{"id":21238,"date":"2016-09-07T07:10:29","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T11:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=21238"},"modified":"2016-09-07T07:10:48","modified_gmt":"2016-09-07T11:10:48","slug":"dan-offers-services-to-preserve-off-air-recordings-from-legacy-formats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/dan-offers-services-to-preserve-off-air-recordings-from-legacy-formats\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan offers services to digitally preserve off-air recordings on legacy formats"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IMG_20160903_085705777\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Dan Robinson<\/a>, who writes:<\/p>\n

Some years ago, I urged those of us survivors in the shortwave listening \u00a0community to transfer any reel or cassette tapes to digital format. In recent years we have lost many top DX’ers to illness. Collections of recordings have unfortunately also been lost because family members are\u00a0not able to preserve them or have no interest in doing so.<\/p>\n

If any SWLing Post<\/em> readers have such recordings, I am able to transfer them from\/to to any format — including MD, SONY Microcassette (both of these are obviously still legacy formats but many still use MD for example), and straight to solid state media such as SD, MicroSD, etc<\/p>\n

While I realize that most people do have the knowledge and capabilities to transfer old \u00a0recordings, I know many lack the time and patience to do so. So I am offering my services here, for reasonable fees to compensate for time invested. You can reach me at: dxace1@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Those who wish to simply donate recordings can send them to me (please get in touch first). \u00a0Anyone who does wish to have their recording collection(s) transferred in full and to have \u00a0original tapes or cassettes returned, I ask to be compensated for postage costs. If you wish \u00a0to provide solid state media for the transfers that is fine, but please make sure that thumb drives \u00a0or memory cards are of sufficient size. Otherwise I will obtain memory cards\/sticks and add this to\u00a0the cost.<\/p>\n

In recent years I have transferred recordings of about a dozen DX’ers who have passed, and for a few who left the hobby. All of these recordings are valuable as they represent snapshots\u00a0of the SW broadcasting era and of history — they should be preserved.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I can certainly vouch for Dan and his integrity, so if you would like to have your recordings transferred, he’s the guy to do it. Thanks, Dan!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who writes: Some years ago, I urged those of us survivors in the shortwave listening \u00a0community to transfer any reel or cassette tapes to digital format. In recent years we have lost many top DX’ers to illness. Collections of recordings have unfortunately also been lost because family […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,288,746,43],"tags":[5155,1561,2635,4082,1957],"class_list":["post-21238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-radio-history","category-recordings","category-shortwave-radio","tag-archive","tag-archives","tag-dan-robinson","tag-shortwave-radio","tag-the-shortwave-radio-audio-archive"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-5wy","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7924,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/shortwave-radio-recordings-voice-of-korea\/","url_meta":{"origin":21238,"position":0},"title":"Shortwave Radio Recordings: Voice of Korea","author":"Thomas","date":"November 17, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Last week, we posted the following recording on the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive; our website and podcast of current and historic shortwave radio recordings. Indeed, our podcast is absolutely free and by subscribing\u00a0(via iTunes or RSS feed), you can also help preserve these recordings. Read about the archive by clicking\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Art"","block_context":{"text":"Art","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/art-2\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"SWRAA-Shortwave-Archive-iTunes-Logo","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/SWRAA-Shortwave-Archive-iTunes-Logo.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":61055,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/archiving-cassettes-dans-rewarding-journey-to-preserve-off-air-shortwave-radio-recordings\/","url_meta":{"origin":21238,"position":1},"title":"Archiving Cassettes: Dan\u2019s Rewarding Journey to Preserve Off-Air Shortwave Radio Recordings","author":"Thomas","date":"November 8, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post and Shortwave Radio Audio Archive contributor, Dan Greenall, for sharing the following guest post: Preserving Radio History \u2013 Old Audio Cassettes by Dan Greenall A few years ago, during the Covid lockdowns, I rediscovered a box full of my old audio cassette tapes on the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/old-audio-tapes-photo.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/old-audio-tapes-photo.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/old-audio-tapes-photo.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/old-audio-tapes-photo.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/old-audio-tapes-photo.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":33819,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/shortwave-radio-recordings-radio-nacional-de-venezuela-2004-and-media-network-1990\/","url_meta":{"origin":21238,"position":2},"title":"Shortwave Radio Recordings: Radio Nacional de Venezuela (2004) and Media Network (1990)","author":"Thomas","date":"August 28, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who shares the following recordings and writes: With the news over the past few years, and especially over the last few weeks, of the rapid decline of Venezuela, it's interesting to recall that there was a day when that country was a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Venezuala-Map.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Venezuala-Map.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Venezuala-Map.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Venezuala-Map.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":10733,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/nothing-on-the-bands-check-out-the-shortwave-radio-audio-archive\/","url_meta":{"origin":21238,"position":3},"title":"Nothing on the bands? Check out the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive!","author":"Thomas","date":"September 6, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Alas! Lately,\u00a0the sun has been playing tricks on those of us who\u00a0enjoy\u00a0the magic of radio wave propagation. Due to solar disruptions in the ionosphere, propagation has been fickle, albeit with a few good openings. And it's not likely to get any better or more predictable over the next couple of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Broadcasters"","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"SWRAA-Shortwave-Archive-iTunes-Logo","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/SWRAA-Shortwave-Archive-iTunes-Logo.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":54340,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/audio-journalist-seeking-radio-free-grenada-recordings\/","url_meta":{"origin":21238,"position":4},"title":"Audio journalist seeking Radio Free Grenada recordings","author":"Thomas","date":"October 14, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"I received the following message from Ted Muldoon via the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive contact form. If you happen to have any recordings of Radio Free Grenada, please comment so we may add these to the archive and preserve them for all to enjoy: Hello, My name is Ted Muldoon.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kenwood-R-1000-Encoder-Dial-2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kenwood-R-1000-Encoder-Dial-2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kenwood-R-1000-Encoder-Dial-2.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kenwood-R-1000-Encoder-Dial-2.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Kenwood-R-1000-Encoder-Dial-2.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8825,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/more-1968-recordings-on-the-shortwave-radio-audio-archive\/","url_meta":{"origin":21238,"position":5},"title":"More 1968 recordings on the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive","author":"Thomas","date":"February 23, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"I've now added a total of five recordings by David Firth, circa 1968, to the SW Radio Audio Archive. Click below for direct links: Voice of America Radio Australia Radio Peking Radio Switzerland Radio Moscow Note that you can subscribe to the SW Radio Audio Archive as a podcast via\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Broadcasters"","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"IMG_0135","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_0135-300x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21238"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21238\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}