> channel
>>>>> and only determined later that a rabbit had chewed most of the way
>>>>> through my mic cable. Mogami must be tasty. Has anyone out there
>>>>> experienced this problem? I hope it won't be a common occurrence.
>>>>>
>>>>> While hiking with my parabolic mic I chanced upon a Steller's Jay
>>>>> that was making vocalizations I've not heard before. It was
>>>>> foraging
>>>>> on a large sycamore down in narrow little Bear Creek gulch and
>>>>> sounding a bit thrasher-like. It went on and on and I recorded
>>>>> several 30+ second cuts . Here is a short take before logistics
>>>>> put
>>>>> too much stream and wind noise into the recordings. http://soundcloud=
.com/johnny-b-11/stellers-jay-pinnacles-4-20-12
>>>>>
>>>>> Hope all works well as I'm still learning about sharing
>>>>> recordings.
>>>>>
>>>>> best regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> John Brenneman
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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> sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie
> Krause.
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