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| ShrubbySoup |
Posted - 05/08/2013 : 06:41:17
HI, this is my first post on these forums, so sorry if i am short and sharp, but, all of a sudden last night, my radiation at home went from Avg. 24.5CPM to around 32-35. I am seriously getting many more counts than usual. Is this a problem or has my background radiation actually rose? Thanks, connor |
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| ZLM |
Posted - 05/16/2013 : 11:29:03
That is hard to determine. But it is not important if it just happened once. We always use a long time average value to determine the level of radiation. |
| seb |
Posted - 05/15/2013 : 00:16:34
Here in North France, background CPM naturally vary from 15 to 30. It seems to raise to 30 when weather is rainy.
But some days ago I noticed short bursts with 255 counts par second (1 or 2 sec long) ! Is this a bug, or the consequenc eof the recent massive solar flare ? |
| JP_Austin |
Posted - 05/10/2013 : 17:44:35
Solar activity will often make the counts go higher temporarily. |
| ZLM |
Posted - 05/08/2013 : 11:20:28
The 32-35 is not considered high, it is still in a normal range (5-50CPM).
I suggest you just mornitoring for a longer period, to see what is the peak CPM you can get. |
