Spooky Tesla Spirit Radio
Posted by admin on Wednesday Sep 1, 2010 Under ChicksMrfixitrick shows a series of seven experiments with his Spooky Tesla Spirit Radio, a non-powered crystal radio circuit built in a jam-jar, that does more than just be a radio. This simple device shows abilities such as: detecting lightning, making voice phenomena, interacting with all forms of light, creating music and sound effects, reading a computer screen, acting as a mike, and detecting RF pulses. The Spooky Tesla Spirit Radio is plugged directly into the iMac computer sound-in port. Audio Hijack Pro software provides the gain and real time sound effects based on the radio’s input. The radio’s antennas are inspired by Tesla’s high voltage examples, and its basic LC circuit is similar to Tesla’s original inductor and capacitor circuit schematics. The Spooky Tesla Spirit Radio recently won the monthly Gadget Freak award by Design News, the world’s best engineering news magazine. See it here: www.designnews.com Mrfixitrick’s build instructions for the Spooky Radio project are found at Instructables.com www.instructables.com The real inspiration for the Spooky Tesla Spirit Radio comes from the BetaBlocker line of spirit radios made by EJ Gold and found at www.yoyodyneindustries.com Get EJ Gold’s book, “Parallel Worlds Explored” http Play the cool new Tesla game by EJ Gold and GODDGames! Get it at www.goddgames.com Mrfixitrick’s Spirit Radio playlist: www.youtube.com
September 1st, 2010 at 10:17 am
@MrfixitRick
Thanks, the forest of questionmarks grow.
I definitely believe the answer lies within ourselves, aswell as perhaps these skulls. I love that you’ve gone out and made one of these, its inspiring you know. Alas one question: why do you think Tesla wrote down that he was unsure if the voices he was hearing over his [original] radio were from this world, or not?
September 1st, 2010 at 10:34 am
@GotsTricks
Crystal radios get their name from the use of a 1N34A or 1N60 diode in the circuit. The diode has germanium crystal inside as the active element.
Perhaps 13 crystal radios could form a data cluster.
Also, water is known to have crystalline characteristics. Our bodies are 70% water, so 13 humans would likely suffice…
September 1st, 2010 at 11:09 am
I’ve got a question for you: Does a crystal radio circuit actually involve the use of crystal? And if so, have you heard of the 13 crystal skulls? I may have just lost you with that one, but to give a brief summary: a crystal skull was found in the ruins of a pyramid in south america decades ago, it was incredibly odd because it had a full jaw, etc and resembled the human head perfectly. Rumor has it 13 exist, and when together, form a sort of.. database. Crystal can contain near limitless data.
September 1st, 2010 at 11:58 am
@altenative54
Not sure what to think about HAARP. Thinking just gets me into trouble anyway!
The jar is a crystal radio circuit. It has a germanium crystal in the diode. The circuit is un-powered except for the radio waves, which sets up a resonance between antenna and ground, and other waves such as magnetic or light which can influence the coil or diode and make power.
September 1st, 2010 at 12:57 pm
Haarp sounds like this and operates at 7.405 hz, coincidence…? i think not i think thet mess with maas population alpha brain waves, what do you think. and also your jar is powered by a crystal…? lke the piezo effect?
September 1st, 2010 at 1:35 pm
@951mjc
Yes, it is about 10 hz, right in the middle of the Alpha brain wave frequency.
September 1st, 2010 at 2:07 pm
The woodpecker sounds like an alpha wave.
September 1st, 2010 at 2:45 pm
@MrfixitRick Well i’m sort a visual learner when it comes to things like this and thought it would be nice to see a video on how to make one.
September 1st, 2010 at 2:55 pm
@modman1234567
Folks who wish to build a Spooky Tesla Spirit Radio should check out the Instructables link found in the “more info” box.
September 1st, 2010 at 3:44 pm
Can you post a tutorial on how to make one?
September 1st, 2010 at 3:49 pm
@TheCarolynMusic
That seemed to be the case as I was recording some of these sounds. It was an interactive real-time experience that seemed to change according to the quality and intensity of my attention.
September 1st, 2010 at 4:13 pm
Fascinating! I wonder if the sounds created by this device are affected by the observer? I’ve seen video examples about quantum physics, where little particles act differently if an observer is watching. So… I wonder, here, if the sounds sound differently depending on if there is a listener. Know what I mean?
September 1st, 2010 at 5:06 pm
the woodpecker effect sounds like the beacon for the wifi
September 1st, 2010 at 5:39 pm
I want one of these !!!!!!
September 1st, 2010 at 5:50 pm
this stuff is way over my head, but awesome none the less. nice work!
September 1st, 2010 at 6:23 pm
“Thirds, sixths, and ninths, are extraordinarily powerful.”
-John Keely
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“If you only knew the magnificence of the 3, 6 & 9;
then you would have a key to the universe.”
-Nikola Tesla
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“If you only knew the magnificence of the 3, 6 & 9;
then you would have a key to the 333.”
–Biblical Prophet
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The biggest footprint of mankind
September 3rd, 1899
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the waves in the bay were all beautiful groups of three.
…THREE = 3
+ THREE = 6
+ THREE = 9
September 1st, 2010 at 6:48 pm
woah
September 1st, 2010 at 7:01 pm
The paterns formed between the coils are beautifull….The color test sounds similar because the intencity of them are similar except black, test a diferent % of black, 20% 40% 60%…100%, and probe how it reacts showing a spiral?…have you test touching diferent peope…good and bad health…maybe it works like a sick detector…tnx for share
September 1st, 2010 at 7:47 pm
@Shuspano
I used a new standard canning jar. The electrical schematic and building instructions are found in the Instructables link in the “more info” box to the right >>>
September 1st, 2010 at 8:39 pm
@ozebid
I add much gain and pitch control as well as reverb. Without the effects, it sounds like a normal radio with static.
September 1st, 2010 at 9:28 pm
@methylik
The rf pulses are transformed from the antenna coil into flowing electrons by the diode, which produces a dc flow from the ac signal. However, the power is very low and is not useful for most purposes other than a signal.
The antenna does not pick up light. It is the 1N34A diode that is light-sensitive. It can produce power from a light source similarly to how a photo-cell can.
September 1st, 2010 at 9:42 pm
Can this energy received by the antenna (RF pulses, light) be transformed into flowing electrons?
September 1st, 2010 at 10:41 pm
(machine translation from Russian)
Where it is possible to see the scheme of contents of your jar and why a jar have not washed?
September 1st, 2010 at 11:26 pm
What does it really sound like without the reverb being added by the computer?
September 2nd, 2010 at 12:07 am
Life is full of mysteries