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In fact, this question on the website makes no sense at all. The montana as well as the SF readings are within the noise of the sensor. ugh. sigh. FUD.

"Q: Wait a moment... why are Montana readings quite a bit higher than in California? A: SF Bay Area is a coastal region, while the other location is up in the mountains - which means that there is less atmosphere to stop cosmic rays. The difference in measurements is quite substantial, around 40%. If that freaks you out, consider that a commercial flight easily exposes you to about 300 µR/h!"



Ugh So many this.

Looks like most news are just thermal noise from the wires leading to the (apparently missing) sensors that is then ran through the google translate or somthing.

+/- a couple hundred or uRh? Pfew. You can have like 1-2Rh and never even notice it.


Instrument noise, background radiation, and measurement accuracy are three different completely different things.


yes they are. can you explain what your graphs are showing then, please?

I think they are showing nothing but noise.




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