Is this even possible...

I was informed today that I could not use a standard Dictaphone to record a court hearing because the court microphones in place were so sensitive that my device could interfer with theirs.

Mobile phone, wi-fi, (as far as I know hearing aids) are all fine and these all transmit something externally. A Dictaphone just records and doesn't transmit, as far as I know.

So is this claim by the courts a really possibility or just an excuse to stop me recording?

Thanks

 

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At face value, the claim makes no sense unless your dictaphone is loud due to a poorly designed mechanical system.

 

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My thoughts exactly. Or even if it did do something, maybe the magnet (if it has one) could interfere, but surely other devices would be much higher risks.

 

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Why record a courtroom proceeding when you can attain the entire proceeding from the court for free?

 

I have a memory problem so I needed it to prepare for the second day of the hearing.

 

Maybe it must be the feedback into the microphone from yours to theirs that they must be worried about.