Skinwalker Ranch is popular both in the UFO and the Paranormal communities as a place where supposed strange things happen - things that might be attributed to ghosts, aliens, tran-dimensional beings, or just something in the geology.
None of this is backed up by hard science, but one thing that is rolled out with some frequency is the presence of supposedly anomalous readings of EMF radiation. This comes up often in the History Channel's show The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch where they use a Trifield brand RF meter to show a variety of random readings.
About 25 minutes into Episode 1, Travis Taylor says:

The highest reading I saw was 18.919 mW/m2. Current WHO exposure limits are 9,000 mW/m2.
So, where might this radiation be coming from? There's a number of possible sources to consider

The closest radio station is KNEU, 4 miles away. broadcasting at 1250kHz, kw. 88 meter antenna. https://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProEngin...bSearchType=Appl&sAppIDNumber=310936&sHours=D

There are a few airports. The closest is Roosevelt, 8.5 miles away, and a larger one at Vernal, but that's 23 miles away. (airports will be important for other things too, like lights in the sky)
The closest cell-phone towers I could find were two about 3 miles away to the north on Rt 40/Hwy 191


There does not seem to be a direct line of sight to these antennae from the location on the mesa where they were doing their readings, which has a viewshed mostly to the south.

Any other suggestions?
None of this is backed up by hard science, but one thing that is rolled out with some frequency is the presence of supposedly anomalous readings of EMF radiation. This comes up often in the History Channel's show The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch where they use a Trifield brand RF meter to show a variety of random readings.
About 25 minutes into Episode 1, Travis Taylor says:
The highest reading I saw was 18.919 mW/m2. Current WHO exposure limits are 9,000 mW/m2.
So, where might this radiation be coming from? There's a number of possible sources to consider
- Their own cell-phones
- Wireless microphones (they are all wired for sound with lavalier microphones )
- Walkie-talkies
- Nearby radio stations
- Nearby airports (and airplanes)
- Nearby cell-phone towers
The closest radio station is KNEU, 4 miles away. broadcasting at 1250kHz, kw. 88 meter antenna. https://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProEngin...bSearchType=Appl&sAppIDNumber=310936&sHours=D
There are a few airports. The closest is Roosevelt, 8.5 miles away, and a larger one at Vernal, but that's 23 miles away. (airports will be important for other things too, like lights in the sky)
The closest cell-phone towers I could find were two about 3 miles away to the north on Rt 40/Hwy 191
There does not seem to be a direct line of sight to these antennae from the location on the mesa where they were doing their readings, which has a viewshed mostly to the south.
Any other suggestions?
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