www.nightvisionforumuk.com

A good friend told me about this forum so I decided to check it out. I am pretty familiar with US tubes and milspec gear. My name is Dino and it looks like a nice forum. I always like to see what other night vision enthusiasts are up to.

Hi mate welcome to the forum.
Please add your general location.
Thats one of the forum rules.

Cheers
Andy

allo dino, there's always somat goin on here.

Were just night owls

Hello Dino
Welcome

A lot of digital talk here, DIY and store bought, but we like to talk/hear about analog and thermal too.
There are some pretty fine DIY lR illuminators round these parts, be careful they'll burn your eyes out.
I got a couple questions right off the bat for ya, Where is the reticule located at in the Israeli PVS-2, I haven't taken it apart yet to have a look see, and 2nd question - can I replace the tube with the EEV P079HP, and get rid that oscillator business?
Cheers
Mike

Hillbilly, I have not played with a PVS-2 in many years. I personally use a Gen 3 PVS-4 or the M845. If memory serves me correct the reticle on a PVS-2 was etched into the tube itself (possibly a glass overlay on the tube).

Many years ago I was into the Gen1 cascade tubes but I am way out of practice with them. We just don't see these in use much in the US and working on them is more for collectors where I am from. I owned a StarTron MK 303 which used a Gen 1 cascade tube but that was many moons ago.

Welcome Dino long time no see (chat), bloodyhell we just need Flex n David on here now and we have the full crew

David / CJ7hawk is a member on here.

Radagast wrote:David / CJ7hawk is a member on here.

Got ya, i thought he may be.

Dino1130 wrote:Hillbilly, I have not played with a PVS-2 in many years. I personally use a Gen 3 PVS-4 or the M845. If memory serves me correct the reticle on a PVS-2 was etched into the tube itself (possibly a glass overlay on the tube).

Many years ago I was into the Gen1 cascade tubes but I am way out of practice with them. We just don't see these in use much in the US and working on them is more for collectors where I am from. I owned a StarTron MK 303 which used a Gen 1 cascade tube but that was many moons ago.

The PVS2 was all the green I could afford, it's tube is not as good as these EEV tubes I built a spotter from, so I was thinking on changing it out if I don't lose the reticule.
I have read conflicting info about the reticule location, I'll just have to take it apart sometime to see what's inside!
That M845 has been tempting me!
Thanks
HB