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Recordist's notes
Proximity radio antenna with JRF coil pick-ups for electromagnetic and helicopter recording. Zoom H2N surround recording; field-recording with two channels MS internal mics, mono recording on XY channels with JRF coil pick-ups for electromagnetic approaching the antenna of Longyearbyen AM radio station. 4 channels 48 kHZ, 24-bit converted in stereo MP3 320 kbps.
About the place
Longyearbyen is a town of about 2,368 people in Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen. OttoAnna lists 40 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Zoom H2n and Contact microphones. A compact recorder with five capsules offering X/Y, mid-side and surround modes.
Recorded nearby
Storm at taubanesentralen
Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
2024 New year fireworks at Longyearbyen
Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen: still water, hydrophones, two recordings…
Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) on the shore with passing airplane…
Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Soundwalk: terns, confluence of river and ocean, background engine
Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Summer solstice happiness in Longyearbyen, Svalbard
Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
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Sources & credits
- “Taubanesentralen, Longyearbyen 9170, Svalbard e Jan Mayen - Radio electronic signals and helicopter” by giuseppe gavazza – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0