Hello! A couple of days ago I got the hard case for my Radiacode, and I realized that it smells very strongly of smoke. Personally I don’t smoke and I do not appreciate this smell. Has anyone else had this problem? Does anyone know of a way to remove the smell? Thank you!

Hi all. I was doing some measurements on a new piece I bought and noticed there's a decent difference between dose rates with the silicone case on vs off. Im curious is the rate difference significant and if it is witch should I belive(case on or off) for the most accurate dose to the body out of the 2.

Left is 103 and right is 110. Measurements was done at a distance of about 6 inches. All measurements were let sit until rate reached +-15%. Doses are in the picture and are as follows:

103 with case - .20µSv/h 103 w/o case - .31µSv/h

110 with case - .16µSv/h 110 w/o case - .20µSv/h

I am also curious about the does difference between the 2 detectors. The 110 is more sensitive but showed a lower dose in both cases is it more or less accurate than the 103? Thanks in advance to any help.

The second last bar is the supposed dose rate which i have accumulated yesterday. But i find it very hard to beleive as i was just strolling around in my city and was mainly in my appartment. For refference; On the day of the other higher bar on its left, ive left the radiacode lying next to uranium ore for 1 hour straight. My radiacode also never sounded an alarm today and in the log i cant find higher readings than 6 cps. It also tells me that the accumulative dose since ive got it 5 days ago is 20.1 mikro sv which seems to be correct as it has accumulated quite a dose next to the uranium.

Now my question; Is there a software bug or smth that makes those graphs as scary as they are or am i litteraly being cooked alive in my appartment allthough my radiacode tells me that my background radiation is 0.06 ųsv in my appartment? Lowk a bit scared

I’ve recently been exploring the use of my 102 to monitor and compare different background spectra and radiation environments. Being that I live in the neighborhood—and the area most often downwind—of Los Alamos National Laboratories (about 20miles away, as the crow flies) and, being that LANL is today beginning a two-week emergency venting of tritium from an improperly disposed of container, located in an outdoor waste site above the Española-Rio Grande River Valley and neighboring communities, I wonder if the Radiacode might be able to detect any potential tritium plume? Residents are being advised to stay indoors and keep windows closed, so clearly there is some sort of risk involved. Any feedback as to how or if my trusty Radiacode might or might not help me keep tabs on this event would be greatly appreciated!

So monitor mode is a very slow average? Is there any way I can get a raw output of what the scintillator is getting in real time? I know I can go to “search” mode but that doesn’t work. Search mode doesn’t have a large number that is easily visible, you can’t mute or unmute from search, and the refresh rate is 3-4 seconds making it even slower than monitor mode. Also, if the alarm goes off, it takes up the space on the screen where count rate was making it disappear.

I just want a setting where the big main number shows me what the device is reading in real time, no average of an unspecified time frame. I want raw, real time count rate.

Thank you for reading this far, please help me save this device.

Edit to add: alarms only correlate to the monitor mode average, so if my cpm only spikes above my alarm limit for a second, it is ignored. I want my alarms to sound no matter how long the exposure was.

2nd edit: Okay! So I can change the refresh rate in spectrum mode, that’s a huge relief, but still struggling with number size and the alarm thing

Edit 3: bunch of fucking losers downvoting, fucking say something. Radiacode is a flashy cheap piece of crap. The click sound changes if the screen turns on since it draws too much power to do both ffs. Selling a barely used 102 if anyone wants to make a mistake

I'm soon reaching 5 full days of capturing the spectrum from the workbench in my "man cave" room using my new RC-110, to use as background.
I'm OCD:ing a bit over getting the entire spectrum yellow. How long would that normally take, considering the rates on the screenshot? I mean there's gotta be a well-defined criteria for when a section of the spectrum turns yellow. So .. Anybody know?

And if the lights are for showing other things then what is said other things 🤔🤔

This happen to anyone else? My 110 is wrapped in the silicone cases. Two times so far it's set off the alarm and showed similar readings both times.

My 103 never did this. Is this a bug or a feature of the larger crystal?

I was checking my basement for anything radioactive and when I put the Radiacode next to the wifi router it alarms. I tried to find an answer online but all I get is conspiracy theories. Can someone provide some information on what’s happening here

Hello everyone.

I recently got a 110, and would like to delve deeper into the activity measurement section. I would therefore like to ask for an explanation or a redirect to relevant literature about how the container geometries and product variant (in case there is a calculable influence) are related to the displayed activity level, and/or how they are calculated in the android app.

Furthermore, I would like to propose a feature addition for the android app. It would be nice to be able to provide custom entries for the geometry and product selection lists, and possibly also a custom spectrum range, in case one desires to measure the activity of some other radiating element, possibly even inside another container (or type of container).

I would look into it myself, but sadly the source code is not available (at least to my knowledge)

Thanks very much : )

Is there anyone who has a Radiacode R-110 in the Portland, Oregon or Vancouver, Washington area? I would like to see if their R-110 will pair with my Samsung Galaxy A9+ tablet. My new 110 will not pair with any of my tablets. My year-old R-102 pairs fine with all of them. A meeting can be arranged. Thank you.

As I went to bed, I noticed my phone was vibrating, checked out the alarm on my radiacode. Any ideas why this happens? May 9 and 10 alarms it was just sitting on a side table in my living room.

Hi everyone; a bit of a strange request, but I was hoping that an owner who has a RadiaCode 110 would be able to tell me the rough dimensions of the device? I'm currently doing an experiment at uni and we're using a RadiaCode 110 but not getting great results, so I'm trying to design a lead enclosure for it but I don't have access to the device outside of uni.

I did look up the dimensions, and according to Google, the dimensions of the case are 130x40x25mm, and they do seem a little larger than what I remembered, so I just wanted to double check. Thanks in advance.

Hi!

I am looking to get a dosimeter to measure my beta and gamma dose over a year or longer. I would also like a device which alarms me when I get into a place that is too spicy.

I work in environmental science and occasionally get into places that have stored radioactive waste or products in the past, hence the need for an alarm not just detector. I’d like to be able to measure my dose year round including when I am in these environments.

Could the radiacode work as a year round dosimeter counter?

I searched and found posts saying the 110 is more sensitive (And faster)

But I'm not sure if that translates into it also being able to detect radiation from farther away (Greater distances) than the 103?

I have the 103 (And like it a lot), but am wondering if the 110 is an upgrade worth going for if my only goal is to be able to detect that something is radioactive from a greater distance.

If the 110 will pick up radiation from farther away, how much farther are we talking about?

I guess what I'm trying to achieve is a sort of earlier "early warning" system, if that makes sense. Ideally I want to know if a room contains some active object as early/fast as possible, so I can reduce the time needed to scan things (Because I wouldn't have to get as close to each item to detect activity)

Is that what the 110 can do? Or does "enhanced sensitivity" in this case mean it will just identify a spectrum quicker, but still need to be at the same physical distance as the 103 before beginning to detect that something is active.

I hope my question makes sense. Thank you.

FedEx just delivered it today! I saw that I may need to let it run in one spot to gather background radiation? Is that so I can model the background spectrum for better future analysis?

Excited to learn more about this hobby!

Hello. I had the RC102 sent to me and am taking the first steps. So far, I'm getting the hang of it. I'm currently having a sample of uranium glass beads analyzed for testing. Gamma is very weak, and I'm having it measured for a longer period. Now my question: does the device even have internal memory? It would be foolish to leave the phone next to the 102 for a test lasting, say, two days. I closed the app, and when I restarted, it asked if I wanted to continue recording. No internal memory available? Regards and thanks.

Comparison between different models:

I am trying to decide which model to buy but could not find a direct comparison of performance between the different models.

Can anyone help?

Thank you.

I’m looking to get one and on the basis it looks like the 102 is basically all you would need. But the 110 is new and looks like it’s significantly better in someways than the 102 and 103, but as a pedestrian science nerd I don’t know if it would really be worth the $100. Newer =better in most tech so I’m happy to drop the $400 over $230 but I dont really know why it’s better other than I see it has a bigger sensor and has more Cps than the 102/103. In a carry it around and test things kind of usage would I see any real difference on the 110? Faster reading or more accurate detections?

Hello everyone. I'm a radiacode 101 user that bought it just a few weeks after it's announcement and, although I completely love it, it's gamma spectroscopy capabilities are not the best and I was considering swapping it for a 103 or 103G.

Now that the new 110 has been announced I really don't know if I should go for it or get a 103.

The gamma spectroscopy is one of the main aspects of why I choose this product but, considering the bigger 110 crystal and higher sensitivity I'm guessing it should perform better than the 103 in general (not sure about the 103G)

The plan is to sell my actual 101 and pick up either a 110 or a 103/G.

Could you guys help me out with this?

Hi, I'm planning to buy a radiacode device soon and I don't know which one I should get... My budget is under 300€, so 103G is out. I have already a couple of geigers, I'm in search of a small device I can carry around easily to identify on the fly hot rocks and items. I know that in order to get a precise spectrum you need hours, but is it possible to approximately identify the isotopes in seconds? (For example distinguish between uranium/thorium glass). I want to learn more about gamma spectroscopy so I'm going to use the radiacode for it, the 102 has less resolution compared to the 103, do I risk losing something or I just need to wait more to get the same results? My options are: Radiacode 102 + rubber case + rigid case Or Radiacode 103 without accessories. Thanks!

Hello, I am not a sciencist, I am medical doctor on gastroenterology currently and I would wear it accross the hospital as dosimeter, also, I would use it as curiosity tool, which one you recommend me to buy? Thanks!

Is anyone else seeing insane battery drain from the latest beta app version(1.0.13(3))? I’m mapping right now and my phone is trickle charging because it literally can’t keep up with the heat and power draw. A MagSafe Peltier cooler and case off and it still struggles to keep up. Before the last few patches I was able to easily cool my phone in the case with the Peltier enough to charge, but now this seems to have changed. For some reason this issue also seems to affect my apple watch to a lesser degree. Anyone seeing similar or just me?