Who makes or made a timer equipped cassette deck?

I would like to buy a cassette deck that would allow me to tape a given
input at a preselected time like what you do with a VCR. I would also
like it to be an auto reverse unit.

There is a weekly show in NPR that I like to record and now I have to
be standing next to the unit at 10:00 am and hit record.

Any help or ideas?

Another solution:

You can still use your VCR, just connect the tuner to the audio-in of the VCR,
and set the VCR timer to record the audio at the desired times.

many boomboxes sold in Europe have this feature (rec.timer),mine has it for
sure,it's a sony.If you can still find a boombox (in USA?) with tape deck it
might still have this feature.(Do they still manufacture boomboxes with tape
decks?)
Hope this helps,

Andy King

Rich Selection of Play and Recording Modes (Single, Reverse, Relay,
Timer Play, Timer Recording)

The DRW-695 provides a variety of playback and recording modes.

Besides the usual Single and Reverse play modes, when the Relay Play
mode has been selected and the Play button is pressed, deck A first
starts playback, followed automatically by deck B after both sides of
the tape in deck A have been played. This feature permits long,
uninterrupted music enjoyment. You can also connect a commercially
available timer to the DRW-695 to wake up to your favourite tape or to
take advantage of the deck's Timer Recording mode.

DRW-695

Double Cassette Deck

The DRW-695 is an affordable double cassette deck offering a host of
convenient, easy-to-use tape editing functions, such as Memory Stop
that lets you automatically stop the tape at any desired location, and
High-Speed Dubbing to copy tapes from Deck A to Deck B at twice the

Many cassette decks from the '70s and '80s had timer switches for use with
an external timer. Don't know of any which had a clock built in.
A few years ago, someone was marketing a sort of combo table radio /
cassette with timer specifically designed to record talk-radio programs. It
was advertised on the Limbaugh show and others.

Mark Z.

P.S.

There are programs which allow timer recording of external audio sources,
such as from a tuner, using your PC. Audiograbber (free) and Total Recorder
are a couple that work well. TR will also record streaming audio from the
internet.

Mark Z.

There are plenty of cassette decks that can be started in RECORD by simply
plugging them in, or running the deck from an outboard timer. I own 4 of
them.

But the best solution is still a VCR, which already comes with a timer and
can record audio for 8 hours. If you insist on ending up with an audio
cassette, you can dub the videotape to a cassette recorder.

Norm Strong

normal speed. The DRW-695 also provides a backlight so that you can
easily monitor the remaining amount of tape. In addition, the audio
circuit includes a Bias Fine Tuning feature to ensure that each tape
performs at maximum potential. Of course, the DRW-695 is further
equipped with Dolby B/C noise reduction systems and HX-Pro to minimize
noise from the tape and eliminate distortion in the high range. Your
ears will enjoy a sound that is both clean and rich.

Rich Selection of Play and Recording Modes (Single, Reverse, Relay,
Timer Play, Timer Recording)
Memory Stop
Normal or High-Speed Dubbing
Dolby B/C Noise Reduction
Manual Bias Adjustment Control
CD Synchro Record Function
Backlight
Independent Tape Counters for Deck A and Deck B