RadiaCode 102 Review: The Best Geiger Counter?

[@jarchiec]

I love that while you are a young man and I am nearly 60...we can both geek out over the same stuff. I have had my Radiacode 102 for a few month and I love it. Keep the videos coming.

[@CrazyAsian1]

Thanks for the support!

[@Heisenberg618]

Wish I saw this before I bought my GQ GMC-600. They have a RadiaCode 103 now. Definitely my next purchase.

[@ACamelEmoji]

Thx for the informative review, my left ear absolutely enjoyed it.

[@BugZap98]

Good video, thank you for the lesson. Just received my 102, awesome stuff.

[@donsabrosano]

Great, my left ear enjoyed the video.

[@KRIShark]

But at least the music is stereo.

[@jarchiec]

Pressing any button on the 102 itself will silence the alarm

[@Rokannon]

Thanks for the video. You need to fix sound issues though. The audio only came from the left channel.

[@Desertprophet83]

I wonder why on the Am-241 the peak is behind the back ground radiation. Compared to tge other two sources where they are in front of it ..wonder what determines if its in front or back of the back ground radiation

[@CrazyAsian1]

Am-241 emits lower energy gamma rays which are closer to X-Rays while the other sources emit hard gamma rays which penetrate deeper. Thanks for watching!

[@Desertprophet83]

@@CrazyAsian1 thank you !!! Always 🙏❤

[@matthew-v7y]

what is a normal backround reading on CPS?

[@JellyRadium]

Hey, that piece of Uranium looks familiar! I was super excited to see what exactly was in that sample! Hope you are happy with it!

[@CrazyAsian1]

Yes, it’s a great sample! I love the variety of ores that you offer :)

[@SOVIET_NIET]

i have some radium but no uranium ore only one uranium glass

[@mahaniyama]

where did you get the mantles from??

[@CrazyAsian1]

I got them a few years back from eBay.

[@eugenekudlanov3128]

This was interesting. It would be cool to see how much radiation is in other common household items or other things in general.

[@SunSolSys]

Does the device only chat via spectroscopy radioactive elements, or will it also display and identify other periodic elements via its app?

[@CrazyAsian1]

It only identifies radioactive elements which emit gamma rays.

[@Desertprophet83]

What is a good unit of measurement to set for both alarms? So if you get in a high area of radiation it would go off ? I kinda want it for only a dangerous amount to set it on..I don't know what to set it at?..I like usv/h units and cpm.

[@CrazyAsian1]

The RadiaCode has preset alarms that go off at moderate to high radiation levels. The level of danger depends on how much of the body is being exposed and the duration of exposure. I’m not sure if it’s possible to set a dose for the alarm to go off, but at around 2 uSv/h for me, the main alarm goes off.

[@Desertprophet83]

@@CrazyAsian1 thanks again. Sorry to bother you ..

[@CrazyAsian1]

@@Desertprophet83 no problem

[@DonnyHooterHoot]

I just ordered the 103. Always advancing they are!

[@Desertprophet83]

Thank you for this video !!!

[@hattmarvey1989]

I have the 103, but it does not detect ANYTHING from my uranium glass (a large clock and smaller shot glasses). Does anyone know why? My old GM tube devices detect uranium glass with >200cpm, but the RadiaCode detects nothing, same as background. The 103 works well with Americium-241, but the peaks are about 4KeV too high, needs calibration?

[@swabianscience]

That's a bit weird, it sould detect something, although much weaker than a GM tube counter. The 103 does detect some beta, but mainly detects gamma, while GM tubes mostly detect beta and sometimes alpha (if they have a mica window). The uranium used in uranium glass is chemically purified depleted uranium, which means that unlike natural uranium, it doesn't contain the full amount of decay products. Considering the >75000 year half life of Th-230, it will only contain significant activities of U-238, U-234, Th-234, Pa-234 and smaller amounts of U-235 and Th-231. All of these don't have strong gamma lines, which means that the 103 doesn't have much to detect, while GM tubes do have a lot of alpha and beta radiation to detect

[@hattmarvey1989]

@@swabianscience Yes, after all, the Radiacode is a "gamma ray spectrometer", so I should have expected it to measure mostly gamma rays! I've designed a nice GM tube device which is more sensitive (to whatever it is that it's measuring :-) (Anyone need an accurate battery powered GM tube device with WiFi and USB interfaces?)

[@yaykruser]

Whats the highest it can count in cpm / cps

[@CrazyAsian1]

Haven’t had anything that strong to test it with, but I’ve heard anything over 1 millisievert per hour will top it out.

[@Poorexampeofhuman]

Yeah I definitely wouldn't want to be stuck with an iPhone app for any device that I wanted to use with full functionality

[@xXIronPeachesXx]

I dont give two shits about the audio balancing i found a NEW TOY TO PLAY WITH YESSSS

[@hrissan]

I have radiocode 101 and it is also awesome. Basically the same device

[@chasedavis2358]

The radiacode can only detect gamma but detects it very well

[@iKuzilize]

detects beta too

[@AlMgSiCu1]

You're talented. Keep on making videos. But always remember: Your fingers are not transparent. If you hold them over the display, nobody can see what you want to show. Same with reflections on the tablet. Same when the focus is not on the display and the readings appear blurred. Go on an improve your videos.

[@GeorgePapadopoulos11]

Why don’t you compare it with the GQ gmc 600 plus ? It is much better than this one.

[@Blitnock]

The GQ gmc 600 plus does not do gamma spectroscopy, which is the major selling point of this device. So did you even watch this video?

[@GeorgePapadopoulos11]

@@Blitnockthen why you compare it with the GQ 320, and I know very well what the radiacode is, they are manufacturing this device some kilometers from my home.

[@Blitnock]

@@GeorgePapadopoulos11 You said 600+ is much better than this one. It might have better sensitivity, etc, but it does not have all the features. Are you saying the 320 has isotope identification built in? I don't see anywhere on the GQ site that indicates that the 320 can do gamma sprectroscopy. In fact, I don't see that feature offered by any of the GQ devices. Can you describe where on the GQ site that describe this feature on any of their devices? This Radiocode has it, and that's the feature I'm interested in.

[@alexvibes84]

Gmc 600 plus is very good counter geiger

[@duracell1battery]

the gmc 600 is terrible

[@totoff92]

very good video ; just too bad that the sound is awfull ^^

[@Grocel512]

Discord Alarm Meme intensifies. 💀😂

[@eMroFgnikooLpotS]

A+++

[@joe_ninety_one5076]

Great video. It looks like a slick piece of kit. The manufacturer appears to have done a good job in miniaturising gamma spectrometry. My only concern is that, as I believe the maker is ultimately a Russian company, some of the profits might end up funding the invasion of Ukraine and so contribute to the deaths of Ukrainians and the theft of their land. It would be small change compared to the income from oil and gas but, then again, few people really need a gamma spectrometer. I'd probably buy one if I could be sure that this wasn't going to happen. I have no problem at all with the product or your review.

[@CrazyAsian1]

They have moved their headquarters and production to Cyprus now, but they did use to be from Russia. It is a great tool nonetheless.

[@eugenekudlanov3128]

If you’re making a decision based on that it might be wise to learn the full history of what’s going on.

[@joe_ninety_one5076]

@@eugenekudlanov3128 I know enough of the history of what is going on. And what is happening currently is perfectly clear. Nobody knows the full history as the Kremlin doesn't make its affairs public. Anyway, the key information is how much of the purchase price ends up in the coffers of the Russian MIC.

[@bjnslc]

Since Radiacode is a Russian product, I wouldn't purchase one until Russia gets out of Ukraine.

[@CrazyAsian1]

It’s now headquartered and manufactured in Cyprus.

[@kleenakleene]

That probably doesn't change the fact about the capital behind it, on the othe side, it's probably not necessary to make a huge circle around any Russian company rather than those with a strong state involvement.

[@MXarcx]

According to other people on youtube having phone calls with them, the company is also not very happy with what's happening and moved the company to Greece.

[@wilko4085]

Definitely buying one now to support russia!

[@IVYMIKE104]

Again, politics, how is the dosimeter related to the war? if we develop this topic, then buying a dosimeter is the same contribution to the war as taxes in NATO countries, Russia will not leave Ukraine, NATO will not stop supplying weapons to Ukraine, the conflict between Russia and NATO will never end, although it can end very quickly if a nuclear war occurs, the Russians are the same people, like Ukrainians, cannot say who is good and who is bad, any war makes no sense, it has already entered the stage of a self-sustaining system. Only the global destruction of humanity can put an end to this - this is the ONLY way it could have ended.