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13th February 2010

Half-life Of Technetium-99m

Measurement of the half-life of Technetium-99m.

2 comments.

24th May 2009

Soft X-ray Output from a Vacuum Rectifier

Abuse of an old 2X2 vacuum tube with a HT power supply to create a soft x-ray source.

3 comments.

16th May 2009

Alpha Decay Rate Modulation with 30 Metre EM Radiation?

No, of course not! No new physics here, just another lesson in electromagnetic compatibility and subtly of experimental physics.

2 comments.

28th April 2009

Background Radiation Monitoring

I lash up an old Geiger tube and monitor the background radiation in the shack for a while.

18th April 2009

Ionisation Chamber Radiation Detector

A quick hack based on Charles Wenzel's nuclear war detector.

3 comments.

22nd March 2009

Bolometer Head Completed

I finally assemble the bolometer sensor head into something resembling a completed unit.

Parent article: RF and Optical Bolometer.

25th February 2009

RF and Optical Bolometer

A thermal balance power meter for RF and Optical energy.

Contains 3 sub-articles.

4 comments.

27th July 2008

Killarney Heights Space Program

I attend a Killarney Heights Space Program launch.

4th July 2008

Measuring Your Hair Diameter

How to quickly measure the diameter of human hair...

16th November 2002

Simple Electrometer

An ultra-simple, very sensitive electrometer.

10th November 2002

Bill Meara N2CQR writes

My first meeting with Bill of SolderSmoke fame.

Parent article: Trivial Electric Motor.

27th October 2002

Van de Graaff Generator

My small, and quite ugly, prototype built using house hold materials.

2 comments.

17th October 2002

Trivial Electric Motor

A simple demonstration DC motor you can build in 10 minutes with your children.

Contains 1 sub-article.