Recording a phonecall without a computer

[bigben]

How can I interview someone over the phone and record it without using a computer? I have access to a personal stereo or a dictaphone.

[LeMarchand]

You can get a lead from here http://www.spyshop.co.uk/basket/page4.htm (and probably other places - this was the first that I found). However, there are obviously some legal issues in recording phone calls that you ought to research first.

[lisaj]

You'll need to tell the other person they're being recorded. This is why companies have a "calls may be recorded...." message on their phone systems and why speed cameras come with warning signs. Apparently they're all forms of surveillance and you need a court order to do so without prior warning.
Or so I believe...

[bigben]

its to record an interview with a friend to be published in a magazine. She knows it will be recorded.

[xyzzy@bok]

This is the best bigben. http://www.gadgetstuff.com/product.asp?id=10906&ra
ndom=177578152 i am getting one tomorrow; cool. :-)

[rinkytink]

Some Answerphones come with the ability to record phonecalls.

[Tony-in-Sx]

It is a myth that you have to give a disclaimer stating that calls may be recorded. You only need to give a disclaimer if you intend the conversation to be used for anything other thanm your own recolection of the infomation given. The cheapest way is with a digital answer machine, some of which have two-way voice recording facilities. Be aware that they only have limited recording times. The second way is with a Dictophone, you will need to attach a suction-cup microphone onto the outside of the earpiece end of the phone for this to work (this was used a lot by journalists [before true voice recording]). If your company has voicemail facilities on your phone system, some of these like the Samsung VM's have the capability of recording 100 hours of two-way conversation. I hope this helps.