{"id":24410,"date":"2017-02-26T07:29:55","date_gmt":"2017-02-26T11:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=24410"},"modified":"2017-02-26T07:29:55","modified_gmt":"2017-02-26T11:29:55","slug":"guest-post-shortwave-recordings-from-mount-kilimanjaro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/guest-post-shortwave-recordings-from-mount-kilimanjaro\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest Post: Shortwave Recordings from Mount Kilimanjaro"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mount Kilimanjaro (Photo: Chris Johnson)<\/p><\/div>\n

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Chris Johnson<\/a>, for sharing the following guest post:<\/em><\/p>\n

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Shortwave Recordings from Kilimanjaro<\/h1>\n

by Chris Johnson<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last month, I took a trip of a lifetime to Tanzania Africa to Climb Mount Kilimanjaro: Africa’s highest point and the world’s highest free standing mountain. It is also known as the \u201cRooftop of Africa\u201d its summit stands at 19,341 feet or 5895 meters.<\/p>\n

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With this high elevation I figured that I could pick up a multitude of shortwave signals that I would normally not receive at lower altitudes. So I packed my Sony ICF- SW7600G to capture recordings of various signals, some common, others not so common.<\/p>\n

Each night I unpacked my radio and extended the reel-wire antenna and scanned the bands. I came across an assortment of stations that I normally do not hear back home in the USA, but some were quite familiar such as the BBC, Radio Romania, and DW which had Africa as their target. In some cases their broadcast was targeted for Asia.<\/p>\n

Below is a map of our trek along the Lemosho route and the camps where we stayed are listed with the recordings and the elevation (in meters) of each camp. The higher we climbed, the signals received were sometimes stronger but the surrounding mountains also limited the reception of others. I did find that the bands were congested with signals from stations that spoke Arabic, Swahili and Chinese, not surprising considering my location. For the purpose of this blog I only included the English speaking stations except for a few.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the critical weight in our day packs was closely monitored and we could carry only the essentials on our climb from Barafu to the summit so I could not record at the summit of Uhuru Peak. Additionally, our time up there was limited to 15 minutes due to the lack of oxygen at that altitude. Below are selected recordings at each of the camps on the Lemosho route. Enjoy.<\/p>\n

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Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n

Mkubwa Camp Elevation 2650 meters 8 January 2017<\/h3>\n

Mkubwa Camp Elevation 2650 Meters BBC 7445 khz 1840Z 8 January 2017<\/a>:<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/archive.org\/download\/MkubwaCamp2650MetersBBC74451840Z8January2017\/Mkubwa%20Camp%20%202650%20meters%20BBC%207445%20@1840Z%208%20January%202017_.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Shira Camp II Elevation 3850 meters 9 January 2017<\/h3>\n

Shira Camp II Elevation 3850 Meters SW Africa Radio League 4895 Khz 9 January 2017 1645z<\/a>:<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/archive.org\/download\/ShiraCampII3850MetersSWAfricaRadioLeague4895Khz1920171645z\/%20Shira%20camp%20II%203850%20meters%20SW%20Africa%20Radio%20League%20%204895%20khz%201_9_2017%20%201645z.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Shira Camp II Elevation 3850 Meters DW 9820 KHZ 1600z 9 January 2017<\/a>:<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/archive.org\/download\/ShiraCampII3850MetersDW9820KHZ1600z192017\/Shira%20camp%20II%203850%20meters%20DW%209820%20KHZ%201600z%201_9_2017.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Shira Camp II Elevation 3850 Meters 1 9 2017 1538z Channel Africa 9625 kHz<\/a>:<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/archive.org\/download\/ShiraCampII3850Meters1920171538zChannelAfrica9625Khz\/Shira%20camp%20II%203850%20meters%201_9_2017%201538z%20Channel%20Africa%209625%20khz.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Shira Camp II Elevation 3850 Meters All India Radio 13695 khz 1835z 9 January 2017<\/a>:<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/archive.org\/download\/ShiraCampII3850MetersAllIndiaRadio136951920171835z\/Shira%20camp%20II%203850%20Meters%20All%20India%20Radio%2013695%201_9_2017%20%201835z.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Baranco Camp Elevation 3900 meters 10 January 2017<\/h3>\n

Baranco Camp NBC Zambia Radio 11 January 2017 5915 KHZ 0317z<\/a>:<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/archive.org\/download\/BarancoCampNBCZambiaRadio11January20175915KHZ0317z\/Baranco%20camp%20NBC%20Zambia%20Radio%20%2011%20January%202017%20%205915%20KHZ%200317z.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Baranco Camp 3900 Meters Voice Of Nigeria 7255 Khz 1 10 2017 1915z<\/a>:<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/archive.org\/download\/BarancoCamp3900MetersVoiceOfNgeria7255Khz11020171915z\/Baranco%20camp%203900%20meters%20Voice%20of%20Ngeria%207255%20Khz%201_10_2017%201915z.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Karanga Camp Elevation 3995 meters 11 January 2017<\/h3>\n

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Karanga Camp Elevation 3995 Meters All India Radio 13695 Khz 11 January 2017 1753 Z<\/a>:<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/archive.org\/download\/KarangaCamp3995MetersAllIndiaRadio1369511120171753Z1\/Karanga%20Camp%203995%20meters%20All%20India%20Radio%2013695%201_11_2017%201753Z(1).mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Karanga Camp 3995 Meters Voice Of Nigeria 7255 Khz 1812 GMT 11 January 2017<\/a>:<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/archive.org\/download\/KarangaCamp3995MetersVoiceOfNigeria7255Khz1812GMT\/Karanga%20Camp%203995%20meters%20Voice%20of%20Nigeria%207255%20khz%20%201812%20GMT.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Karanga Camp 3995 Meters Channel Africa 9625 Khz 11 January 2017 1735z<\/a>:<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/archive.org\/download\/KarangaCamp3995MetersChannelAfrica9625Khz11January20171735z_201702\/Karanga%20Camp%203995%20meters%20Channel%20Africa%20%209625%20Khz%2011%20January%202017%201735z.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Barafu Camp Elevation 4673 meters 12 January 2017<\/h3>\n

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Barafu Camp 4673 Meters BBC Asia Target 7465 Khz 1429z<\/a>:<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/archive.org\/download\/BarafuCamp4673MetersBBCAsiaTarget7465Khz1429z\/Barafu%20camp%204673%20meters%20%20BBC%20asia%20target%20%207465%20khz%201429z.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Barafu Camp 4673 Meters All India Radio 13695 Khz 1 12 2017 1044 Z<\/a>:<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/archive.org\/download\/BarafuCamp4673MetersAllIndiaRadio13695Khz11220171044Z\/Barafu%20camp%204673%20meters%20All%20India%20Radio%2013695%20khz%201_12_2017%20%201044Z.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Barafu Camp 4673 Meters Radio Romania 15150 Khz 1210 Z<\/a>:<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/archive.org\/download\/BarafuCamp4673MetersRadioRomania15150Khz1210Z\/Barafu%20Camp%204673%20Meters%20Radio%20Romania%2015150%20khz%201210Z.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Chris: thank you so much for taking the time to write up this guest post and share your excellent recordings and photos. Amazing!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Post readers: I don’t know about you, but I’m inspired and ready to pack my bags and do some shortwave travel!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Click here to check out other posts by Chris.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Chris Johnson, for sharing the following guest post: Shortwave Recordings from Kilimanjaro by Chris Johnson Last month, I took a trip of a lifetime to Tanzania Africa to Climb Mount Kilimanjaro: Africa’s highest point and the world’s highest free standing mountain. 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