[Milsurplus] Type I-70-B Meters HOW HOT ARE THEY!!

[n2lxm@juno.com]

Greetings All,


	A week or two ago I posted a message about the I-70-B Tuning Meter. I
received many responses to it. One did indicate that these meters may be
very hot( Radioactive ). Well after taking two apart and doing some much
needed maintenance I was able to measure them with a survey meter. With
the meter in it's housing the reading was appox 2.0 Mr/Hr, and with the
meter out of the housing the reading was 40 Mr/Hr. That's a big increase.
So I went around the shop/shack and checked all the old Military meters,
most read in the 2 - 3 Mr/Hr range. So if your not sleeping with them up
against your skin it will be O.K. .  I all so found that the front panel
of a BC-1306 is Hot too, I have had a receiver section mounted in a small
cabinet siting on the upper shelf of my work bench for a few years now. 
I think I may invest in some thin lead sheeting to cover things up when I
am not using them, but the lead can be just as bad, Oh well life goes on.





                                         Jeff N2LXM
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