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R a d i o S w e e p T e c h n i q u e s & F i n d i n g s
B y D r I n g r i d I r w i n

RS - Radio Sweep Method DRV - Direct Radio Voice Method

The term Radio-Sweep or RS for short is a technology-
based 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 defini-
tions of Radio Sweep Methods may be unclear to some peo-
ple.
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 influ-
ences 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 meaning-
ful 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 forma-
tion. This form of speech construction is what we are look-
ing for in RS Techniques.
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 en-
tirely, often the radio is not tuned to a station at the
time. These voices are heard acoustically in real time; ques-
tions 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 out-
side sources and thus cannot be confirmed as real anomalous
communication.
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 fre-
quency spectra due to the
sweep effect thus, a much
higher chance that the har-
monic ratio and formant noise may be interpreted as sound-
ing 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 com-
munication” and could not be a random effect of parts of
human speech fragmented to sound like words. This is incor-
rect 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 cap-
tures are really misinterpreted noise and not verifiable anomalous speech.

Findings
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mal Investigator
I have been trialing various RS devises, the Radio Shack 12-469 and the Sangean DT-200VX. Certification
I have conducted trials with these “hacked” radios running individually and through a mixer at Course (CLPI)
the same time so each radio runs a random sweeping time that isn‟t in sync with the other.
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The trials were done in sets of 20. Twenty RS sessions of three minutes were performed leader. This is a
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data showed a yield of 4 to 5 meaningful sweep induced captures that showed anomalous that is useful for
voice speech characteristics. secular applica-
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In traditional recording, the yield rates for 30 sessions is approximately 3-4 captures, thus, comparable lead-
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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 in-
telligible exhibiting a meaningful expression of communication.

Conclusion

The biggest problem with RS Techniques is the lack of established protocols or baselines to classify noise ver-
sus 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 vali-
date an anomaly voice capture while supporting the procedure itself.

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G i z m o s a n d G a d g e t s

M o b i l e P h o n e B l o c k i n g B a g s

B y D r I n g r i d I r w i n

The most common explanation given by many peo- Mobile Phone Blocking Bags simply block mobile
ple outside the field of EVP recording is that the audio phones from receiving calls so your number appears as
recorder is picking up stray signals within the environ- 'unavailable' or 'Network Busy' when someone tries to call
ment such as radio or television signals. There have you, this means they block mobile phone signals and
been a few well-designed experiments conducted over most frequencies worldwide. When a small radio is
the years to prove that stray radio frequency signals placed into one of these bags, the radio does not pick up
are not the cause of anomalous voice captures, which any stations as all frequency signals are blocked.
entails recording in shielded compartments or specially
constructed rooms. This may prove to be a handy tool for investigations
to add another control/shield to the environment that
On an investigation or we are recording in. Simply place
recording out of a shielded the recorder in the bag, and seal
environment, it is rather the fold over flap. I would suggest
difficult to rule out picking placing the recorder in the block-
up such stray signals and we ing bag with the microphones first
can't easily carry around a to ensure the microphones are
Faraday Cage to an investi- shielded adequately.
gation so what are our op-
tions? One handy and inex-
pensive tool that can be Additionally, I would also place a
used to help shield the re- recorder in the room that isn't in a
corder is a Mobile Phone blocking bag, this would help iden-
Blocking bag tify any noises in the environment
(Electromagnetic Radiation that may not be easily heard by
Blockers). These blocking the recorder in the bag, though
bags range around the $5.00 most sounds are easily distin-
mark, a cheap tool to use guished it is better to be extra
plus it makes a handy pro- sure. This is a common procedure
tective case for your re- in research and traditional EVP
corder. Keep in mind this recording to assist the individual in
will fit a standard IC re- mistaking ambient or normal
corder like the typical Sony, sounds as being anomalous speech,
Olympus or Panasonic recorders and up to the Zoom H2 a second recorder is an effective control to any re-
in size. cording trial.
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