meekerboy 0 #1 February 26, 2007 BASE jumpers invest good money on equipment, FJC's and skydiving training. However, have you ever checked if you are wandering into radition hotspots on your local A? A couple of years I found a radiation meter used by professionals called a Radman. It can detect everything from low density power radition from power towers up to microwaves. It is callibrated to recognised safety limits and will beep / flash at you when you are in a hotspot. I have used mine successfully and I now kit up on some objects in a different place to reduce the exposure to a bare minimum. There is one on ebay now if you search for Radman. Has anyone else every bought one? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n_pertuset 0 #2 February 26, 2007 No, I don't. What type of readings have you found, and on what types of A's? I wouldn't buy one. I'm not really all that concerned with it. I would be curious as to the data you've found/collected though.Nathan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meekerboy 0 #3 February 26, 2007 The Radman meter displays warnings at 12.5%, 25%, 50% and 100% of maximum power density permissible under EU and US regulations. It has a logging facility but you need another expensive machine to retrieve that information. My experience is that each tower is unique. Sometimes the device would not show anything on a freestander with loads of transmitters, dipoles, dishes etc on it. Other times, it would beep strongly once you climbed or walked into a certain zone. Each place is unique. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gus 1 #4 February 26, 2007 I'm tempted to say that I'd rather not know. Ignorance is bliss! How dangerous is the highest reading you've had? And where was it? (ie infront of a stinger) GusOutpatientsOnline.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meekerboy 0 #5 February 26, 2007 It went to 100% bleeping fast and it was as soon as I got to the exit point out of a solid tube of the A. Urgh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KrisFlyZ 0 #6 February 26, 2007 What is an A? Kris. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zoter 0 #7 February 26, 2007 QuoteIt went to 100% bleeping fast and it was as soon as I got to the exit point out of a solid tube of the A. If thats where I think then you are below a UHF transmitter 'stinger' .....so I'd expect it to be pretty high...? Is there anything 'worse' than a stinger in terms of that type of radiation..? Are 'Radomes' /Radar / Microwave transmitters any worse ....any better..? Or is it all down to the transmitted direction and strength of radiation..? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gus 1 #8 February 26, 2007 Do you know what the percentage figures mean? Eg "100%: exposure for more than 30 minutes likely to cause permanant soft tissue damage". GusOutpatientsOnline.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meekerboy 0 #9 February 26, 2007 I don't know is the honest answer. However the Radman has beeped in places where it I did not expect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
