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Ag8n commented on Bayou Sauvage Draeger tubes after 24 hours 30 days ago

One of the things about the draeger tubes I've used, you have to force air through them to get th...

amocorro commented on Risks of PAH exposure from contaminated dust? 30 days ago

@jjcreedon - great points around surrogate testing. Also very eye opening about the PAH's ...!

Ag8n commented on Anyone working on Meteor Detection/Tracking? 30 days ago

My novice call was WN8PSX. Then WD8DBI for advanced. Then the extra ( back when 20 wpm cw was...

Kshatrya commented on Anyone working on Meteor Detection/Tracking? about 1 month ago

@AG8N I've been licensed since 1986. First call was VE7HAR, currently VE7MHJ. Mostly APRS, but I...

MadTinker commented on Anyone working on Meteor Detection/Tracking? about 1 month ago

Thanks, but familiar with those

Kshatrya commented on Anyone working on Meteor Detection/Tracking? about 1 month ago

Thank you! I'll look it up. The VHF freq is too low for my SDR, but the UHF should work. On Tue....

Ag8n commented on Anyone working on Meteor Detection/Tracking? about 1 month ago

Canada has the CMOR project, it's meteor tracking. It works on 29.85 mhz and a UHF frequency. ...

Kshatrya commented on Anyone working on Meteor Detection/Tracking? about 1 month ago

I've been licensed since 1986. First call was VE7HAR, currently VE7MHJ. Mostly APRS, but I check ...

Ag8n commented on Anyone working on Meteor Detection/Tracking? about 1 month ago

Yes, Canada does have one. And it's a good one too. Sorry, off the top, I can't pull the details...

Kshatrya commented on Anyone working on Meteor Detection/Tracking? about 1 month ago

I was going by memory on the frequencies, so I'll defer to your numbers. SnoTel might be a good a...

Ag8n commented on Anyone working on Meteor Detection/Tracking? about 1 month ago

There were two remote networks in the US, the snotel (40.67mhz) and the scan network. The scan ...

umberto_rootman commented on Possibilities to use the dvd in reflection in the spectrometer ? about 1 month ago

A DVD has a very wide dispersion, so wide that a whole spectrum is hard to obtain. To many lines ...

Ag8n commented on Anyone working on Meteor Detection/Tracking? about 1 month ago

It's worth a try. Please let me know how it works out. Please double check, but the nav beacons...

Kshatrya commented on Anyone working on Meteor Detection/Tracking? about 1 month ago

I've thought about using air navigation beacons instead of TV stations. They're in the VHF band, ...

jjcreedon commented on Risks of PAH exposure from contaminated dust? about 1 month ago

Why dont you do some community soil testing in areas where folks could be the most exposed? Plus,...

eustatic commented on Download & Analyze Purple Air data about 1 month ago

thanks! i have now talked to programmers that might help me with this. i think i have a discord ...

eustatic commented on How do we get relevant PM data to residents in under 10 minutes? about 1 month ago

A five minute epa threshold is 35 * 12 = 420 ug/m3. If a measurement hits this high, we know with...

eustatic commented on What are some affordable methods of air quality monitoring in New Orleans? about 1 month ago

hey Purl! contact me at scott@healthygulf.org we are interested in monitoring heat index in Ne...

amocorro commented on Testing for Contaminants in Garden Soil about 1 month ago

@ngocthuyluu thanks for chatting with @bhamster this week about soil! Here's a great garden relat...

amocorro commented on What are some affordable methods of air quality monitoring in New Orleans? about 1 month ago

@purl - are you interested in outdoor or indoor monitoring? Both?

amocorro commented on What are some affordable methods of air quality monitoring in New Orleans? about 1 month ago

@eustatic know of any other groups in New Orleans doing this type of work that could be shared wi...

jjcreedon commented on Event: Welcome to the soil research area review! about 1 month ago

Thank you!

bhamster commented on Event: Welcome to the soil research area review! about 1 month ago

@jjcreedon Here's a comment with the drawing and citation for the book it's from: https://public...

jjcreedon commented on Event: Welcome to the soil research area review! about 1 month ago

Does anyone know the source of this diagram. I think someone from PL provided??

jjcreedon commented on Event: Welcome to the soil research area review! about 1 month ago

Yes, Ill plan to join

Ag8n commented on Anyone have experience with diy soil testing methods for contaminants- Colorimetry, spectometry, reagents, etc? about 1 month ago

You have to be careful on how different methods work. The answers can vary dramatically from met...

Ag8n commented on Flame testing metal salts about 1 month ago

I hate autocorrect. It's pyrolyzing, but autocorrect thought was an error and made it paralyzing...

bhamster commented on How do we get relevant PM data to residents in under 10 minutes? about 1 month ago

I'm definitely not programming-savvy but found this blog post about setting up notifications usin...

ruthnwaiganjo commented on Know Your Audience - [Outreachy & Public Lab Internship] Blog #3 about 1 month ago

That poo moment was epic! haha

ruthnwaiganjo commented on Democratizing Science Using Code about 1 month ago

Thanks Warren 😃 It's been a pleasure working with you all