Radu, the project sponsor for uRAD the global radiation monitoring network reached out to me today to see if we were interested in supporting his project uRAD.
It seems a tad expensive $179 + $20 shipping. Is this something that DMS members are interested in? It would be cool to have a data point at DMS to measure our radiation exposure but not looking to spend DMS money on it. 
I think it is a great idea! I would be willing to kick in some cash to cover the cost.
The cost isnât unreasonable if the design does actually use a âregulatedâ high voltage supply as claimed. Most of the cheap Geiger counters donât and it severely impacts their accuracyâspurious counts.
Perhaps Chris Carson could use this to complete our Geiger counter build? He has most of our tubes.
In Radiation Safety Officer Training, we were pointed to an EPA website that already tracks radiation levels in major urban areas:
http://www2.epa.gov/radnet/near-real-time-and-laboratory-data-state
and trends over time for Dallas:
http://www2.epa.gov/radnet/radnet-near-real-time-air-monitoring-results-dallas-tx
JAG âDisco Fallout Sheltersâ MAN
Richard,
Perhaps Chris Carson could use this to complete our Geiger counter build? He has most of our tubes.
Now there is a novel thought!
I recently met some parents whose 13 year old daughter made her own Geiger Counter and I believe it was the same as the kit sold at MicroCenter here:
Looks like it uses the same Soviet surplus tubes as well.
JAG âMad Scientist Go SMASH!!â MAN