Dowsing devices

• Dowsing

      When planning my retirement I purchased what is called a long-range locator planning to visit the old house sites in the area.  It did seem to work in detecting gold and other precious metals but gave as many false indications as it did for valid targets.  I spent several years working to improve this type detector.  I finally settled on a portable, programmable 10 MHz programmable frequency generator as the most usable.  

     The advantage of using the frequency generator is it is

field selectable making it possible to check for several different metals with simple adjustments while in the field.  The sensitivity is adjustable by varying the amplitude of the output waveform.   The square wave output is rich in harmonics so possibly false positive readings can occur.  These errors are usually obvious to the user.  The applied frequency is a subharmonic of the resonant frequency of the target material and inversely proportional to the atomic weight. 

     Before the realization that dowsing is simply mass attraction it had become evident the rods I had constructed were far too sensitive for practical use. I decided to go with the conventional type dowsing rods using a sample of the actual target material to create the detector energy field with a heavier rod.   

     The rod pictured is my latest attempt and has proven to be the most usable. Using a 3/8" wooden dowel with a weight to each end, and a moveable weight for sensitivity adjustment this has been my most useful to date. The fixed weight at the long end provides the rotational torque while the weight closer to the handle is simply a counterbalance.  The center weight moved out to the end is the most sensitive while closer to the handle is the least sensitive. 

       I have found by placing a glass vial containing the sample in my pocket provides the most effective way of dowsing. If the sample is attached to the rod, it becomes ineffective in producing rotational torque inside the target energy field. Using a small piece of an actual meteorite as sample material placed inside my shirt pocket is the best way I have found to locate meteorites. 

      In successfully using any of the dowsing types one has to understand many earth rocks contain small amounts of all the components found in meteorites.  Also, over the past several million years we have had meteors of all sizes entering our atmosphere leaving probably several million miles of debris trails and millions of tons of debris.  The combination of Earth rocks and meteorites create a noise floor that will make any overly sensitive detector useless.  The rod has to operate above this noise floor in order to be useful.  

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