So,
I recently picked up a PVS-24 Omega.
Until recently, I've been using nothing by Gen III PVS-4 and TVS-5 units that I pretty much rebuilt. (It's amazing what new surplus parts you can find if you wait long enough.)
Now, the PVS-4 has a 95mm objective and the TVS-5 has a 155mm objective.
It's interesting. A 34 year old weapon sight system with Gen III (Litton) MX-11620 tubes, aside fron signal to noise ratio, is pretty impressive compared to the PVS-24.
Where the newer technology seems to do best is: S/N ratio, halo, and weight.
However, when you don't turn up the gain on the PVS-4 or the TVS-5... they are every bit as nice as the PVS-24 tube.
Now, granted, these are not apples to apples in comparison. It's just interesting to see how nice the older units perform.
I recently picked up a PVS-24 Omega.
Until recently, I've been using nothing by Gen III PVS-4 and TVS-5 units that I pretty much rebuilt. (It's amazing what new surplus parts you can find if you wait long enough.)
Now, the PVS-4 has a 95mm objective and the TVS-5 has a 155mm objective.
It's interesting. A 34 year old weapon sight system with Gen III (Litton) MX-11620 tubes, aside fron signal to noise ratio, is pretty impressive compared to the PVS-24.
Where the newer technology seems to do best is: S/N ratio, halo, and weight.
However, when you don't turn up the gain on the PVS-4 or the TVS-5... they are every bit as nice as the PVS-24 tube.
Now, granted, these are not apples to apples in comparison. It's just interesting to see how nice the older units perform.
