Help...I'm being harassed by a pirate radio signal!

[radgirl]

Hello everyone. Let me start off by saying that HAM radio is not something that I know anything at all about. I am a complete newbie to HAM. But I do have a problem with what I believe to be an illegal pirate radio signal of some sort. I realize that this post is off topic here (and may seem off-the-wall), but I was hoping an amateur radio expert amateur may be able to help me. So, please forgive me.

OK, here goes:
Over the last 14 years (since October 1997), I have had a VERY unusual and weird problem with what I highly suspect to be an amateur (probably illegal) pirate radio signal of some sort (possibly an illegal pirate HAM setup…?).

Have you ever heard a radio station coming through a guitar amplifier or an electric fan? Well, what has been happening to me is very similar. I know this kind of thing happens all the time. But in my particular situation, the robotic sounding *voices* sound just like some sort of demonic radio station, and they are NO accident! You can clearly hear them saying MY NAME and they are deliberately broadcasting their signal that is meant for ONLY me to hear! (creepy – I know!)

Also, I have heard the same *voices* coming from electric fans (and any appliance with an electric motor) in EVERY residence I have lived in since it began 14+ years ago. (BTW, I have moved 7 times since 1997) This makes me think that it is some type of radio signal being broadcasted from miles away – even hundreds of miles away. I doubt any of my neighbors are involved as I have also moved so many times, except for maybe neighbors who lived in adjacent apartments to me in 1997 when it began.

Now, I know what you’re thinking, but I know I’m not crazy because one of my girlfriends stayed over my house one time and also heard these same *voices* in my house and asked me about them – before I ever said anything to her. My mom has also heard them in her house (and also asked me about them) when I was staying there back in May of the year 2000.

How I think their setup works:
Electric fans and just about anything with an electric motor around me seems to amplify this strange radio signal and somehow make it audible to me and sometimes others in the same room with me. The electric fan motor produces "stray capacitance" that causes a resonation which occurs at a certain frequency. The signal is most likely being transmitted on their end at the same frequency as the resonating stray capacitance on my end (the receiving end). Through my own limited research, I think this is how any radio circuit works - in a nutshell. The only thing I haven’t figured out is exactly how my body is somehow in the “loop.”

My questions:
What can I do about something like this?
What kind of radio signal is capable of something like this?
What types of waves and wavelengths would such a setup likely use? (groundwaves perhaps?)
Since I haven’t had much luck recording the signal (with an ordinary tape recorder), how might I go about it?

If anyone here can give me some input on how a setup like this could operate, that would be great. I want to figure out who is doing this – if at all possible – because the psychopaths who are doing just won’t leave me alone, and I don’t think they ever will! Neither can I get any branch law enforcement to investigate this – because they simply won’t take my word for it (not even with the ‘witnesses’ I have). This is very SERIOUS to me, and it’s not a joke. So please, if anyone could shed some light on this, I’d appreciate it very much.

Thanks in advance,

- RADGIRL

 

[hockeyshrink]

...Also, I have heard the same *voices* coming from electric fans (and any appliance with an electric motor)...

"You generally don't see that kind of behavior in a major appliance."

-- Peter Venkman, Ph.D.

I have ALWAYS wanted to use that!!!

 

[Confuzzled]

What can I do about something like this?

Who ya' gonna call? Ghostbusters!!

 

[Confuzzled]

Now I have heard motors and other appliances emit a low level hum that sounds like roh-roh-roh-roh, so if your name was Rhoda, well..........

 

[hockeyshrink]

Now I feel ashamed.

Miss, not having investigated the environment, interviewed you, or tested you, I am going to go out on a limb here and suggest that what you are experiencing is not covert radio assault, but auditory hallucinations known as the Ganzfeld effect. This is a naturally occurring phenomenon that happens when the brain is overloaded with random or chaotic perceptual stimuli, such as the drone of a motor or white noise. The brain ends up filling in the blanks with it's own interpretation that is relevant to the person, such as your name. Your witnesses are motivated to support you and are open to your interpretation, while also susceptible to the effect.

If you feel someone is targeting you, you may want to talk to a counselor. If you need help finding someone, contact me offline and i will be happy to assist with a referral.

Regards

 

[gewecke]

Ok, now I'm scared! :roll:


73,
n9zas

 

[hockeyshrink]

Ok, now I'm scared! :roll:


73,
n9zas

"Back off, man...I"m a scientist."

I am so sorry, I just could not resist.

Edit: yeah, gewecke, you're right. I should'a let this thread alone.

cheers 'n' beers

 

[PiccoIntegra]

If you hear the Imperial March, it's already too late.

 

[K9WG]

I have been known to hear the birds chirping in Morse code at 3am during field day... but that could just be the lack of sleep and too much coffee.

 

[RadioDaze]

I used to hear a similar strange "voice"-like droning sound emanating from a small box in my garage, and I could never figure out what it was. Then my neighbor stopped by one morning and said, "Oh, cool, I didn't know you listened to Rush Limbaugh too."

 

[radgirl]

Hey guys, I apologize for being a newbie here and posting such a long and bizzarre post. I originally posted this in the "general" forum on this site, but the moderator moved it here.

Although it may seem funny to you all, it wasn't ment to be a joke. I have really experienced this strange signal - and my girl friend and my mom have also heard it. I have hoped the sickos doing it to me would just stop over the years, as I have tried my hardest to ignore it, but they haven't.

I have suspected that it may be some type of government "voice to skull" thing but I have come up against a dead-end as far as getting info on that. I get tired of hearing all the "gov't conspiracy theories" about mind control and all that BS.

I have recently came up with the idea that this may actually be some type of amatuer radio signal instead. Although I am not a HAM right now, I have researched radio, and I can learn quick as I have a degree in mathematics, and NO, I'm not a crazy person. I just graduated summa cum laude from a state university last month.

So, please refrain from the "you are having hallucinations" comments - as I have heard them all a million times over the years. I'm not crazy.

I am asking for anyone who is knowedgeable to please explain what type radio signal I could be experiencing that could do this. Also, what type of radio may be capable of transmitting it, and how could I record it?

BTW: I only hear *them* when I am using electrical appliances that draw current and have an electromagnetic field when they are powered up. When I shut them off, the *voices* stop. I a=can also block the noises out with ear plugs - but nobody can wear them all the time.

This is a form of harrassment that they are doing to me all these years. But the law enforcement will not investigate or take me seriously ... unless I can bring them evidence - a recording.

Thank you,
- RaDGirl.

 

[WouffHong]

Ganzfeld effect gets around... ;-)

Now I feel ashamed.

Miss, not having investigated the environment, interviewed you, or tested you, I am going to go out on a limb here and suggest that what you are experiencing is not covert radio assault, but auditory hallucinations known as the Ganzfeld effect. This is a naturally occurring phenomenon that happens when the brain is overloaded with random or chaotic perceptual stimuli, such as the drone of a motor or white noise. The brain ends up filling in the blanks with it's own interpretation that is relevant to the person, such as your name. Your witnesses are motivated to support you and are open to your interpretation, while also susceptible to the effect.

If you feel someone is targeting you, you may want to talk to a counselor. If you need help finding someone, contact me offline and i will be happy to assist with a referral.

Regards

Never thought I'd hear someone reply to that subject here, but when we lived in a Cocoa beach condo ( I worked at KSC) the bedroom was riverfront and on a 3rd story corner unit - the bedroom was on the riverfront side and when the darkness settled in, it was very dark and quiet.

In the hotter months, when the central A/C was on, i usually have a long fall-asleep time as I ponder answers of today and how to reply the next day at "the Cape", but used to be irritated that someone was coupling TALK SHOWS into my closed A/C system as I could HEAR unrecognizeable voices (too weak to understand any words) - As one of those proverbial "Rocket Scientists" , I launched an investigation into it and found no physical intrusions :roll: :roll:, but changing parameters, such as the BR vent port angles, etc, and changing Fan speeds, reduced or eliminated those mystical "talking heads" proportionally and leaving the A/C off nuked them entirely. - Kinda missed the company thereof, but, heck - gotta get restful sleep!

On a followup, My wife admitted SHE never HEARD any talk, but occasionally SAW dim, grayish, ghostly, non-hostile (but scary) figures floating around that she thought were past relatives or souls in jeopardy, and when she prayed, they went slowly away.

She, being an accomplished Muralist and Artist, falls into a category of depending highly on visual imagination concepts and a need to make something creative from something nebulous or not totally formed visually and that might explain her 'visions". It also seems something the females have a susceptibility for. Perhaps from our "cave people" roots?

Anyhow, checked the house and no 1950's Hash brownies were found, so we have moved on, with a better Ganzfelt understanding ;-)

Tom (NASA-KSC STS/ISS Sytems P.E., (Ret'd)

From a WIKI:

The Ganzfeld effect (from German for “complete field”) is a phenomenon of visual perception caused by staring at an undifferentiated and uniform field of color. The effect is described as the loss of vision as the brain cuts off the unchanging signal from the eyes. The result is "seeing black"[1] - apparent blindness.

[edit] HistoryIn the 1930s, research by psychologist Wolfgang Metzger established that when subjects gazed into a featureless field of vision they consistently hallucinated and their electroencephalograms changed.

The Ganzfeld effect is the result of the brain amplifying neural noise in order to look for the missing visual signals. The noise is interpreted in the higher visual cortex, and gives rise to hallucinations. This is similar to dream production because of the brain's state of sensory deprivation during sleep.

The Ganzfeld effect has been reported since ancient times. The adepts of Pythagoras retreated to pitch black caves to receive wisdom through their visions[2], known as the prisoner's cinema. Miners trapped by accidents in mines frequently reported hallucinations, visions and seeing ghosts when they were in the pitch dark for days. Arctic explorers seeing nothing but featureless landscape of white snow for a long time also reported hallucinations and an altered state of mind.

The effect is a component of a Ganzfeld experiment, a technique used in the field of parapsychology.

The artist James Turrell (partly inspired by clear blue skies) has created many such "Ganzfelds" throughout his oeuvre.

 

[hockeyshrink]

Yes it does!!

Very cool WouffHong, thanks for sharing your experiences!

The Wiki focuses on visual stimuli, but note that the Ganzfeld effect applies to all sensory stimuli, inlcuding auditory, olfactory, and even touch. The old sensory deprivation chambers would often elicit psychotic episodes people who spent too much time there. This, as well as the traditional visual effects related to space travel, were of concern in the early days of the space program, as you may be familiar with. Some of the original research on the ganzfeld effect was conducted with pilots faced with poor VFR or "white out" conditions. It was much later that the psi folks began looking at it as a way to "channel" ESP experiences, and developed the "ganzfeld experiment."

Just in case you're interested, here is a good paper that kinda sums up our understanding of the ganzfeld effect to date:

Elsevier

To summize for the OP, this is a natural phonomenon that happens to many many of us. It's like a brain-induced illusion. Don't worry, be happy and embrace it.

Enjoy!

'shrink

 

[hockeyshrink]

...I have researched radio, and I can learn quick as I have a degree in mathematics, and NO, I'm not a crazy person. I just graduated summa cum laude from a state university last month..

Noone said you were "crazy," and anyone can have hallucinations, whether induced by chemicals or just tricks of the brain. As you are so educated, perhaps you have taken a general psychology class where you discussed perceptual illusions? Sensation and perception, figure-ground, Gestalt psychology?

And I felt guilty for not acting professionally, geez.

OK, back to jokes:

Q: How many psychologists does it take to change a light bulb??

A: Only 1, but the light bulb has to want to change. :lol::lol:

 

[mancow]

Does it happen when you are tired or have just awakened from a nap? That's another time when things like that can be perceived. Sleep deprivation is wicked, even if it's slight.

 

[radgirl]

Noone said you were "crazy," and anyone can have hallucinations, whether induced by chemicals or just tricks of the brain. As you are so educated, perhaps you have taken a general psychology class where you discussed perceptual illusions? Sensation and perception, figure-ground, Gestalt psychology?

And I felt guilty for not acting professionally, geez.

OK, back to jokes:

Q: How many psychologists does it take to change a light bulb??

A: Only 1, but the light bulb has to want to change. :lol::lol:

I only took general psych 101 as part of GE, so I know little about the subject. But it is ot relevant as "perceptual illusions" is not the subject of my post.

I asked a few simple questions. Would you possibly be able to answer them? Or perhaps this is too amusing for you to turn my serious situation into a "joke session"?

Thanks.

 

[radgirl]

Does it happen when you are tired or have just awakened from a nap? That's another time when things like that can be perceived. Sleep deprivation is wicked, even if it's slight.

No, it happens 24/7. But the *voices* become audible with the amount of electromagnetic energy the device generates.


The people who are harassing me are VERY mean, evil, and sadistic. They call me names, they say really awful things to me, they have caused me to develop insomnia, and they seem to want to destroy my life completely with this weird kind of radio harrassment.

I believe they are very possibly part of a white supremist extremist hate group or an illegal criminal (drug) gang of some sort. (Note: I know these groups are notorious for operating illegal pirate radios!)

Their sole purpose of using this tpye of harassment on me is to torture me with it. They want to give me psychological problems and to push me "over the edge" until I snap. They scream demeaning racial slurs at me constantly, and they shout and scream into whatever device they are using to make me feel awful about myself. These sickos are sadistic creeps who may be part of some Satanic cult as well.

The worst thing about it is that I am FORCED to listen to them. I cannot just ignore them, nor can I (or anyone) live with nbeing near any electromagnetic energy for the rest of my life.

so, please, no more jokes. Can you answer my questions I posted in my OP?

If not, then please refrain from any more jokes.

Thanks,
-RG

 

[radgirl]

I just want to add, that if nobody here can help me by answering my questions, then could you please tell me a good site a 'non-HAM knowledgeable' person like myself could go to to get the info I am seeking?

Thanks again.

(Please no "mental help" sites!)

 

[hockeyshrink]

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[davidgcet]

although there have been more than a few jokes, you have been given some very good REAL advice. you should talk to a knowledgable doctor that may can help you. no one would be so intent on driving you crazy as to rig up trasnmitters specific to your location and your location only for 14 years. i'm sorry, but anything they did wirelessly would result in the same thing being broadcast to neighbors and other "unintended" targets.