Posted: 5/15/2010 8:06:18 PM EDT
So damn happy about this. Its built on the XP150 core. Its not the latest and greatest but it wasnt designed to be. It is *damned* effective at finding shit at night. For target location it is to night vision what stadium lighting is to a maglight. Yeah, that good. Target identification leaves something to be desired though. 
I couldnt be more happy with my setup. Well, I could....I need a good IR flashlight. No ifs and or buts. Well, and an adapter to mount the MUM to a scope too. Course I could also use... Awww shit. Man, this game gets expensive..... 
And of course a picture of the wife. 
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Awesome, it would be cool if you take a 'scope shot' with it. Youtube "OMGIS". I dont have the setup to really capture the video from the thermal unit. For anyone who saw it, it was the reason I had the thread a few days back asking about a camcorder with an AV IN option. ETA: CR123 or it also has a cable to plug into a cigarette lighter. |
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is it British or did you get a cheap imitation Canadian or Australian thermal unit? Nope. American. ETA What are some of the cheap Australian or Canadian thermal units available? it's a play on words. Google British Thermal Unit. OH a BTU?? Well played...... |
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I wonder if something like this system could be patched into a helmet-mounted screen, or to an LCD mounted on the side of the rifle?
That would definitely be Hack-tastic ETA: now that I think about it, what a fantastic adjunct to an NVG-equipped rifle. Mount that thermal unit to the side of your helmet (protec or MICH with the side-rail), with a small, wearable LCD screen for the non-dominant eye. Use that to scan the area. If a target presents itself, (or you want better ID), switch to the rifle-mounted NVG as they get close enough... though that would require you to "scope" every object you're attempting to ID. Hmm... 
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