Often when the subject of recording telephone calls is mentioned it is assumed - usually incorrectly - that some sort of covert activity is involved. Of course, this can be the case, especially in the 'free and open' society in which we now all live (No comment - Ed). But there are lots of perfectly innocent reasons to record phone calls in the day-to-day course of business (for instance: interviews, oral history, research, etc. ). Generally speaking these kinds of telephone recordings are fine and there's nothing to worry about. But if you really need to be sure of the legalities we've provided you with one of those long and boring instructive documents about the whole subject here.

So what kit is available to record phone calls on your solid state sound recorder? Well, we've looked into what's available and tested various devices to see how effective they are. As a result of this, we have selected four excellent devices from Retell, the market leader in telephone recording equipment. The right one for you will depend on the following questions:

• What type of phone do you wish to record from?
  (i.e. Is it a stand-alone private phone? Or a digital phone extension on a modern office system?)
   
• Do you need the facility to replay recordings back to the remote party?
   
• Do you need your recordings to be of broadcast quality?

With these questions in mind we offer four choices of telephone recording device below, one of which will be right for you...