CanadaKim

I do find this set up fascinating, basically exciting a germanium diode with 2 electromagnetic fields, Did you also attempt exciting the diode with regular magnets as well??

Why does this require such a long antenna wire??

The eltron photo is a beautiful example of a really nicely built Geranium Diode. While I initially played with them, I have strayed away from using any sort of geranium diode, or transistor, as I find them faaar too easily picking up external am transmission, especially when paired with any sort of coil.

This is my own personal opinion, please continue your experimentation.

Ok, where is this documentary available??

On 4/6/2021 at 11:36 AM, GISMO5367 said:

Hi Jeff and other Varanormal members who are interested,

Finally I yesterday ordered / purchased  two of the following items from USA:

POTTER & BRUMFIELD LM5 RELAY * NEW NO BOX * | eBay

They are actually vintage but unused 5000 ohm relays (see attached images).  There is a coil inside and i think I get access to that after dismantling the relay. According to my opinion,  these coils are very near to that model which was used in the original germanium receptor. It was very difficult to find out similar 5000 ohm separate coils from The Internet.

I also checked the following video from YouTube and discovered that type of tape recorded they used in the Scole Experiment - directly connected to the germanium receptor (see the attached image):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQvQ_WTtdHk

When going through the literature  related to the germanium receptor and how to use that, I noticed,   that the team ( Robin Foy and his colleaques) used clear quartz crystals  placed at the cardinal points of the compass (NSEW) on the table near the germanium receptor (according to the instructions of "the spirit scientists") . These crystals appeared  to have a specifc function and importance thinking the transmission of the messages. I asked that yesterday  by email from Jane Solomon and She confimed this additional information.

At the moment I also have Robin Foy's up to date email address in case  we need to ask him something about the specifications of the equipments. I also took some "capture images" from Salvi's Germanium receptor (basic model) where all the details are clearly visible. I hope this information helps in our strivings to build a working device. All additional suggestions and expert opinions are warmly welcome !

As soon as I saw the coil, I immediately thought "this is a repurposed relay coil". The whole screw onto an object immediately made me thing of Andres Ramos's Coherer unit, altho his unit does not use any form of Diodes that I can think of....ummm, or a coil. His Coherer unit is very easy to build, and has been very positive in its output. I would keep away from using a unshielded cassette recorder, and would use a digital recorder, or the direct input into a computer card.

DO NOT take anything that I have said as indication that you should discontinue your current experimentation, in any way.

On 3/31/2021 at 6:23 AM, GISMO5367 said:

Thank you Jeff. It would be great if you could give me your suggestions for the improvement of the original germanium receptor including shielding and other specifications. The only information I can give at the moment to my co-worker ( an electrical and radio engineer here in Finland) concerning The germanium (T.D.C device) is: (1) The circuit diagram, (2) drawing (figure) representing the device itself and rough location of different components in relation to each others, ( taken from  G & J Solomon's book) (3)  original color photograph of the device ( taken during a Scole seance/sitting <-> This is a clip from a YouTube video where the germanium receptor is directly connected to the voice recorder.  (4)  instructions how to build the device (from Solomon's book and Robin Foy's diary / book where  all the sittings are recorded).

Every kind of suggestions and corrections how to build the device are welcome. I think, especially  the exact dimensions of the core components are important (= how far from each others and where the coils and the receptor itself (germanium chip and the screw) are located in the whole construction. Also the specifications of each single component ( size and resistance of the coils, quality and material of the wires, screw pressure, your suggestions for shielding, type and specifications of the amplifier etc...). One thing also came into my mind: In Varanormal community we have people who are using trance mediums and seances for communication -> If you have contacts to them, I think - if they dont mind - kindly forward the following question to the medium: " The germanium receptor was working amazingly well in the Scole Experiment. Thereafter some/many  people have tried to make a copy of that but have repeatedly failed. What is the reason for that and how should we now modify the receptor  or change our own bahaviour  /state of the mid / emotional atmosphere / personal or group energy in order to improve communication between us and the spirit world ?"

GISMO5367

One thing that Andres Ramos (God of EVP) has taught me is that there are NO hard and fast rules in regards to EVP. Parts placement and exact location of Components in relation to each other does not seem important. Winding of coils would seem to be the only really exacting part of the circuit....but as you may have found out, early descriptions of such things are aggravatingly lacking. I think failure of such devices is not because of construction of circuitry, but failure of the people running it, as well as failure to perceive the voices. Good solid construction techniques, shielded cables within the boxes, and as interconnection cables is an absolute must.

Who is working with video in the reception of both voices and images??

I have built many Tesla Coils, and as far as Im concerned a Insulated screwdriver is not the best choice to draw out the output it produces!!

I myself, with the help of Andres am working on video and audio transmission via Laser. I am hoping to not just get voices, but video of spirits as well. Unfortunately, this unit requires a old-fashioned TV with component in....but I do have an old TUBE-Screen monitor in my office, as long as it doesnt peter out.

Anyone else working on video-transmission  of spirits??

Andres has been looking into the equivalent of faces in TV screens, but I am waiting for Fortean Times to print the article about it, as its fascinating, and is guaranteed to blow your mind!

I do not want to explain any further, as it will spoil the publication of the article, so be patient for it to be published.

Oh, and to add, this would definatly be considered a ITC Impulse Unit, in my mind.

Once again , with your explaination, maybe someway to reduce the modulation to a more steady state would leave the portal open for a longer period of time, and would reduce the amount of clipping in the Portal????

This is a truly amazing way to go. It is very much like a "Wet Coherer". The short lived "Hole" in the "Barrier makes a lot of sense, and explains a lot of the effects of Short-term receiving.

I look forward to hearing further news on this experiment, as it requires very few components to experiment with.

On 10/11/2020 at 4:36 PM, Keith J. Clark said:

 

We welcome your electronic knowledge also and I am certain it will be put to good use!

Keith

I thank you for your response. In the meantime I will be continuing my electronics work under  Carlos Ramos

Yes, there are rocks that generate electricity. The 2 that I can think of, on the top of my head are Piezo Electric, and Germanium.

I see a lot of elements of a Coherer Receivers, and Crystal diode receivers in Dr. Jeffers work, but I dont want him to stop his work in any way, as I will be fascinated as always by any work in this field. As per usual, I do want to caution anyone working with crystal diodes and coils, that even without an antenna, these 2 elements often become a powerful broadband receiver, that can be corrupted by Radio Stations.

Even without an antenna, this can happen

This is why I specifically work on shielded circuits, that cannot be corr

I have to say that I believe that, even with  the high inductance coils, and no antenna, this device will still be  able to receive broadcast stations, and for proper use, would have to be physically shielded within a metal case, and all connection wires would have to be shielded as well.

Probably in the years that this was developed, and originally used, broadcast stations were not a threat as they are today.

Again, this is only my belief, and I do not wish to hamper any work that you are doing with this. Please continue, as I will be fascinated to see your results.

I built one of these from a Scientific American article when I was 9 years old (I am now 60 for reference) It only consisted of a inductor, a capacitor , and a diode...in other words, A CRYSTAL RADIO!

It was a wonderful wide-band receiver, picking up radio stations like CRAZY!

This is why I stay away from anything that uses a crystal diode, and relies on over the air reception.

Dont give up on ancient diodes just yet, I have purchased many on ebay, of various styles. There seems to be an abundance of European Military surplus ones available, quite cheap

On 1/3/2021 at 5:46 PM, Chris said:

And you keep everything very well organized Andres. I would have created a never ending maze long ago  .

My first thought about passing a beam thru water is that it will simply scatter the beam in all directions, making the beam useless, but I have no proof of this.

The audio files that Andres is producing are simply amazing.

I have put this question to Andres Ramos, who I believe has purchased a Tesla coil from China, and is waiting for this to be delivered, but I thought I would throw this out there for everyone.

I have seen time after time, people claiming the scent of Ozone when Ghosts have supposedly been seen, and there have been many experiments by a TV "Ghost" Personality, using Ozone Generator, and Tesla Coils during ghost hunts.

Overall these experiments have led to a increased voices on receivers when the High voltage generators have been turned on.

So whatcha think?

I have been following, with great interest the various schematics for receivers, especially ones presented by Andres Ramos. Andres schematics and theories are absolutely flawless, and usually produce amazing results.

The problem seems to be that while we are up to our neck with various receiver schematics, we seem to need to start looking at post signal processing now. We really need to start looking at something that really processes these (usually) croaky, wispy signals into something better, something much more solid and easily understandable.

I do no not specialize in audio theories, as I am a electronics construction-guy, so I am calling out for people that can begin designing the audio processing/noise reduction that is need at this time. 

I can supply the following services:

Administrator/Moderator

Supply Graphics

Proofread (English only)

Manufacture/test of circuits suggested by members

THANK YOU,

Kim