A Psychophysical Study of the RF Sound Phenomenon
Abstract
The objective of the experimentation reported herein was to obtain additional data on the rf sound phenomenon. This phenomenon is the perception of what is reported to be a sound when the head is illuminated with rf energy of particular characteristics. In the first phase of the experimentation, a portable rf sound demonstration unit was assembled. This was successfully used to demonstrate the phenomenon and its characteristics. In phase two, rf parameters relevant to generating the perception of rf sounds of significance were determined. In phase three, the possibility of determining if the perception of speech could be induced was explored. It was found that aspects of vocoder technology could not be used to generate speech. It was also found that perceived rf sound can not be generated using the rules of the periodicity pitch phenomenon.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0747684
Entities
People
- Allan H. Frey
- E. Eichert
- R. Messenger