My favorite is the Weller Portasol. For example: http://www.cooperhandtools=
.com/brands/CF_Files/model_detail.cfm?upc=3D037103169389
Bernie
On Apr 28, 2012, at 12:13 PM, John Brenneman wrote:
> Thanks Bernie, got to have one!
>
> John
> On Apr 28, 2012, at 11:54 AM, Bernie Krause wrote:
>
>> 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://soundclo=
ud.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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