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In article <89700004@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu> stanwass@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu writes:

>Radio Shack (at least out here on the prairie) is running a sale on the
>   Realistic CTR-85 Voice-activated Portable Cassette Recorder.
>   It is on sale for $30 --- $20 off list.
>I recall a sale on another VOX recorder that they had in December.
>Anyone have any experience/thoughts on this machine ?
>How does it compare to the other model they had on sale (I think the
>  other recorder was more expensive, and the discussion on the net
>  was rather negative)?

The other model they had on sale was the CTR-82.  I bought one (as
did in instructor here in our department) and we both have been
very happy with the recorder.  The only drawback with it is it
makes a sort of whine (on both of ours).  You can't hear it much
through the speakers, but it sounds really loud through the earphone.
This noise is not on the tape, however, since things taped on it
sound great when played on another recorder, but this whine is
present even when the pause is pressed.  This lone drawback is
hardly noticed, and we both have been really pleased with the
CTR-82 (both for SWL recording and general taping).

I was in radio shack last night and saw the CTR-85 on sale.
The 82 lies flat, while the 85 lies on a side (sort of) so
it sticks about 5" in the air.  The salesman (who may have
been as ignorant as the one who gave me bad info on the 82)
thought the main difference was that the 82 is stereo but
the 85 is not.  But this obviously doesn't matter for SWL.

Good luck!
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