The Current Source recently released a video about radioactivity, Geiger counters, and Derek’s battle with Thyroid cancer. (Great news, he’s now cancer free!)
Check out the Geiger Counter kit page for more information about the kit!
Category Archives: Kits
Schrödinger’s Martini: Geiger Counter as mixologist
Josh Meyer and Jonathan Foote created this scintillating cocktail robot for Barbot 2013. They also exhibited it at the DNA Lounge Cocktail Robotics Grand Challenge last July.
A MightyOhm Geiger Counter samples radioactive decay from a martini glass that contains a small amount of uranium. If the number of clicks in a set period is even, the robot dispenses vermouth into the glass. If the count is odd, it dispenses gin, therefore creating a wet or dry martini based on the random process of radioactive decay.
Adding an ESP8266 + OLED Interface to the Mightyohm Geiger Counter
Icarus has written a tutorial on connecting the MightyOhm Geiger Counter to an ESP8266 module and OLED display. His code (written in LUA for NodeMcu) is available on github. He is using the Wemos D1 mini board.
Verbose Mode: Mightyohm.com Geiger Counter Kit and Radiation
Chad Lawson is posting a series of videos about learning to make things on his site at verbosemode.tv.
In his most recent video, Chad talks about radiation, radiation therapy, and his experiences building (and fixing) the MightyOhm Geiger Counter Kit.
Thanks for the kind words, Chad!
The Mike and Key Amateur Radio Club Swap Meet is next weekend in Puyallup, WA
The 36th annual Mike and Key Amateur Radio Club Electronics Show and Fleamarket will be held next Saturday, March 11th at the Washington State Fairgrounds in Puyallup, WA.
This is one of the best amateur radio events in Washington state and one that I look forward to every year. A couple years ago I came home with a working Hameg HM-507 analog+digital oscilloscope (pictured above) for a hundred bucks!
I have a table at the swap meet this year, and I’ll be selling Geiger counter kits, misc. electronics, and amateur radio gear. Look for the MightyOhm banner.
I hope to meet some local folks there!