Dear AudioMoth community, I am currently on fieldwork and I am using the AudioMoths for two different setups: • A long-term experiment lasting 3 days, with around 18 hours of recordings per day. This is repeated 3 times (so 9 days in total). All 16 AudioMoths are used. (finished experiment) • Daily experiments with 4hrs of recordings in the evening and 5 hrs in the evening. 14 AudioMoths were placed in cones to record one individual animal. (ongoing experiment) For both these setups I require synchronised recordings, hence all AudioMoths have been flashed with the GPS Sync firmware. I have attached the SETTINGS.txt files for both setups. I am currently doing the daily experiments and more and more AudioMoths keep showing up with SD-card failures or other forms of data loss. So far, 9/16 AudioMoths needed a replacement SD card. Of the AudioMoths with this issue, battery levels were generally good (>4.7 V). All AudioMoths are equipped with Energizer Ultimate Lithium batteries and Sandisk Extreme microSD card 64 GB. Temperatures inside the cone can get somewhat hot (< 34 C) as it is summer. Does anyone have suggestions on what could be the problem? I am happy to replace the SD cards, but I'd like to know the root cause. My ideas of potential causes are: • My recording schedule during the long-term experiment is too extensive. The AudioMoth writes out files every 4-5 hours. Could this cause a strain on the SD-cards? • The AudioMoth get too hot inside the cones, which may harm the SD card or other processes. Any help is appreciated.

Hello All, Im struggling to connect my external microphone to my Audiomoth 1.2. I have bought the correct Jack and have soldered all 6 ports (as per pictures). I have attached https://micbooster.com/modules-with-primo-microphone-capsules/113-362-rugged-mount-primo-em172-mono.html#/77-colour-grey to the jack. However, it still uses the internal microphone. I've looked through the other forum posts but I cant seem to see anything to solve the issue. I also cant seen any indication in the file comments that its connected to an external microphone. The batter soldering is working well, its just the microphone I cant get to work. Any help would be warmly received. Many thanks

Hello, I am attempting to use the Flash App version 1.7.0 to update firmware on audiomoth devices, however I am receiving a "No local release information" notification and a "Connection error" notification. I currently have stable internet connection and the app is working on my colleagues computer but not mine (we are on the same internet). The computer runs on Windows 10 Enterprise. I have attempted to restart the computer, restart the application, reinstall the application, and try out the application on a different internet connection. None of these worked. Any thoughts on what may be blocking the app from connecting?