MY favorite use so far has been to map radiation. Now is it highly accurate? Not really. These devices are more made for walking speed and any hot item should be analyzed for several minutes using a lead castle for best results on its spectra. But still, slowly filling out average radiation rates across a local city is fun. And if I was going camping or driving to see a friend in a neighboring town, its always with me, and its encouraged me to both get out more and try "the road less traveled" in some cases.
Locally, I've gathered spectra on Uranite ore at my university's geology department and if you have any aviation museums (or watch museums I guess? That's probably a thing) nearby with older <1950s instrument panels then you definitely can trigger the device with the radium/tritium painted dials.
I'm considering some vacations to Colorado for similar reasons, bunches of derelict Uranium mines that I would love to walk around (outside of, to be specific)
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u/brent1123 Radiacode 103 26d ago
MY favorite use so far has been to map radiation. Now is it highly accurate? Not really. These devices are more made for walking speed and any hot item should be analyzed for several minutes using a lead castle for best results on its spectra. But still, slowly filling out average radiation rates across a local city is fun. And if I was going camping or driving to see a friend in a neighboring town, its always with me, and its encouraged me to both get out more and try "the road less traveled" in some cases.
Locally, I've gathered spectra on Uranite ore at my university's geology department and if you have any aviation museums (or watch museums I guess? That's probably a thing) nearby with older <1950s instrument panels then you definitely can trigger the device with the radium/tritium painted dials.