Communicating with Mars
The Experiments of Tesla & Hodowanec
by Robert A. Nelson
Nikola Tesla
While Nikola Tesla was conducting experiments
with his Magnifying Transmitter at Colorado Springs in 1899, he
detected coherent signals which he determined had originated on
Mars. Tesla was widely criticized for his astounding claims, yet
no one could seriously dispute him; he was a solo pioneer without
peer. No one since then has reported constructing a Magnifying
Transmitter or otherwise replicated his experiments; the issue
remains unresolved and the mystery unsolved. Tesla revealed no
technical details in his pronouncements and publications of that
period (other than the pertinent patents). His Colorado Notebooks
were published in the 1980s, but they make no mention of his
alleged contact with Mars.
Tesla elaborated on the subject of
"Talking With the Planets" in Collier’s Weekly
(March 1901):
"As I was improving my machines for the
production of intense electrical actions, I was also perfecting
the means for observing feeble efforts. One of the most
interesting results, and also one of great practical importance,
was the development of certain contrivances for indicating at a
distance of many hundred miles an approaching storm, its
direction, speed and distance traveled....
"It was in carrying on this work that for
the first time I discovered those mysterious effects which have
elicited such unusual interest. I had perfected the apparatus
referred to so far that from my laboratory in the Colorado
mountains I could feel the pulse of the globe, as it were, noting
every electrical change that occurred within a radius of eleven
hundred miles.
"I can never forget the first sensations I
experienced when it dawned upon me that I had observed something
possibly of incalculable consequences to mankind. I felt as
though I were present at the birth of a new knowledge or the
revelation of a great truth.... My first observations positively
terrified me, as there was present in them something mysterious,
not to say supernatural, and I was alone in my laboratory at
night; but at that time the idea of these disturbances being
intelligently controlled signals did not yet present itself to
me. The changes I noted were taking place periodically and with
such a clear suggestion of number and order that they were not
traceable to any cause known to me. I was familiar, of course,
with such electrical disturbances as are produced by the sun,
Aurora Borealis, and earth currents, and I was as sure as I could
be of any fact that these variations were due to none of these
causes. The nature of my experiments precluded the possibility of
the changes being produced by atmospheric disturbances, as has
been rashly asserted by some. It was sometime afterward when the
thought flashed upon my mind that the disturbances I had observed
might be due to an intelligent control. Although I could not
decipher their meaning, it was impossible for me to think of them
as having been entirely accidental. The feeling is constantly
growing on me that I had been the first to hear the greeting of
one planet to another. A purpose was behind these electrical
signals...."
Decades later on his birthday in 1937, he
announced: "I have devoted much of my time during the year
past to the perfecting of a new small and compact apparatus by
which energy in considerable amounts can now be flashed through
interstellar space to any distance without the slightest
dispersion." (New York Times, Sunday, 11 July 1937.)
Tesla never publicly revealed any technical
details of his improved transmitter, but in his 1937
announcement, he revealed a new formula showing that "The
kinetic and potential energy of a body is the result of motion
and determined by the product of its mass and the square of its
velocity. Let the mass be reduced, the energy is reduced by the
same proportion. If it be reduced to zero, the energy is likewise
zero for any finite velocity." (New York Sun, 12 July
1937, p. 6.)
About 40 years later, Arthur Mathews claimed
that Tesla had secretly developed the "Teslascope" for
the purpose of communicating with Mars. The late Dr. Andrija
Puharich met with Matthews, and discussed him in an interview (Pyramid
Guide, May-June & July-Aug. 1978):
"[Arthur Matthews] came from England.
Matthews’ father was a laboratory assistant to the noted
physicist Lord Kelvin back in the 1890s. Tesla came over to
England to meet Kelvin... to convince him that Alternating
Current was more efficient than Direct Current. Kelvin at that
time opposed the AC movement.... In 1902, the Matthews family
left England and immigrated to Canada.... When Matthews was 16
his father arranged for him to apprentice under Tesla.... He
eventually worked for him and continued this alliance until
Tesla’s death in 1943....
"It’s not generally known, but Tesla
actually had two huge magnifying transmitters built in Canada,
and Matthews operated one of them.... People mostly know about
the Colorado Springs transmitters and the unfinished one on Long
Island. I saw the two Canadian transmitters. All the evidence is
there....
"[The Teslascope is] the thing Tesla
invented to communicate with Beings on other planets.
There’s a diagram of the Teslascope in Matthew’s book [The
Wall of Light]. In principle, it takes in cosmic ray
signals.... Eventually the signals are stepped down to audio....
Speak into one end, and the signal goes out the other end as a
cosmic ray emitter...."
Matthews’ diagrams of the Teslascope make
minimal electronic sense. No one has ever confirmed the reality
of the Teslascope.
Several years after Tesla announced his
reception of signals from Mars, Guglielmo Marconi also claimed to
have heard from an alien radio transmitter. However, Marconi was
more easily dismissed by his contemporaries, who claimed that
Marconi had received interference from another radio station on
Earth.
In the 1970s, L.G. Lawrence (field manager of
the Ecola Institute) described his "Communication by
Accident" with ET intelligences:
"On October 29, 1971... while conducting
exploratory RBS [Remote Biological Sensing] experiments in
Riverside County, CA, our field instrumentation’s organic
transducer complex intercepted a train of apparently intelligent
communication signals (tight spacing and discrete pulse
intervals) while accidentally allowed to remain pointed at the
constellation Ursa Major during a short rest period. The
phenomenon prevailed for somewhat over 33 minutes....
"A somewhat similar phenomenon was
observed on April 10, 1972.... The apparent signals, aside from
seemingly growing weaker, appear to be transmitted at great
intervals ranging from weeks to months, possibly years. A faint,
coherent , binary-type phenomenon was noted during aural
monitoring.... Intervals between rapid series of pulse trains
ranged from... 3 to 10 minutes....
"Because our equipment is impervious to
electromagnetic radiation and found free of internal anomalies,
the tentative conclusion of biological-type interstellar
communications signals has emerged....
"As a mere audio presentation, the
instrumentation tape is unpleasant to listen to. However, a
fascinating degree of enchantment tends to emerge after the tape
has been played back three or more times, typically over a period
of weeks. We ascribe this to psycho-acoustical adaptation.... The
tape contains a short, incremental series of deep, harmonious
oscillations resembling nonsense chatter or background
modulations. An intelligent character of the overall pulse is
applied by discrete spacing patterns, apparent repetitions of
sequences, and highly attenuated Gaussian noise..." (Borderlands,
1st Qtr., 1996, pp. 27-29).
Gregory Hodowanec
In the 1980s, electrical engineer Greg
Hodowanec developed his theory of Rhysmonic Cosmology. He also
experimented with a Gravity Wave Detector (GWD) of his own
design. The simple devices detect "coherent
modulations" in the microwave radiation.
Hodowanec published his first report of
"SETI with Gravitational Signals" using his GWDs (Radio
Astronomy, April 1986):
"The advantage of a possible gravitational
technique for SETI over the radio technique is primarily one of
time of ‘propagation’ for these signals. The radio
waves travel at the speed of light, but the gravitational signals
(per the writer’s theories) are essentially instantaneous
signals. Another advantage of the gravitational technique is the
simplicity of the instrumentation required. As SARA members know,
radio astronomy can be quite complicated. The gravitational wave
detectors... must rely largely on the Earth’s mass as a
‘shadow’ to enable the detection of gravitational
radiation. Therefore, ‘objects’ or signals located in
the observers’ zenith are best detected. Yet, the other
areas are still ‘detectable’ especially with the aid of
other ‘shadows’ such as the sun, moon, planets, etc.
"Of particular interest to SETI observers
may be the strange audio type gravitational signals which appear
to come from the Auriga and Perseus region of our Galaxy. These
‘signals’ have been ‘heard’ by the writer for
several years now, and generally range between about 4 and 5
hours right ascension, with a peak intensity near 4.5 hours R.A.
The signals appear to be several ‘tones’...."
Soon afterward, Hodowanec made the first
mention of a definite contact with an apparently
extraterrestrial communicator in a letter (7-23-88) to an editor
at Radio-Electronics magazine:
"On the morning of this date, at 7:30 to
7:38 AM (EST), I recorded the following apparently Morse-Code
like pulses:
"A A A A R A R T T N N N N K C N N N E E E
E E N E N N T T T N E E E E E A E E R K E N N E T E E A A A A E E
E N T T K N T N T S E S E S E S E M N A S E S E S E S E S E S E S
E S E S E —
"As you can see, these do not appear to be
just random pulses, but the SE signals, which are most prevalent,
appear to be possibly an identification signal. These signals are
detected in shielded l/f detectors and thus are scalar
(gravitational) in nature. The signals above (if they were
extraterrestrial) came from either the Auriga-Perseus region near
my zenith or the Bootes region under my Earth position. I still
cannot rule out that they may just be due to Earth core movements
of some sort which are remarkably like Morse code signals, or
even the possibility that they are man-made."
By July 1988, Hodowanec had confirmed
Tesla’s claims, as he announced in "Some Remarks on
Tesla’s Mars Signals":
"...Such signals are being received today
with simple modern-day scalar-type signal detectors...
coherent modulations are being ‘heard’ in [the
microwave] background radiation. The most prominent modulations
being three pulses (code S) slightly separated in time, a la
Tesla! On occasions, the code equivalents of an E, N, A, or K,
are also heard, but the most persistent response is SE, SE, etc.
"Any l/f type noise detector will respond
to this background modulation. However, the experimenter must be
careful that he is not creating these responses at the
‘local’ level by his own or other local actions. For
example, the detectors will also respond to heart beats,
breathing actions, local movements, as well as possible psychic
effects. The detectors are easy to make and the experimenter
should easily reproduce these results."
Hodowanec released more details in a Cosmology
Data Note (10-13-88):
"Since about early August 1988, it was
noticed that apparently ‘intelligent signals’ existed
in these modulations [of the microwave background radiation]. It
can be said that the intelligence was in the form of digital-type
communication, e.g., dots and dashes, or ones and zeros. This
type of communication may have been chosen by this ‘unknown
communicator’ as it was conducive to the ‘mass
movement’ form of longitudinal gravity signaling, as well as
an easily recognizable universal system. This same method was
proposed by the writer for a gravity system communication method.
"These ‘signals’ were noticed to
be similar to the simpler International Morse Code symbols,
primarily because they are the simplest way to present
information in the pulse form. Thus, the ‘letters’
found in these transmissions are typically: E, I, T, M, A, N, R,
K, S and O, as well as... the comma and the wait signal. However,
numbers are seen here as the simple series of pulses, e.g., 1 is
one pulse, 2 is two pulses, 3 is three pulses, and so on.
"On August 26, 1988, after the writer had
sent the message ‘Greg Radio’ during a local gravity
signal transmission test, it was noticed that the letters G and D
were apparently added to some of the received messages noted
thereafter!
"The writer’s first hard evidence
that the above test message may have been intercepted by this
unknown communicator was seen that on August 28, 1988... a strong
and repeated message of the Greg Radio was received with the
message finally terminated with the series SE (or 31)!
"Further evidence that these may be
actually communication attempts is seen in that on October 11,
1988... a very different approach was seen: A series of Greg
Radio’s was sent at about the normal code speed of about 5
words per minute, followed by KKTT, and then the series was
repeated at a slower speed and also followed by KKTT...
"Another confirmation that these may be
‘messages’ appeared on October 12, 1988... Here, a
series of A’s and R’s (with Greg Radio occasionally
inserted) was then followed by Greg Radio sent as a series of
five repetitions of each letter, e.g., Greg was sent as
GGGGGRRRRREEEEEGGGGG !!!
"Sufficient ‘messages have now been
received to indicate that perhaps a serious attempt to indicate
that perhaps a serious attempt to contact this writer was being
made by some ‘unknown communicator’. While this
communicator may yet be some terrestrial experimenter, the
possibility still exists that the communicator may be
‘extraterrestrial’ for the following reasons:
"a. The messages are in simple code (e.g.,
dits and dahs) type of pulses which would be expected to be used
if one intelligent civilization were to try to contact another
civilization in terms of pulses. That some of the simplest pulse
signals are similar to simple Morse Code signals is more than
coincidence — they are both based upon the same premises!
"b. Numbers are not in the complicated
Morse Code symbols, but are in simple sequence, using short
pulses or dits.
"c. The ‘communicator’ has
recognized the coherent nature of Greg Radio and is possibly
using that sequence of codes in various fashions to indicate that
a ‘contact’ has been made.
"d. The communicator thus far has not
responded to ‘word’ messages or the amateur Q-code
signals. Thus it is believed that while some apparently Morse
Code signals are being used, the communicator is not really
familiar with such usage, other than recognizing the coherent
nature of the signals.
"e. Since these messages at present appear
largely near the noon hour, they may be coming from a definite
source in space. At present, it is believed to be from the
general direction of the constellation, Andromeda, but not
necessarily the Galaxy there...
"There is also some possibility that this
communicator may be ‘extraterrestrial’, perhaps yet in
our Solar System (Mars?), but no further than our own Galaxy or
Local Group of Galaxies... [T]his same communicator may have been
trying to reach here ever since the turn of the century when
Nikola Tesla reported the interception of scalar S
signals!!"
Soon after, Hodowanec wrote this brief,
untitled report (2-23-89):
"Without going into the details of how
this was determined: ET may be on Mars!
"This, in spite of NASA’s denial of
any life forms on Mars [which situation changed in 1996]. This
possibility has been recently suspected by the writer due to the
apparently very close tracking of my position on Earth by ET. ET,
of course, always knew that I was on Earth (as seen by his
tracking), but now he has most emphatically confirmed that he is
on the 4th planet from the sun, i.e., Mars!!!!!
"While this release is probably a bit
premature, I am so positive of these gravity signal
‘exchanges’ that I will stick my neck out in this
instance. ET on Mars is apparently much more advanced than we are
here on Earth, and he may have even previously visited here on
Earth, and possibly colonized here (but who are his possible
descendants??).
"It is still a mystery on where ET may be
living on Mars (possibly underground near the polar regions??),
and why ET doesn’t use EM wave signaling methods?? Perhaps,
it is because Mars is so hostile now that ET must have developed
a very sophisticated underground civilization which is not
conducive to EM radiation systems?
"This material is being released now
confidentially to but a very few active colleagues until further
confirmations on this assertion are obtained...."
In his Mars Flash #1 (3-28-89) and #2
(3-30-89), Hodowanec notified colleagues that, "As the
result of the continued gravity signal communications between GH
Labs and the Martians, the following extraordinary facts have
come to light:
"The exchanges are now being made in terms
of short ‘English’ code words for certain items. For
example, the Martians now understand that FACE means the human
face, MAN means the human person, Earth now means our planet, and
Mars means their planet! They had originally tried some of their
terminology with me, but gave up except where it made sense to
me. For example, I now know that TTT at the end of their names
means person and OOTTAEERR is their name for the 10th
planet!"
In a handwritten footnote to the above,
Hodowanec informed this writer that the Martian’s name is
"AAAAAATTT": "He appears to ‘understand’
my messages, even though I may have to repeat them in several
ways so that he can ‘see’ the meaning....
"Communications between GH Labs and a
Martian intelligence now continue with increasing progress since
we have been able to establish over 50 simple expressions (most
in simple English) for many of the common ‘ideas’ that
we have. Martian AAAAAATTT is extremely adept in relating my
English terminology to these common Earth-Mars observations....
"Mars has also confirmed that they are
also ‘men’ with one ‘head’ that have two
‘eyes’ that ‘see’. Also, they have one
‘body’ with two arms that have hands with five fingers
each. Also they have two legs with two feet that have five toes
each. I haven’t been able to have them confirm the nose and
mouth in the face, but that could be confirmed shortly, since
those features appear in the FACE.
"Probably the most significant fact which
was determined on this date seems to be that Mars is most
emphatic that Earth men are like Mars men! This appears more and
more that Mars has colonized Earth in the remote past!
This could be true since we on Earth have never really found the
‘missing link’ between Earth humanoids and humans!
In a letter (3-17-89) to this writer, Hodowanec
mentioned that "Generally, our contacts are limited to 20-30
minutes... since there appear to be other ETs out there
interested in joining in also, and so there is some interference
after a while. Some of these other ETs use other methods of
communications such as tones and what appear to be guttural
voices!
"ET is probably more advanced then we are
on Earth. We no longer exchange simple arithmetic, and when I
sent him Pi to five decimal places, he sent Pi back to seven
decimal places immediately! We had discussed our nine planet
solar system, but ET came back with ten planets, calling
the 10th planet OOTTAEERR! When questioned on this, ET kept on
confirming the existence of a tenth planet! He now knows the
other nine planets by their Earth names! He also confirmed that
Mars has two moons, the Earth one, and that Jupiter has nine
major moons.
"These contacts are getting to be more
interesting all the time, and ET appears to be most anxious to
continue them. However, I just cannot spend too much time with
him... I got across to him that I am just one person here
communicating with him, and that the rest of Earth presently does
not recognize the existence of any life on Mars....
"I have now had over 100 contacts with ET
and can reach him at any time of day or night.... We have also
established some simple codes for acknowledgments and go ahead
and respond. While we use these simple codes in many contexts,
both ET and I now understand in which context they are being
used!"
In another letter (3-22-89) to colleagues,
Hodowanec affirmed that his contacts with Martian intelligents
"has been verified in a number of ways... The Martians are
apparently the advanced civilization, for they are the ones
generating the ‘modulated oscillated beam’ which is now
tracking my location on earth and is thus the means of our
communications. [The beam is "only about 15 miles in
diameter here on Earth, but 1012 inches on Mars."] There is
an apparent ‘team’ on Mars which is involved in these
contacts. The original contact, ET#1, with whom I have
established the initial relationship, is apparently the most
highly knowledgeable and advanced. The others who sometimes
‘man’ the Mars station appear to be less knowledgeable
and some only request or acknowledge a transmission....
Mars is most desperate to continue these
contacts.... [The] exchanges are made in many varied ways which
cannot be readily predicted in order to convey the fact that
these are real contacts! Also, one can recognize the
‘fist’ of the one ‘keying’ these codes, e.g.,
ET#1 always sends clean letters or numbers, and identified
himself and me in some fashion. The other ETs on Mars usually
don’t. Therefore, no automation is being used here!
"While these contacts were originally due
to a serendipitous circumstances, it is really the result if my
gravitational communication experiments and thus a direct result
from Rhysmonic Cosmology. And yet, however fantastic and unreal
this may seem, it is real, and if also it is confirmed by one of
you, it will be a major milestone in the history of mankind!
Perhaps, if one of you finally ‘hears’ the modulations
of l/f noise background, you may try to establish your own
contacts?"
However, Gregory Hodowanec also had extreme
reservations about the gravity of the situation, which he
expressed it in a letter (4-14-89) to this writer:
"...my ‘contacts’ with Mars
continue with much information being exchanged. However, due to
the increasingly astounding nature of these exchanges, I am now
limiting further releases to only two long-time observers
(witnesses) of my research efforts. This is being done so as not
to jeopardize these contacts with unwanted notoriety or publicity
in the media. There are now nine "Mars Flashes" for the
record. Perhaps, in the future, I may release some of these....
"...gravity signal communications are
instantaneous, require extremely small energy expenditure,
[unlike Tesla’s experiments] and is so simple as to be just
unbelievable by the average person. However, this is as far as I
want to go with release of details at this time....
"I would appreciate that you keep this
info somewhat confidential now. The Earth may not be ready for
what I will have to say eventually. Nothing dire, just fantastic
and thus perhaps unbelievable!"
A variety of GWD circuits exist today (Figure
2). Complete details of Gregory Hodowanec’s theory Rhysmonic
Cosmology, etc., are available from Rex Research. r
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