March 2005 - Cape and Islands Paranormal Research Society

CAIPRS QUARTERLY
March 2005, Volume I
Cape And Islands Paranormal Research Society
Is a society of paranormal researchers and investigators who conduct investigations
of alleged paranormal activity throughout Cape Cod and New England
EVP’s are voices from
the dead or are they?
Electronic Voice Phenomena,
or EVP’s, are said to be the
voices of people who have
passed away that can be recorded and heard through the
process of audio recording.
Dave Sircom joined CAIPRS
in October 2004 with a background in studying and recording EVP’s. Dave has been a member of The
American Association of Electronic Voice Phenomena (AAEVP) for many years. Mr. Sircom recently
conducted a presentation at Cape Cod Community
College in W. Barnstable, Massachusetts where he
presented the history, evidence, and future of EVP’s.
CAIPRS has now branched out into the field of
EVP’s with the creation of a new division, the EVP/
ITC team. This will allow anyone with an interest in
joining Dave and the CAIPRS team to join them on
cases to try to record EVP’S with their own equipment. Dave will teach each individual how to record
and listen for anomalies in their recordings. He will
also show them how to edit these recordings by us-
ing software that eliminates background noise and by
other means to hear the recordings clearer. It is up to
the individual’s own judgment on what they hear or
what it could possibly be. See the back page for
more information about becoming a part of this exciting new division of CAIPRS.
CAIPRS Learn about Video Editing and
Video Camera’s at PACTV
Plymouth, MA CAIPRS team members Joanne McCann
and Derek Bartlett
signed up for a course
on field production at
Plymouth Area Community Television
(PACTV). During the months of February and
March, Joanne and Derek met at PACTV on Tuesday
evenings for three hour training courses. The five
class course consisted of VHS camera operation, basic linear editing, graphic application, and final production. This knowledge will allow CAIPRS to air
their open meetings on PACTV, as well as use the
studio for possible upcoming
broadcasts. PACTV has also allowed CAIPRS to present a Public
Service Announcement on their
airwaves.
Tech Corner
The tech corner is the place to
learn about some of the equipment
we use in the field.
New Investigational
Equipment Added to
CAIPRS Arsenal.
The Kestrel 4000 allows
CAIPRS to takes weather
monitoring on investigations to
a whole new level. This piece
of technology will allow them to
monitor barometric pressure,
altitude, density altitude, temperature, humidity, wind speed,
wind chill, dew point, wet bulb,
and heat index. This will allow
CAIPRS to be on top of the environmental conditions, inside
and out and allows them to
monitor atmospheric conditions
to see if there is any change
during an investigation. If you
would like to learn more about
Kestrel monitoring devices go
to www.kestrelmeters.com
What is a Trifield Meter?
A Small Fact why CAIPRS
Takes Notes During an
Investigation.
CAIPRS team takes notes during
an investigation, here are some of
the guidelines they use while following procedure. We write and
log in everything that happens. If
you don't then you really don't
have much research information.
An example of this is one investigator gets a EMF reading that's
high and never writes it down.
Another investigator takes a picture of the same area but is not
aware of the reading and gets a
anomalous image. Without that
EMF reading the picture may be
good evidence, but with a report
noting the reading, the picture
greatly increases in evidence
value. Some investigational teams
use a pocket tape recorder instead
which is fine, just make sure you
have spare batteries and tapes.
The original TriField ® Meter
combines all the features needed
for fast, accurate measurements of
electromagnetic fields. It independently measures electric field
and magnetic field, and is properly
scaled to indicate the full magnitude of currents produced by each
type of field inside a conductive
body.
Depending on where the knob is
set, the meter detects either frequency- weighted magnetic fields
(two separate scales), or
frequency-weighted electric fields
in the ELF and VLF range. It has
significant sensitivity at 100,000
Hz, well past the 17,000 Hz horizontal scan of video displays. The
radio/microwave setting can detect
up to three billion Hz (3 GHz),
which lets you gauge radio-wave
power, CB and cellular phone
equipment, and many types of radars. CAIPRS uses this device
while in the field to detect fluctuations within the natural readings.
Educational Center
This section will allow you, the reader, to get a better understanding of our work and terminology.
How Does a Video Recorder Work?
A video recorder is much like a normal tape recorder, except that it records far
more information each second. When you play an audio-tape in a normal tape
recorder, small magnetized regions of tape move past a playback head. This playback head consists of an iron ring with a narrow gap in it and there is a coil of
wire wrapped around the ring. As the magnetized regions of the tape pass near the
ring's gap, they magnetize the ring. The ring's magnetization changes as the tape
moves and these changing magnetizations cause currents to flow in the coil of
wire. These currents are amplified and used to reproduce sound. When you record
the tape, the recorder sends currents through the wire coil, magnetizing the iron
ring and causing it to magnetize the region of tape that's near the gap in the ring.
In a video recorder, the tape moves too slowly to produce the millions of the magnetization changes needed
each second to represent a video signal. So instead of moving the tape past the playback head, the video recorder moves the playback head past the tape. As the tape travels slowly through the recorder, the playback head
spins past it on a smooth cylindrical support. The tape is wrapped part way around this support and two or more
playback heads take turns detecting the patches of magnetization on the tape's surface. The tape is tilted slightly
with respect to the spinning heads so that the heads sweep both along the tape and across its width. That way,
the entire surface of the tape is used to record the immense amount of information needed to reproduce images
on a television screen. During recording, currents are sent through the heads so that they magnetize the tape
rather than reading its magnetization.
INVESTIGATIONAL TALK
Electro-Magnetic Field Detector (EMF Detector or Trifield Meter): This tool detects
the changes in the Electro-Magnetic Field. This field is around everything, from televisions to power boxes. So care must be used in detecting your "possible" ghost. The normal reading for paranormal activity is between 2.0 and 8.0. Above this is usually manmade in origin.
A doppelganger: dop·pel·gäng·er or dop·pel·gang·er is a ghostly double of a living person, especially one that haunts its fleshly counterpart.
ghost (gōst) n.
-The spirit of a dead person, especially one believed to appear in bodily likeness to living persons or to haunt
former habitats.
-The center of spiritual life; the soul.
-A demon or spirit.
- A returning or haunting memory or image.
Letter from
the Founder
Over the past few
months, I have had the
advantage of talking
with people that had an
interest in the paranormal. I recently
spoke with a high
school student who has
to perform community
service to graduate. He
has asked if he could
volunteer his eighty recommended hours with
CAIPRS. I read this e-mail and started to think, when
I was a teenager and interested in the paranormal, was
there anyone that I could have turned to? The answer
was no. Now as someone who is in the position to
Meet Field Investigator
Dave Sircom
educate the community and its residents, my team and
I are more than willing to assist anyone with a project
or assignment they may have. When there is a project
to be completed and the participant needs an “expert”
in the field of Paranormal, I have to remind them
there are no “experts” in this field, just professionals.
So in conclusion, the paranormal investigational
field has professionals as well as thrill seekers and
glory hounds. It says something about CAIPRS when
we receive a telephone call or an e-mail from the public. We have taken the days of table tipping and tomfoolery when it comes to the paranormal and have
made it as professional as it has ever been.
Sincerely,
Derek W. Bartlett
Founder and President
Cape And Islands Paranormal Research Society
with a spirit or entity via digital
and analog voice recorders. Dave
has resided with his wife in Yarmouth Port since 1974.
Meet Lead Investigator
Keith Kaestner
Dave joined CAIPRS in November 2004. Over the last 5 years,
Dave has focused his attention in
working with EVP’s. He has done
investigations and research, has
been published by the American
Association Of Electronic Voice
Phenomenon, and has been featured in the book "There Is No
Death And There Are No Dead".
EVP, or Electronic Voice Phenomenon, is the process of capturing and/or communicating directly
Keith joined CAIPRS in August
2002. He has always had a strong
interest in the Paranormal. Documentaries and other media about
the unexplained have always
piqued his curiosity in things unknown. Since moving to the Cape
in November of 2000, he has
heard many tales which have furthered his interest in finding out
the reality behind the legends.
Keith earned a business degree in
1996 and works in the area of Finance. He brings to CAIPRS a
strong sense of logic and analogy,
something which aids all investigators in their quest for scientific
proof rather than fairy tales. He is
married with two children and in
his spare time pursues adventures
in Bowling. He is often quoted as
saying " I am not looking to get
scared, it seems to find me".
Investigators Needed
CAIPRS investigators needed,
please look at membership requirements at www.caiprs.com
and e-mail resume to:
[email protected]
SCIENTIST OF THE QUARTER
WERNER HEISENBERG (1901 - 1976)
was one of the greatest physicists of the twentieth century.
He is best known as a founder of quantum mechanics, the
new physics of the atomic world, and especially for the uncertainty principle in quantum theory. He is also known for
his controversial role as a leader of Germany's nuclear fission research during World War II. After the war, he was
active in elementary particle physics and West German science policy.
The simultaneous measurement of two conjugate variables (such as the momentum
and position or the energy and time for a moving particle) entails a limitation on the
precision (standard deviation) of each measurement. Namely: the more precise the
measurement of position, the more imprecise the measurement of momentum, and
vice versa. In the most extreme case, absolute precision of one variable would entail
absolute imprecision regarding the other.
INFORMATION ON PAGE ABOVE OBTAINED AT http://www.aip.org/history/heisenberg/p01.htm
CAIPRS and THE UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE
When it comes to ghost hunting, Derek Bartlett, Founder of CAIPRS, has a theory why the uncertainty Principle might come into effect. “If we are to insert ourselves into the environment where the
alleged haunting is happening, then we are changing the environment as we observe and investigate it.
The haunting can not be investigated at its most informational value due to the fact the CAIPRS investigators are in the environment observing the activity, but change it due to the fact of observation”
Derek Bartlett, President of Cape And Islands Paranormal Research Society
CAIPRS’ New Division EVP/ITC is Looking for Members
CAIPRS has opened the EVP/ITC investigational Division of Paranormal Research. You the reader can Join CAIPRS as an associated member, a founding
member, or a benefactor. Each member will join CAIPRS investigators in the pursuit of evidence of voices from beyond. With each membership, you will receive a
copy of Troy Taylor’s Ghost Hunters Guidebook. In addition, each member will
join Dave Sircom and CAIPRS Investigators to places where EVP’s have been recorded in the past. The ITC division will work with video and white noise to record
images that may be evidence of paranormal activity. If you have any questions
about the EVP/ITC division, feel free to write [email protected] or call 508360-3281. There are a limited number of openings to join. Membership forms are
attached for you convenience.
Suggested Reading
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GHOSTS AND SPIRITS BY ROSEMARY ELLEN GUILEY This large format
book is an indispensable guide to ghosts and haunted places and contains a massive amount of information that
cannot be found anywhere else. The author, who has written dozens of other books and is an respected expert in
the field, has certainly done her homework here and has gathered information from all over the world. It is presented in an easy format that makes it great for both casual reading and serious research. A must have guide to
the supernatural!
CAIPRS heads to the most haunted small town in America: Alton, Illinois
CAIPRS members will be traveling to Alton, Illinois to attend The Ninth Annual Conference of the American
Ghost Society that will be held over the weekend of June 23-26. Alton, Illinois is one of the most haunted small
towns in America! This wonderful annual event will feature nationally known authors and speakers on ghosts
and the supernatural. To learn more, go to www.prairieghosts.com
Next Month’s Meeting
Earth Mysteries and Sacred Sights - April 29th 2005
Earth Mysteries, a term coined in the early 1970s, is today used to describe a
multi-disciplined or 'holistic' approach to the study of ancient sites and landscapes. Founder Derek Bartlett will present a lecture on Earth Mysteries and Sacred Sights and the power they posses on April 29th 2005 at Cape Cod Community College North Building Room N117 from 7-9PM.
Contact CAIPRS
CAIPRS is looking for stories, photos, and ideas for the upcoming issues of the newsletter. If you are experiencing a possible haunting. Please e-mail all information to [email protected] or mail to CAIPRS P.O. Box
294 W. Barnstable, MA 02668