[sudo-discuss] [CCL] Global Radiation Monitoring Network

[johanna faust]

yes yes yes!  i have an old geiger counter, from the 50s, in good shape,
needs one or two points soldered -- will bring it in -- lets have a rad
meetup!

On Sat, Sep 13, 2014 at 2:02 PM, Cere Mona Davis <ceremona at gmail.com> wrote:

> Still tho.  Might be good to mention on their website.
>
> On Sat, Sep 13, 2014 at 1:55 PM, Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> The nodes for the Global Radiation Monitoring Network are enclosed, so
>> they do mostly gamma.
>>
>> The Geiger counters that Matt S and I have do both beta and gamma,
>> because the tube is very exposed.
>>
>> Patrik
>> On Sep 13, 2014 1:29 PM, "Matt Harbowy" <hbergeronx at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Geiger counters measure beta and gamma, typically. Alpha particles are
>>> hard to detect.
>>>
>>> Matt Harbowy -hbergeronx at gmail.com
>>> 650 243 8467 - @hbergeronx on Twitter
>>>
>>> On Sep 13, 2014, at 1:23 PM, Cere Mona Davis <ceremona at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I think we already have one of these monitors, as I have seen it around
>>> CCL.  Funny how I can't find anywhere information about what kinds of
>>> radiation they are detecting.  I gather that it's just X-ray/Cosmic stuff
>>> and not alpha/beta particles, etc?
>>>
>>> -Cere
>>>
>>> On Sat, Sep 13, 2014 at 1:02 PM, Matthew Senate <mattsenate at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Awesome, I'm willing to help!
>>>>
>>>> I have a Geiger counter from this kit
>>>> http://mightyohm.com/blog/products/geiger-counter/ that we can use for
>>>> educational / demonstration / artistic purposes as well!
>>>>
>>>> I emailed the contact address on the website: radu.motisan at gmail.com
>>>>
>>>> There's no obvious way to purchase a device or see how much one costs,
>>>> so I asked.
>>>>
>>>> // Matt
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 4:41 PM, Cere Mona Davis <ceremona at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Yes!
>>>>>
>>>>> emailing on the go.....
>>>>> On Sep 12, 2014 2:56 PM, "Patrik D'haeseleer" <patrikd at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Want to have our own networked radiation monitoring station? The
>>>>>> Global Radiation Monitoring Network is looking to add nodes to their
>>>>>> network <http://www.uradmonitor.com/join-the-network/>.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> They only have two dozen or so nodes around the world so far, and
>>>>>> none in California. "In this early phase of the project, there is only a
>>>>>> minimal, non-profit cost, to cover the hardware components used and the
>>>>>> shipping."
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The nodes are weatherproofed, and only need 5V power and an ethernet
>>>>>> cable. Is this something that could potentially be piggy-backed on to the
>>>>>> sudo mesh nodes as well? One of their node models has a barometric pressure
>>>>>> sensor as well. Not sure to what extent this is an open source project, but
>>>>>> we could find out.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> They were just featured as one of the semifinalists for the Hackaday
>>>>>> prize
>>>>>> <http://hackaday.com/2014/09/11/global-radiation-monitoring-network-update/>,
>>>>>> so I expect they'll be getting an influx of new node requests...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Patrik
>>>>>>
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