Can anyone suggest where I can purchase noise recording equipment that can record long periods of time?

What kind of recording equipment? theres a vast variety & what length of time?

My pocket camera with duracell recharbles can go for at least 3 hours and I think maybe double or treble that once the batteries have been run in, & I worked it all out, thats video & sound.
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4 - 6 hours at a time

Providing you get an external mic you can get recording software for free & record onto PC, cnet is good place for free software.
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Thanks, do you have a link to the section on the site?

The site & a list of recorders is at link 1-try the softwre at link 2, that sounds OK but check with editors reviews to make a decision & dont forget you need a mic for these

Cnet
http://cnet.co/Tjhtnl

Audio Record Wizard
http://cnet.co/Tjhtnl
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This is another V good software download site for windows & macs -

http://www.tucows.com/windows
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