[R-390] METERS What To Do?

[Richard Loken]

On Mon, 23 Dec 2002, Jon & Valerie Oldenburg wrote:

> The "hottest" ( in terms of "glow-output") radio that I own is a AN/GRR-5 I
> have here. The lettering on the face really has a nice bright output after
> you turn the shop lights out. Have to get me a Geiger counter and check out
> its emission sometimes. On of the R-392's still has a faint glow to it. I

The radium is used to activate the luminous paint, if you need a flashlight
to make it glow then the pain is NOT radioactive.  I repeat, the radium is
used to activate the luminous paint - radium is not luminous and luminous
paint is not radioactive.
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   Richard Loken VE6BSV, Systems Programmer - VMS  
   Athabasca University
   Athabasca, Alberta Canada
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