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Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Russian Kerosene Powered Radio
« on: July 06, 2020, 1656 UTC »
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Re: Russian Kerosene Powered Radio
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2020, 2202 UTC »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=WbJXL_E3Jco&feature=emb_logo

https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/pelam_lampen_radio_lufo.html?language_id=2

Must...own....this....  Or build one. Hmmm..




Anddd.......   found it online. [size=78%]https://notvorsorge.com/krisenvorsorge/technik-fuer-die-krise/petromax/lufo-sturmlaterne-mit-radio/[/size]

And failure... The only retailer (pelam.de) I can find showing them in stock is in Germany, and it states specifically they do NOT ship to the United States. Bummer.
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Re: Russian Kerosene Powered Radio
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2020, 1220 UTC »
Kerosene?  Bah!  In modern Russia the mighty atom powers all! 

Maybe these folks were just looking for a new radio 'battery'...
https://bellona.org/news/nuclear-issues/radioactive-waste-and-spent-nuclear-fuel/2003-11-two-strontium-powered-lighthouses-vandalised-on-the-kola-peninsula
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Re: Russian Kerosene Powered Radio
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2020, 1307 UTC »
They aren’t kidding about these people being sick or even dead.  The LD 50/30 rule of thumb is that a dose of 400 to 450 REM in a short period of time will cause death within 30 days for 50% of those exposed.  If those sources were radiating at up to 1000 Roentgens, they picked up a significant dose while stripping them for metal.
« Last Edit: July 07, 2020, 1309 UTC by NJQA »

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Re: Russian Kerosene Powered Radio
« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2020, 2102 UTC »
It is a dream of mine to have a self contained reactor power my transmitter, kinda like Doc Brown's Mr. Fusion :)

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Re: Russian Kerosene Powered Radio
« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2020, 2108 UTC »
Start collecting those smoke detectors....
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Re: Russian Kerosene Powered Radio
« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2020, 2134 UTC »
BRING BACK RADIO MUSHROOM!  :)

« Last Edit: July 07, 2020, 2139 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Russian Kerosene Powered Radio
« Reply #7 on: July 09, 2020, 1347 UTC »
1000 roentgens per hour never hurt no one.
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Re: Russian Kerosene Powered Radio
« Reply #8 on: July 09, 2020, 1408 UTC »
1000 roentgens per hour never hurt no one.

At least not for long....
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