CAN I RECORD AUDIO?


Click on these links on the left at http://www.rcfp.org/taping/

Introduction
State-by-state guide
Tape-recording laws at a glance
Consent and its limits
Interstate phone calls
Possession and publication
The FCC’s role
Cellular & cordless calls
Citations to cases in articles

Interspousal Wiretapping in California

http://erickregalado.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/interspousal-wiretapping-in-california/

18 U.S.C. §2511

http://www.justice.gov/criminal/cybercrime/18usc2511.htm

MICROPHONES

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/Hbase/audio/mic.html#c1

Long Range Recording

http://www.sennheiserusa.com/newsite/category.asp?transid=cat34

Covert

http://eclipsecctv.com/ECL-MIC_microphone.html

LOUROE ELECTRONICS

http://www.louroe.com/

PRODUCTS

http://www.louroe.com/products.asp

INSTALLATION, AND OPERATING MANUAL

http://www.louroe.com/instructions/emic.pdf

MONITORING KITS

http://www.louroe.com/kits.asp?model=ask4kit101

     SPECS

     http://www.louroe.com/datasheets/ask4kit_101.pdf

     INSTRUCTIONS

     http://www.louroe.com/instructions/ask4kit101.pdf

     WIRING

     2 Conductor shielded, 22 gauge with a 24 gauge drain wire.

OUTDOOR MICROPHONE

http://www.louroe.com/datasheets/emic.pdf

BASE STATION  SINGLE ZONE

http://www.louroe.com/basestations.asp?model=apr1

BASE STATION FOUR ZONE

http://www.louroe.com/basestations.asp?model=ap4

VERIFACT MICROPHONE

http://www.louroe.com/mics.asp?model=amic

BIDIRECTIONAL ENCLOSURES  (MIC/SPEAKER)

http://www.louroe.com/audiointerfacebi.asp?model=aopspwf

You can use the RG59 for audio. Loss will depend on what kind of camera, or should I say what kind of microphone, and support electronics that go with it. If it has a built in preamplifier then you should be good to go. If it does not have a preamplifier then you can hook it up, and test it. If it works then you are good to go, if it does not then you will have to add a preamplifier from the wire to what ever you are hooking the audio up to, which I assume will be the DVR.

If you are an installer then it would be worth it to get a crimping tool for compression fittings. You can get an RG59 RCA compression fitting to put on the wire then it will plug right in to an RCA input. You can crimp/twist/compress an BNC connector then you can use an adapter such as this:

http://eclipsecctv.com/ECL-1010_connector.html



4-Channel Stereo Microphone Mixer

You can use this as a preamplifier to plug a microphone in to your DVR (do not use the other channels).  Use one for each mic.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2102920&cp=&sr=1&origkw=microphones+amplifiers&kw=microphones+amplifiers&parentPage=search



This can be used for PCs

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2548721&cp=&pg=6&sr=1&origkw=microphones&kw=microphones&parentPage=search



Here is a portable tester from Radio Shack.

MINI AUDIO AMPLIFIER

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062620&cp=&sr=1&origkw=microphones+amplifiers&kw=microphones+amplifiers&parentPage=search

MICROPHONE AMPLIFIERS

http://www.radioshack.com/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=&kw=microphones%20amplifiers&origkw=microphones%20amplifiers&sr=1