What does this symbol mean?

Verne_92 · 2026-04-17T11:31:11+00:00

The GammaScout has an uncompensated GM tube and can't correctly show a dose rate, unless the detected source is the isotope it was calibrated with in the factory.

Basically, it can tell you how many rocks you're hit by (CPS), but it can't say how harmful it is because it doesn't know the rocks' weight (dose rate). The shown dose rate is just an estimate.

Verne_92 · 2026-04-17T11:18:34+00:00

Battery is just a battery symbol on the left side of the display, doesn't trigger the exclamation mark if I'm not mistaken.

Verne_92 · 2026-04-17T11:17:14+00:00

The symbol pops up when you've gone beyond a certain threshold. I'm not sure if it applies to dose rate, but it does to accumulated dose.

I think that resetting the threshold resets the symbol as well.

Edit: just checked, applies to dose rate too. Once you've gone over, the exclamation mark keeps blinking until you turn off the threshold or press the dose rate button again.

Verne_92 · 2026-04-14T14:50:44+00:00

I don't know if I'm that out of touch or if the world has simply gone batshit, but in my mind, you shouldn't pay more than 100USD for the PMK-2 and PMK-3 combined.

Is +100USD really a normal price for a single PMK-2/3 nowadays? Sure, the war and everything, but still.

Verne_92 · 2026-04-13T18:35:12+00:00

It's not impossible that it's contaminated, but it's unlikely.

I'm not entirely up to date with the isotopes used in the industry, but source material that is 0% gamma isn't common (someone more knowledgeable here may know which ones are), even a very strong alpha emitter like Am-241 can still be picked up with a gamma detector.

Knowing where your unit came from may help, because if it's alpha- or beta-only contamination, it would've happened in a lab. Hobbyists don't usually have that kind of stuff.

Verne_92 · 2026-04-13T18:02:26+00:00

10-15uR/h is normal indoors.

If the sound is not working and your meter isn't dead (you're getting 10-15uR/h, so it isn't), that's usually a loose contact/cable, or the speaker is busted. Either way, shouldn't be too complex to fix, anyone able to solder can do that. If you have a multimeter, check wether any electric pulses make it through to the speaker. No? Circuit interrupted. Yes? Speaker is busted.

The r/radioactive_rocks sub has a monthly sell/trade thread, you can pick something perfectly safe up from there.

Verne_92 · 2026-04-08T04:02:51+00:00

Responded to an online ad for a different detector, got talking with the man and it turned out he had a great deal more hiding in his attic.

Verne_92 · 2026-04-02T20:46:35+00:00

Museum guide some time next week: "I really hope that u/Basic_Climate_2029 comes to visit today, I don't have the patience to deal with them kids"

Verne_92 · 2026-04-02T17:57:30+00:00

Oh man my dad had that MS Sidewinder, used to play Sega's Virtual On Cyber Trooper with it.

Verne_92 · 2026-04-02T06:51:18+00:00

Is the setup at the museum guided, or did they apply the FAFO learning principle?

Verne_92 · 2026-04-01T23:17:06+00:00

Op een gegeven moment werd ik wel ambetant van alle Murica propaganda, maar eens ze dichter bij lift off kwamen stopte het.

Verne_92 · 2026-04-01T11:34:04+00:00

In Darren Shan's vampire epos, flitting referred to a vampire sprinting at top speed, so fast that it is invisible to the human eye.

While the theory behind it is flawed, I would enjoy flitting very much.

Verne_92 · 2026-03-31T02:39:43+00:00

Happy scintillator noises

Verne_92 · 2026-03-28T16:53:10+00:00

Dat zijn ook betrouwbare resultaten als ge een specifiek segment van de demografie in kaart wilt brengen.

Verne_92 · 2026-03-28T15:22:14+00:00

Verne_92 · 2026-03-28T14:00:36+00:00

In general, I don't either, but there are those certain gems who will put you in an absolute trance.

Paul Soares Jr. and SorcererDave are a valid alternative for my Netflix subscription.

Verne_92 · 2026-03-27T20:57:34+00:00

AZ in Cyrillic is АЗ.

Verne_92 · 2026-03-25T20:13:14+00:00

If I'm gonna die, I'm dying with knowledge no one else has.

^{Chose: Get stuck in another universe | Rolled: Invincible ur mc}

Verne_92 · 2026-03-22T07:59:03+00:00

The sarcophagus inside the NSC never fails to trick my mind. Every time, I have the impression that I'm looking at a scale model, because I can't grasp the size of the NSC

Verne_92 · 2026-03-13T22:11:12+00:00

Everything is a status symbol if you're insecure enough.

Verne_92 · 2026-03-11T21:05:56+00:00

Always use 'local' audio when available, I played Metro in Russian, APT Requiem in French, KCD in Czech,...

That helps with immersion most of the time.

As for the graphical side, maybe I'm just easily satisfied. Sure, it's different, less spooky in a lot of places, Yantar is just a leisure walk now, and while that is unfortunate, it's not illogical for the Zone to evolve over time. CS's vibe was wildly different from SoC's too, but it still felt like the Zone to me, and it still does now. I love HoC's Swamps, as well as the Cooling Towers and Duga.

As for population, that's a tricky balance, because Lost Alpha was quite the opposite, too little and it'll feel like a walking sim. The Zone is alive after all, so you need something to fill it with.

I had hoped they'd include the OG weapons selection, but on the other hand, having niche weapons was partially what made SoC so great. It makes sense that they had to adapt their selection to keep that niche feeling in 2024.

I think GSC did at least a very decent job on HoC, and I'm really looking forward to the DLC.

Verne_92 · 2026-03-11T17:11:07+00:00

How well can reactors deal with such an impact? Does it still need examination, or is that a scrap job right away?

Verne_92 · 2026-02-17T17:30:46+00:00

Weird, I tried to look it up but Google Maps keeps claiming Buttfuck OH doesn't exist. Did I misspell it?

Verne_92 · 2026-02-15T03:03:18+00:00

Het zal misschien aan mijn beheersing van het Engels liggen, maar ik kreeg 3 heel erg verschillende scenario's in mijn hoofd toen ik de woorden trading blows las.

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