Comments on: How-To Build a Telephone Recording Circuit from an Old Modem http://hackaday.com/2005/09/27/how-to-build-a-telephone-recording-circuit-from-an-old-modem/ Fresh hacks every day Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:22:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Steve http://hackaday.com/2005/09/27/how-to-build-a-telephone-recording-circuit-from-an-old-modem/comment-page-1/#comment-12064 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 21:38:04 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2005/09/27/how-to-build-a-telephone-recording-circuit-from-an-old-modem/#comment-12064 I was wondering about this unit…
Will it automatically pick up a phone call, or do you have to start or switch something on when the phone is picked up??
Thanks for the info in advance.

Steve

]]> By: SeBsZ http://hackaday.com/2005/09/27/how-to-build-a-telephone-recording-circuit-from-an-old-modem/comment-page-1/#comment-12063 Fri, 17 Mar 2006 18:13:10 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2005/09/27/how-to-build-a-telephone-recording-circuit-from-an-old-modem/#comment-12063 Hey Allan,

it seems like that Meeko box does not have any schematics available. Can you send them to me please, it seems like exactly what I want to build. My email address is sebs89 _at_ gmail d0t com. Thanks in advance!

]]> By: gaarie http://hackaday.com/2005/09/27/how-to-build-a-telephone-recording-circuit-from-an-old-modem/comment-page-1/#comment-12062 Sun, 30 Oct 2005 00:28:22 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2005/09/27/how-to-build-a-telephone-recording-circuit-from-an-old-modem/#comment-12062 This was my first electronics project… The schematic sucked and I’d never soldered before (except messing up my xbox, heh. I got it fixed by a friend). My dad helped me out with it, and we spent a few hours on it last night. It didn’t work. :( then, looking at it today, there was no continuity through the transformer. I just replaced it and it still didn’t work. Then I noticed I used a 100 uF Capacitor instead of 10 for one of them. It worked!!!

]]> By: Allan http://hackaday.com/2005/09/27/how-to-build-a-telephone-recording-circuit-from-an-old-modem/comment-page-1/#comment-12061 Fri, 07 Oct 2005 18:26:03 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2005/09/27/how-to-build-a-telephone-recording-circuit-from-an-old-modem/#comment-12061 You could also do this with a couple of RCA jacks , a couple of SPDT switches and a 600:600 transformer.

Much easier, good signal and you dont have to wreck a modem to do it.

http://www.phreaksandgeeks.com/boxes/meeko.txt

]]> By: Dave Alexander http://hackaday.com/2005/09/27/how-to-build-a-telephone-recording-circuit-from-an-old-modem/comment-page-1/#comment-12060 Thu, 29 Sep 2005 08:01:51 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2005/09/27/how-to-build-a-telephone-recording-circuit-from-an-old-modem/#comment-12060 John – it’s definitely possible, but not with this setup. (As written) gives audio line out.

Now, here at HAD, we pride ourselves on not doing things as written, don’t we.

]]> By: John http://hackaday.com/2005/09/27/how-to-build-a-telephone-recording-circuit-from-an-old-modem/comment-page-1/#comment-12059 Thu, 29 Sep 2005 06:24:00 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2005/09/27/how-to-build-a-telephone-recording-circuit-from-an-old-modem/#comment-12059 could this be used as a line out? Like if I wanted to play a song off my iPod to my friend on the other end of a conversation, would that work?

]]> By: windwaker http://hackaday.com/2005/09/27/how-to-build-a-telephone-recording-circuit-from-an-old-modem/comment-page-1/#comment-12058 Thu, 29 Sep 2005 02:31:55 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2005/09/27/how-to-build-a-telephone-recording-circuit-from-an-old-modem/#comment-12058 Hey chris. You just sensored the word SEX. What are you, 8?

]]> By: Chris http://hackaday.com/2005/09/27/how-to-build-a-telephone-recording-circuit-from-an-old-modem/comment-page-1/#comment-12057 Wed, 28 Sep 2005 16:25:07 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2005/09/27/how-to-build-a-telephone-recording-circuit-from-an-old-modem/#comment-12057 oh.. p.s.. playing stupid won’t get anyone out of trouble either..

So.. if you live in one of those states and you happen to record your phone s*x or break-up with your girlfriend, the unsuspecting person on the other line could make your life difficult.

]]> By: Chris http://hackaday.com/2005/09/27/how-to-build-a-telephone-recording-circuit-from-an-old-modem/comment-page-1/#comment-12056 Wed, 28 Sep 2005 16:22:51 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2005/09/27/how-to-build-a-telephone-recording-circuit-from-an-old-modem/#comment-12056 You guys should really be careful with this. Most states have very strict wiretapping laws.

If you record someone without their consent, you could go to jail or face a civil suit.

The following states require the consent
of ALL parties before being allowed to record:

California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Washington.

http://www.rcfp.org/taping/quick.html

]]> By: mac http://hackaday.com/2005/09/27/how-to-build-a-telephone-recording-circuit-from-an-old-modem/comment-page-1/#comment-12055 Wed, 28 Sep 2005 07:45:50 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2005/09/27/how-to-build-a-telephone-recording-circuit-from-an-old-modem/#comment-12055 six or seven years ago i did something pretty similar in order to wire my laptop modem to a cordless phone headset jack. it worked, i got all the way up to a blistering 14,400!

]]> By: mhall http://hackaday.com/2005/09/27/how-to-build-a-telephone-recording-circuit-from-an-old-modem/comment-page-1/#comment-12054 Wed, 28 Sep 2005 06:39:58 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2005/09/27/how-to-build-a-telephone-recording-circuit-from-an-old-modem/#comment-12054 Sorry to be a downer, but the capacitors are only rated at 35 working volts, and polarized. The 100 volt ring signal from the phone company may destroy them, best to use non-polarized with telephone circuits as well.

]]> By: chris http://hackaday.com/2005/09/27/how-to-build-a-telephone-recording-circuit-from-an-old-modem/comment-page-1/#comment-12053 Wed, 28 Sep 2005 04:30:15 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2005/09/27/how-to-build-a-telephone-recording-circuit-from-an-old-modem/#comment-12053 hey i think this is very cool hack with or without a few extra wires. what else are you going to do with an old obsolete modem. im gonna try it out.

]]> By: chris http://hackaday.com/2005/09/27/how-to-build-a-telephone-recording-circuit-from-an-old-modem/comment-page-1/#comment-12052 Wed, 28 Sep 2005 04:05:41 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2005/09/27/how-to-build-a-telephone-recording-circuit-from-an-old-modem/#comment-12052 hey i think this is very cool hack with or without a few extra wires. what else are you going to do with an old obsolete modem. im gonna try it out.

]]> By: adam http://hackaday.com/2005/09/27/how-to-build-a-telephone-recording-circuit-from-an-old-modem/comment-page-1/#comment-12051 Wed, 28 Sep 2005 02:17:33 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2005/09/27/how-to-build-a-telephone-recording-circuit-from-an-old-modem/#comment-12051 you could hook it up to a simple AM transmitter (construction instructions here: http://sci-toys.com/scitoys/scitoys/radio/am_transmitter.html) and have it transmit to a radio attached to your computer. simple cordless wiretap.

]]> By: Jon http://hackaday.com/2005/09/27/how-to-build-a-telephone-recording-circuit-from-an-old-modem/comment-page-1/#comment-12050 Wed, 28 Sep 2005 02:16:36 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2005/09/27/how-to-build-a-telephone-recording-circuit-from-an-old-modem/#comment-12050 That should work great… I am an armature sound technician and run nice sound system. Now I will now be able to run a phone conversation through my sound system.

The next step for me would be to run the mix from the mixer minus the phone call (eliminate feedback) back to the person on the phone. Any ideas?

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