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Clarification - use of Olympus recorder to boost hearing

To: 'Judith Hoyle' <>, BirdingAus <>
Subject: Clarification - use of Olympus recorder to boost hearing
From: Peter Shute <>
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 15:32:20 +1000
Judith, what kind of mic are you using with it?

Peter Shute

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> On Behalf Of Judith Hoyle
>Sent: Wednesday, 8 August 2012 3:00 PM
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>Subject: [Birding-Aus] Clarification - use of Olympus recorder to boost
>hearing
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>Dear All,
>
>I am posting this to clarify a couple of things I said in relation to
>using this recorder to pick up bird calls.  Firstly, you definitely need
>to wear ear buds/head phones to pick up the calls.  Secondly, although
>it works without a mike attached, it is certainly much better with a
>directional mike for locating the direction of the bird calling.  This
>may be a deal breaker for many as it all adds to the clutter that we
>have to carry anyway.  I tackle this problem by suspending the mike in a
>plastic tube and attaching that to a belt lug via a carabiner, but you
>still have to take it out and wave it around every now and then!
>
>Thanks to David Stewart for making me think about this a bit more.
>
>Kind regards
>
>Judith
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