Gamma-Scout is an iconic Geiger counter but is it any good? Let’s find out! Before I start, I must say that the unit that I got is not stock. It has a new battery and the GM tube was swapped for Philips ZP1400 since the original Ludlum LND712 was broken. Lastly, I have also added […]
Today I want to tell you how a small city located north of Berlin became the most radioactive city in Germany! Let’s take a closer look at the history of Oranienburg. In 1892 a company called Auergesellschaft was founded with its headquarters located in Berlin. It specialised in production and research of thorium gas mantles, […]
Ok, this one was on my to-do list for a very long period of time. Today I’ll show you the most radioactive Geiger counter the world has ever seen. Let’s take a closer look at the DP-63-A. The DP-63-A is a high range Geiger counter designed to detect contamination after a nuclear attack or an […]
Hi, Today I want to tell you a little bit about an iconic soviet Geiger counter which is probably most famous for being used during the Chernobyl accident clean-up, the DP-5V. It is primarily made out of a very strong, military-grade, green plastic. Some people love the colour while others hate it. I personally am […]
Hey guys! I hope you are doing well. Today I want to tell you a little bit about this lovely antique gamma scintillator so grab your morning coffee or evening popcorn (depends on what time zone you’re in) and enjoy. This unit was produced (most probably) during the 1960s in Canada by a British company […]
Hi, I have finally received my Quantum Scalar Energy pendant. Inside the box there was a card of authenticity and of course, the medalion which will be the main focus of this post. The pendant is made from lava stone which has a really nice mat-black colour. There is also a rubber ring around it […]
Greetings fellow radiation nerds! Recently I managed to acquire an old, vintage, Polish Geiger counter from the early 70s, the DP 66M. What makes them a very interesting is the fact that they can measure anything from background to extremely high levels of radiation and they are really affordable costing as low as 50 euros/bucks […]
Hi, It’s Xmas season so I figured I’ll give myself a little present, a strontium 90 check source! It is a B-8 check source from 1984 with the activity of 200kBq at the start. Today, 1.5 half-lives later, the activity of the check source is around 80.6kBq but it still is very radioactive! During fission, […]