David Eduardo wrote:
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"David Eduardo" wrote:

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Why not just record the station as proof you received it?
EKKO stamps ended after The War, and until the 60's, recording was
impractical. In fact, even in the 60's it was not a good idea... most
tapes
made in that era deteriorated rapidly. Most of my prized audio IDs did
not
make it into a more advanced media as the tape flaked... some nice ones
like
HCRE1 855 and CX28 were lost that way, although verified by letter or
card.
There were wire recorders. Very durable. You could also record on vinyl
records.

Have you checked the price of a wire recorder, in today's dollars? They cost
more than a car did when they were available.


Oh, you're so full of ****, you're scary. You can pick up an Armour
type wire recorder in pristine condition at a high end antique shop for
less than $300.


I paid less than $50 for my last Webster, and recently passed on a
Silvertone AM/Phono/Wire recorder combo at a brick and mortar antique
shop for less than $200.

You can even get scammed on eBay for one for less than $300.


Geez, get a ****ing grip, Pancho.




And I don't recall any recorder that could record directly to vinyl. Radio
nets and some major stations had disk recorders that recorded onto
aluminum-center acetate disks, with very expensive heads that needed
constant replacement . Acetates were also used to make the master for record
pressing.



Home recorders recorded to an acetate, sometimes vinyl (higher end
blanks which were available later) coating on an aluminum substrate.
Those were also not expensive.

If you don't recall one, your experience is lacking.

Oooh...hold on, let me soak that up.

As for expense...again, not VERY expensive. I have one by Meissner
that was less than $130 new. And we had a pair of professional machines
at WEW. The heads didnt' wear out. Though they did fail if abused. The
recording styli, however, were regularly replaced.