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Subject: Anecdotal story on magnetic detection of 10/16/99 Mojave quake
From: "Charles R. Patton" charles.r.patton@........
Date: Tue, 09 Nov 1999 10:51:07 -0800


** Anecdotal story on magnetic detection of 10/16/99 Mojave quake **
The following was a letter to the Nov. '99 issue of LOWDOWN, the
publication of the Longwave Club of America, and is posted with
permission from the author.  I thought the group might be interested in
the equipment and results.
Charles R. Patton
---quoted text follows---

Shake, rattle, and roll. Jay Miller (WA5WHN; wa5whn@.............
wonders whether he had an encounter with mother earth's magnetic
personality at his home in Albuquerque, NM, on October 16.

"A few weeks ago, I had ordered two G8317 EMF detectors from Electronic
Goldmine in Scottsdale, AZ {1-800-445-0697
http://www.goldmine-elec.com}.  I think they were less than $3.00/each.
I did not get the time to test and profile the circuit board.  I had
plugged a 9VDC battery into both of them and they both seemed to
function.  While walking in front of my son's audio system, the lights
began to light-up and modulate with the change in audio frequencies.
This little device does have a directional antenna.  Figuring it was
sensitive enough to pick up my son's stereo speaker magnets, I had
placed the device into a clear plastic case, wired up a 9 VDC supply and
left it on facing east-west.  Sort of a green LED night light in the
bedroom."

"Well, this morning at 4 AM MDT, the detector was flashing 3 Green LEDs
consistently.  I had noticed the flashing lights, and awakened my wife
to show her.  While facing north/south or vertical, the indicator LEDs
would turn off.  However, when I would return to facing the little
antenna east/west, the same 3 LEDs would light up.  I went outside to
see if I could spot anything visually.  Nothing.  When I turned on the
radio, I heard there was a 7.0 earthquake in the Mojave Desert.  I think
this little detector may have picked it up."

"Did anyone else have a similar experience?"
....



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