Preparing for nuclear war - Review of a cheap eBay Geiger counter

[I was going to preface this review with a brief description of units of radiation dosage, how Geiger counters operate and other related information. However it turned out not to be possible to keep this brief and I am therefore excluding this information from the review. I will try to post this information later. For the time being, the FAQ on my Radiation Monitoring site contains some useful information.]

Here is a cheap Geiger counter I purchased from eBay some time ago.

Preparing for nuclear war - Launching my radiation monitoring station

Today is Remembrance Day. The day when we're meant to celebrate the end of the first world war and to remember those killed and maimed in that conflict. The message was meant to be that even at best war is a necessary evil, but it is always an evil and we need to exert ourselves to prevent it from happening again.

Subsequent history has shown how well that message has been taken on board, and today I celebrate this date by publicly launching my Radiation Monitoring Station in anticipation of a possible nuclear conflict.

You can view radiation readings from the station at this link

The Radiation Monitoring Station