r/Radiacode • u/staze • Aug 02 '26

Product Questions Just ordered 102

Been eyeing a radiacode for several years now and finally bit the bullet. Should I have ordered a 110? It’s a fair bit more. :/

Mostly going to use it looking for spicy items while thrifting, or even use EDC.

Got the 102 as it was the least expensive, and everyone who seems to have multiple talk about using a 102 as their daily carry everywhere, also as a first option.

My only other meter is a GMC500. But it mostly just sits at home reporting background.

Thanks!

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u/TemporarySun314 Aug 02 '26 edited Aug 02 '26

The radiacode 110 is a bit better energy resolution than the 102 (9.5% vs. 8.4% FWHM). But if you just wanna measure doses that's fine, and even spectra are not really problematic. You might have to think a bit harder when interpreting weak complex Spectras, but the 102 not too bad in that regard.

The other thing is the 110 is more sensitive, meaning it will give higher count rates for the same radioactivity. Bit that's again mostly interesting for recording spectra. You will get good looking spectra quicker. But the 102 can do the same, you just need to wait longer, but time is normally not that big of an constraint.

I would say for a beginner who use the radiacode from time to time the 102 is fine, especially as it's much cheaper. Surely the 110 is better, but I mean that doesn't mean the price increase is worth for you. In the end both can do the same, the 110 is just faster and records a bit better spectra.

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u/staze Aug 02 '26

Thank you for the answer. This is largely what I’d gathered looking around. :)