I'm in the UK. I can cap this. Just send me a tape. In regards to "cleaning" etc I am a novice, so I think I may be better off Just sending a DVD of the raw capture to someone. Now, I use "huffyuv V2.1.1" codec so 1 hr is about 30 - 40 GB then I compress it down to XVID using Virtual dub.
My equipment includes a SVHS player with digital Time Base correction and Noise reduction