Electromagnetic Field Interference Detector (version 2)

This program detects EMF interference. If the interference reaches a set

threshhold, it trips a small, audible alarm, and logs the event.

It's capable of detecting static electricity, and all sorts of static interference
and EMFs.
Some strong sources of EMF interference that can be used to trip the alarm for a
test are: laptop power suply, hair dryer, blender, CF bulbs, & other high-power
electronic devices.

SETTING THE PROGRAM'S SENSITIVITY:

If you start the program and it just beeps nonstop then your environment has a lot
of electrical interference in the air. You can either fix this by turning off some
Compact flourescent bulbs, TV's & other electrically noisy devices, or you can
change the program's sensitivity threshhold, and therefore make the program less
sensitive to EM noise, so that it can detect the more powerful electrical pulses
that may occasionally appear.
Also, another way to reduce the sensitivity is to make sure your antenae isn't
touching anything metal, alive, or moving, especially the tip, which might not be
insulated.

To Reduce Alarm Sensitity:

press 'm' and enter in a value that's higher than your current value.
press 'a' and dito.
The current values are listed at the bottom of the program.
'm' adusts the maximum number of times that a high intensity reading is required
within a set time to trip the alarm.
If m is set to 1, the alarm will be extremely sensitve and might give off false
positives, such as making the alarm go off when someone shuts the door.
If m is set too high, the alarm may never go off.
To find the sweet spot, enter in the lowest values for 'm' [max # of hits] and 'a'
[alarm amplitude threshhold], and slowly raise them until they quit beeping. This
way you will only be alerted when there is an unusually large amount of
electromagnetic interference in the air.

'a' adjusts the alarm's sensitivity threshhold. Therefore, if you want the alarm
to go off when a small ammount of static is detected in the air, set this value
lower. If you want the alarm to be triggered by a more powerful EMF signature,
raise this value.

Predefined Settings.
'1' is extremely sensitive. max hits=1, alarm intinsity
threshhold=1
'2' is a little less sensitive. max hits=1, alarm intinsity
threshhold=11
'3' is for environments with a lot of EMF noise. max hits=3, alarm intinsity
threshhold=35

ANTENAE:
This is very important.
This program won't work without an antenae, but you can make your own cheap. Just
get some earbud headphones, that's the kind where the little speakers go inside
your ears, and rip off the little speakers from the wire. Make sure none of the
internal wires are touching each other, or anything else. Then plug the earbud-
headphone jack into the microphone port on your PC. Suspend the tip of the wire so
that it's not touching anything and is not too close to your PC. It doesn't have
to be high in the air like a TV antenae, but if the tips brush up against metal or
anything and there's vibration it could give off false positive signals, that is,
it could beep when there's no real electrical static in the air.
Certainly never put any voltage, or power into these wires. Don't hook them up to
a battery or, God forbid, plug them into the light-socket, or stick the wires up
your nose into your brain, poke your eye out with it, or do anything at all with
this home-made antenae without consulting a properly board-certified medical doctor
and an a electrical engineer.
Some EM fields are polarized and cannot be detected if the antenae is aligned North
to South, but can be detected if the antenae is aligned East to West. Likewise,
other EMFs may only be detected with a North to South antenae alignment, and won't
detect the same EMFs at an East to West alignment, so you may have to experiment
and pay attention to which direction your antenae is pointed to. It might make a
difference in your readings.

THE LOG:
The log.txt file has a record of all events that triggered the alarm, and at what
time they took place. To clear the log out, just deleted it. To mark a point in
time for future reference, type 'r'. To view the log, type 'L'.

MISC:
To hide what this program does, press 'c'. To unhide it, press 'c' again.
'h' shows this help or readme file.
This program can be run while Windows is in sleep-mode, and it will still detect
and record EMF interference trigger events.
's' to mute and unmute the sound.

UPDATES:
Version 2 additions:
'm' no longer mutes and changes the max hits at the same time.
'i' and 'o' keys to zoom In and Out.
'p' saves screenshots of the signal when the alarm is tripped.
'w' opens the screenshot log.
Gets rid of the blinking.
Allows an alarm event to be seen, & not just heard.

Donations accepted.

Louis Gregory Jordan

programmer, seeker and lover of truth, follower of the Glory of God
copyright 2014 Louis Gregory Jordan
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