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 Should I buy the GMC-500 or the GMC-500+?

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xor Posted - 10/10/2019 : 13:12:05
Hi!

I am about to buy a GQ Geiger counter which I intent to use just for fun and curiosity around public areas in Germany, and maybe checking out a few rocks I collected. I also would like to make some time series measurements and look at the graphs.

After reading a bit in this (really great!) forum, my choices came down to either the GMC-500 or the GMC-500+. I find the price difference between the two negligible, and the GMC-500+ seems to be a bit more fun to play with due to the two tubes.

However, after what I read here, I am not sure if the 2nd tube also makes the devices readings hard to interpret due to the tube interference.

Furthermore, I suspect the 2nd tube will never register anything anyway for me, since I don't expect to come across any seriously radioactive material anytime soon.

What do you think, should I get the GMC-500 or the GMC-500+?
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Stargazer 40 Posted - 10/11/2019 : 08:34:25
If as with many of us you get kind of hooked on seeing what's hot out there then there is not a better value than the 500+ (and I've looked at a lot of meters). And it's only going to get better as new firmware updates open more functionality. Happy to guide you through the menus. That's what the forum is for.
xor Posted - 10/11/2019 : 00:56:57
Thanks, and the 500+ it is! :-)
Geo-Johnny Posted - 10/10/2019 : 23:15:05
Definitely the GMC500 +, because the two counter tubes can operate independently of eachother. The price difference is minimal. Why buy a Trabant when you get a Mercedes almost at the same price?

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