111909 Paranexus Newsletter

19 November 2009

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L e t t e r s B y My sincerest apologies for this scaled down issue of the ParaNexus Newsletter. Recent and ongoing computer problems have put me a little behind the 8 ball, however, I assure our loyal readership that I will have things back up to and exceeding the standards in next weeks edition. Doug and Mike have been working hard over the

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RS - Radio Sweep Method

DRV - Direct Radio Voice Method

The term Radio-Sweep or RS for short is a technologybased form of EVP recording that has developed into one of the most popular forms of current EVP recording. I will be posting some RS captures in the “EVP Submissions” section so would like to discuss this form of recording as the definitions of Radio Sweep Methods may be unclear to some people.

DRV or Direct Radio Voice is a rarer form of anomalous speech as these voices are not related to noise. They are loud, clear messages that are independent of the radio entirely, often the radio is not tuned to a station at the time. These voices are heard acoustically in real time; questions can be asked, and clear responses can be heard. This form of EVP is a rare event and an example would be the “Spiricom” device of the early 1980‟s, keep in mind the “Spiricom” device was never tested or investigated by outside sources and thus cannot be confirmed as real anomalous communication.

A “Radio-Sweep” is comprised of technology-based equipment such as a “hacked” Radio that sweeps the AM or FM band. The rapid sweeping of the broad spectrum of radio stations means the reception received from radio stations is broken into small audio snippets, or small bursts of audio sound as it scans continuously without stopping at a radio station. It is important the scan is quick enough that it does not pick up complete words from any stations it sweeps over. The theory lies in the thought that paranormal influences can use these snippets of sound to form words or phrases. This is termed "Transform EVP" and in this case the radio sweep process is transformed or morphed into anomalous speech. Voice Characteristics The most common examples of RS captures seem to be short one-syllable words, choppy sounding in structure and scattered randomly along the sweep. They do not seem to be observant of the environment, do not hold any meaningful content, or have intelligent speech attributes. The other form is a “Sweep Induced Capture”, these have voice-like characteristics, are independent of the radio snippets, and seem to be natural sounding voices. This type of voice messages seems to be riding on top of the radio sweep and the snippets of noise, are longer phrases made up of contextual information. Some of these types of communication are almost a cross between DRV (see below) and RS, these are not heard at the time, but on playback are contextual messages of clear voice formation. This form of speech construction is what we are looking for in RS Techniques.

The Problem of RS Techniques to be aware of when recording The existing problems with general radio sweep techniques is the high possibility of false positives, noises interpreted as voice-like sounds. Any noise can sound like speech if a person is listening in „speech mode‟ and the more voice-like features that noise can consist of, due to random frequencies and rhythm, the more susceptible we become at interpreting noise as words. RS techniques have many peaks in the frequency spectra due to the sweep effect thus, a much higher chance that the harmonic ratio and formant noise may be interpreted as sounding like speech. A common misconception is that a sweep is fast enough that no complete words could come through a single station, thus anything intelligible that is heard must be ”spirit communication” and could not be a random effect of parts of human speech fragmented to sound like words. This is incorrect as all language is built from units; words are sequences of smaller units known as speech sounds/tones or phonemes. It is very easy to hear one or two syllable words out of noise; we are „hard wired‟ to fill in the gaps with likely words based on experience, context and expectation. This means short random 'voice like words' with no contextual, relevant, or meaningful information are being confirmed as anomalous communication.

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Many claim that vulgar words and swearing come through on RS communications, Keep in mind most swear words are of one-syllable construction, are short and basic sounds that can easily be formed from „formant noise,‟ and are likely to show up within the random process of the sweep. Based on these simple observations we can surmise that most short, random RS captures are really misinterpreted noise and not verifiable anomalous speech. Findings I have been trialing various RS devises, the Radio Shack 12-469 and the Sangean DT-200VX. I have conducted trials with these “hacked” radios running individually and through a mixer at the same time so each radio runs a random sweeping time that isn‟t in sync with the other. The trials were done in sets of 20. Twenty RS sessions of three minutes were performed and data gathered to work out the yield ratio of meaningful captures. In a group of 20, the data showed a yield of 4 to 5 meaningful sweep induced captures that showed anomalous voice speech characteristics. In traditional recording, the yield rates for 30 sessions is approximately 3-4 captures, thus, radio sweep does indicate a higher yield of meaningful captures over a set trial but not really by a large percentage. This displayed the same hallmarks of traditional recording, that the anomalous voice speech is not a common or a daily occurrence, they are sporadic, infrequent, and intermittent. However, they do display a clear and purposeful communication that is intelligible exhibiting a meaningful expression of communication.

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Conclusion The biggest problem with RS Techniques is the lack of established protocols or baselines to classify noise versus voice. Currently, there seems to be an „anything goes‟ mentality. There needs to be more research and experimental trials performed to develop the RS techniques currently used and analysis tools employed to validate an anomaly voice capture while supporting the procedure itself.

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The most common explanation given by many people outside the field of EVP recording is that the audio recorder is picking up stray signals within the environment such as radio or television signals. There have been a few well-designed experiments conducted over the years to prove that stray radio frequency signals are not the cause of anomalous voice captures, which entails recording in shielded compartments or specially constructed rooms. On an investigation or recording out of a shielded environment, it is rather difficult to rule out picking up such stray signals and we can't easily carry around a Faraday Cage to an investigation so what are our options? One handy and inexpensive tool that can be used to help shield the recorder is a Mobile Phone Blocking bag (Electromagnetic Radiation Blockers). These blocking bags range around the $5.00 mark, a cheap tool to use plus it makes a handy protective case for your recorder. Keep in mind this will fit a standard IC recorder like the typical Sony, Olympus or Panasonic recorders and up to the Zoom H2 in size.

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Mobile Phone Blocking Bags simply block mobile phones from receiving calls so your number appears as 'unavailable' or 'Network Busy' when someone tries to call you, this means they block mobile phone signals and most frequencies worldwide. When a small radio is placed into one of these bags, the radio does not pick up any stations as all frequency signals are blocked. This may prove to be a handy tool for investigations to add another control/shield to the environment that we are recording in. Simply place the recorder in the bag, and seal the fold over flap. I would suggest placing the recorder in the blocking bag with the microphones first to ensure the microphones are shielded adequately. Additionally, I would also place a recorder in the room that isn't in a blocking bag, this would help identify any noises in the environment that may not be easily heard by the recorder in the bag, though most sounds are easily distinguished it is better to be extra sure. This is a common procedure in research and traditional EVP recording to assist the individual in mistaking ambient or normal sounds as being anomalous speech, a second recorder is an effective control to any recording trial.

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