If you'e applying for a job at a TV station and don't know how to dub a tape, you have bigger problems than you think. ;)

Seriously, it's easy. You need a set of RCA AV dubbing cables (available at fine electronics stores everywhere), and a couple VCRs. Plug the cables into the "A/V Out" jacks on the back of the VCR that will be playing, and into the "A/V In" jacks on the VCR that will record.

Also on the recording VCR, use a regular coaxial cable to attach it to a television.

Now, set the TV to 3, fire up the VCR's, and set the recording VCR's TV/VCR toggle to VCR. Also on the one that is recording, set the channel to "INPUT" or "AUX" or something like that. (You're telling it to record what it sees coming from the jacks you plugged the cables into.) Then hit Play on the other machine. You should be able to see your tape playing back. If you do, you have followed these directions correctly, and you're ready to make your dub.

HINT: The first few feet of tape are often prone to dropout and generally sucking. Record a minute of black before making your dub. Mark this on the tape or tell them when you turn it in. They will be impressed.

Good luck!

It's more complicated than it needs to be if you don't mind an inferior copy. Good A/V cables will give you a far better quality copy than a coax connection will -- and since the OP's reason for making a dub is getting a job, a better copy makes for a better impression with the potential employer.

It can, because S-VHS tapes tend to be better made. You won't get all of the same benefits you'd get by using an S-VHS player and sn S-VHS recorder as well (especially if the source material is just regular VHS quality), but it can make a small difference.

Yeah, it'll be better tape stock, if nothing else.

Scott, you can use regular AV cables, so long as you make sure you've run the Video to the Video, the Left to the Left and the Right to the Right. It SHOULD work okay, unless you're using something really crummy and unshielded or something.