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Discussions.

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• Explaining Gen1, Gen2, Gen3 and Digital - with relevance to Civilian use and the Australian market.
  • A brief article that touches on some technical and non technical aspects of the generations of Night Vision to help with decisions about what is right for you..

• Night Vision Astronomy.
  • Enjoying the night sky with the aid of NV gear.

• Gen 3 - Different flavors under OMNI contracts. 
  • A simple breakdown of what is available in different OMNI contracts - To be added upon as time goes by - Hopefully reducing the confusion that abouts about these differentiators.

• Gen 4 - A technology ahead of it's time. 
  • More than just a myth, this is the brief but sad story of tubes that to this day, have no equal.

• Night Levels - What is a night level? And why is it important to understanding night vision performance?
  • Discussion on a standardized format for referring to different levels of darkness.

• Comparing Gen1, Gen2, Gen3, Digital, Cascade and Inverter tubes
  • What they actually look like, how they perform and how they compare to their peers.

• The connection between MTF and Power Supply Issues.
  • A PVS-5C I obtained by chance identifies a possible cause for a problem that's long been attributed elsewhere.

• Using your NV devices with visible lights nearby.
  • How to modify your NV gear with practical dichroic filters to allow use with visible lighting at the same time.
  • Read maps with your "unenhanced" eye with a special flashlight without danger to your scope.
  • Protection from visible laser devices usable for hunting and rangefinding devices.
  • Civilian use of LIFs.

• Problems with Add-On Night Vision solutions - Limited Field Of View
  • Explaining why you can't see the whole picture when using night vision with your dayscope.

• Why pinhole caps cause shift in POI
  • You sight your dedicated scope in early evening with the day cap on and get it perfect. Then you suddenly find it going everywhere.
  • Discussion about how and why this happens and what you can do with it. 

• NV Tube Trivia
  • Interesting information about NV tubes... Ongoing section once it starts. 

• How Photocathodes work.
  • Photocathode operation for dummies.
  • Understanding GaAs 3rd Generation Tubes.
  • I hope I got this right... I took a few shortcuts in the explanation.

• Inside Image Tubes. 5th April 2011. 
  • A brief description of what you'll find in a modern Gen3 image tube and how it's made. How halos are formed and what they are? 11th April 2011.
  • The next in a series about image tubes.

• How does a clip-on night vision sight (CNVD) work? 21st May 2011.
  • The technology behind the technology that turns day sights into night sights.

• Recoil peak acceleration of some cartridges. 33 May 2011
• • Avoid damaging your NV through too much recoil.

• Review: GT-14 Vs MUM - 21 June 2011
  • Which scope should you choose? Export models reviewed. 

• AN/PVS-???? What model is which.
  • A brief examination of AN/PVS series scopes. 

• The XGen Digital Scope - Review and Evaluation.
  • How does the latest Digital device perform? Poorly, but I was still very impressed. 

• Fake products - images and details of "airsoft" models of real products.
  • Ops-core Basejump knockoff by Emerson.

• EBI investigations - Some pictures from older EBI tests I performed a long time ago.
  • Static photos, videos, whatever I find laying around as I clean up.

• Review of Armasight SPARK CORE. 
  • Hyper or Hype?
• Extension review of Armasight Riflescope using CORE

• Making use of a TS-4348/UV test device and understanding the results.
  • Just a small article to describe how it works - for those who already know how to use one.
• Questions about Night Vision Technology to assist with the development of IITs.
• Article 3 - Image Intensifier Operation and Performance – What would make it better? Pictures included.
• Article 4 - What other technology exists on the horizon?

• Boresighting Your Own NVD. 
  How to set up a quick test jig to test everything from dayscope accuracy and repeatability, to boresighted NODs, to collimating NVDs, to making better coffee. 

Scopes I own or have used.

Russian PON-3 - Gen1.

Other discussions:

Discussion on Streak Lines ( hair lines ) when panning some NV monoculars past a bright light.\

A brief Gen2/XR5/Gen3 comparison NL5.

Out Of Band - XR5 vs US Gen III Omni VI - Night sighting laser that can't be seen by US Gen 3.

Out Of Band - Tactical Research - Current Research - Will not be made public before September.

Autogating.