How to use EMF Meters

"Just how do you go about using your EMF Meters correctly in the paranormal field? Well you do not go about using them to detect ghosts as there is no evidence to suggest ghosts emit electromagnetic fields"

Firstly... "there is no proof that ghosts emit EMF"

This is the biggest problem with using EMF Meters during paranormal investigations. Sure, all those groups that make money on arranging 'ghost hunts' bring them along and invite people to use them... and when they go off beeping and flashing lights, etc. then all these people remember what they saw on TV (Most Haunted, Ghost Hunters and Ghost Adventures, etc.) and jump for joy (or scream) that they are detecting ghosts!

This is soooo wrong!

Just remember: there is no proof whatsoever that ghosts create EMF of even make fluctuations in electromagnetic fields. This is just a theory based on some unscientific experiments and fuelled by all the TV shows that use EMF Meters for entertainment. If it has flishy flashy lights and perhaps a short chirping sound then it's fair game for the paying public!

To note: the first ever instrument that was used to detect ghosts was the PKE Meter. Know what a PKE Meter is? That's right... a Psycho Kinetic Energy meter... the device invented by Egon Spengler from the original Ghostbusters movie!

TV Show Mayhem

Now we all know the usual TV programmes like Ghost Adventures and Most Haunted, etc. like to produce 'something' and so even if no actual evidence is shown they can use EMF meters to make the viewers think they are actually capturing 'something'!

Take Ghost Adventures as a first example. They've used the Mel Meter ever since their early episodes. The first one they used was the original Mel Meter 8704, but as the need for other gadgets the upgrades included a REM antenna (that you find on the REM Pod), then an ATDD (Ambient Temperature Deviation Detector) and then the SDD (Shadow Deviation Detector)... and many more.

Now with the REM antenna there is an interesting thing to it. Once activated if you go to touch it it will alarm out with a low whine, then if you get closer it will go up to a higher whine... etc. So it is interesting that on Ghost Adventures on many occasions you will hear the REM alarm go off and Zak will claim "there is a presence here as it is affecting the antenna"... Well not really as it is a whine that is usually by interference from something like a smartphone or two-way radio.

And what of Ghost Hunters? Well they are a fan of the KII Meter... and that is the worst of the EMF meters as it is too sensitive to radio waves and so will be manipulated accordingly. Also when it's designed and created by a company that makes dog clickers (behaviour devices) then it's no wonder!

According to Grant Wilson of Ghost Hunters (or as they call themselves now Ghost Nation... without Grant) the KII Meter was "specially calibrated for paranormal investigators" then you can clearly see why it is NOT the best piece of equipment to be flashing around as the best of the best. In fact, the only bit of "special calibrating" is to stick a dime in the slot of the "push-to-operate" button as the unit only worked when the on button was kept pushed down - that is until the next version came out that actually could be switched on and off.

So how do you use an EMF Meter?

Rule number 1 = Remember "RTUG".

RTUG? Yes - this stands for "Read The User Guide".

The biggest mistake ever is buying a piece of equipment and switching it on and using it without really knowing what all the buttons and settings do. Doing this will not only cause false positives but will also keep this momentum up forever.

Always read the user guide, learn how the device works and all of the settings to ensure you know how to use it correctly. Then you are ready to start your checks and readings.

Before you do an investigation it will be a good thing to do a pre-investigation - that is via interviews with witnesses or by looking into a locations history... or both. Also if undertaking a private investigation it is wise to make note of all activity hot-spots (where people claim to feel hot, cold, sick, nauseous, hair standing on end, lethargic, etc.) as this is where you can then concentrate your initial EMF pre-sweep. It might just be that the things people are claiming might be due to a high concentration of electrics/electronics in that very area.

A pre-sweep is to register a base-line reading for any obvious and hidden EMF. This could be from obvious sources like thermostats, socket outlets, TVs, radios, extension leads, boilers, light switches... the list is not exhaustive. But what about hidden wiring? Yes there might be a plenitude of wiring and circuitry in the walls and these might route to distribution boards, etc.

BUT... make sure you twist the device on its sides - left and right (Mel Meter and KII... if you are actually still wanting to use the KII) as these are not tri-field detectors - that is EMF is detected on three axes and so might not pick up anything if you don't move it onto its sides.

Once you have recorded your readings and noted down where they are located in most concentration then you might be able to offer up a plausible explanation of any activity being related to person(s) being overwhelmed by EMF.

After all, it is thought that exposure to EMF can cause hallucinations and several other health effects.

EMF Health Effects

Electromagnetic Fields are all around us - from both natural and man-made sources. Natural EMFs come from the Earth and from thunderstorms in the atmosphere. Man-made EMFs come from any electrical equipment constructed... from electrical outlet sockets to overhead powerlines.

At this point it should be made clear that most, if not all, man-made equipment emits low-level EMFs. Now it has not been proven that exposure to EMFs cause serious harm (apart from the real high-level EMFs) but it has been documented that some people are sensitive to all forms of EMFs and as such get symptoms from exposure.

According to some scientists, EMFs can affect the human nervous system. The human nervous system emits small electrical impulses in order for the body to function and it is thought that EMFs can affect these to the extent they cause them to fluctuate.

The main symptoms are:

1. sleep disturbances, including insomnia

2. headache

3. depression and depressive symptoms

4. tiredness and fatigue

5. dysesthesia (a painful, often itchy sensation)

6. lack of concentration

7. changes in memory

8. dizziness

9. irritability

10. loss of appetite and weight loss

11. restlessness and anxiety

12. nausea

13. skin burning and tingling

14. changes in an electroencephalogram (which measures electrical activity in the brain)

Again, though, it is prudent to state that this is not a proven list - only what some people claim. The symptoms from exposure to EMFs is vague and diagnosis from symptoms is unlikely.

Conclusion?

EMF Meters are NOT ghost detectors. In fact nothing can detect ghosts and any seller of any equipment or smartphone app should be totally ashamed of themselves to peddle their wares claiming to do so!

EMF Meters are only used to detect EMF in locations to ascertain high levels where they could cause health effects.

In fact - if ever there was a device that could detect ghosts then that designer would have proved ghosts exist in order to have created it!