educate me on night vision scopes

Having used NVG's in training and war (PVS-2/4/5/7's), I had limited expectations when purchasing this (1Gen). I was much more than pleasantly suprised when I received this and tested it for the first time. The NVMT easily outpaced my memories of the PVS-2 and bordered on the quality I was familiar with with the PVS-4/5's. Passive is quite good, but IR source light shows a dramatic difference in visibility and clarity. Rubberized coating good feature.

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I'm new to the night vision world, but I'm happy with my little Gen 1 yukon unit. Initially I wasn't very impressed (I think we are all a little spoiled by seeing the night vision footage on TV) but after a little more practice/ use I'm more than satisfied. The IR illuminator really makes the difference here. Also the weight is fantastic-- very light. Way to go Yukon!

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Great little unit for the price. Expected a very grainy image with splotches but the image is pretty sharp and no splotches. Able to see objects with ambient light at night (stars or moonlight). For dark or shadowed areas the IR illuminator lights it up like a floodlight (only out to about 50 yards though). It has a protection circuit for inadvertent exposure to bright light but you'll know it. Even the moon is way to bright to view with this scope. It has a tiny hole in the lense cover for use or testing in normal light situations but I wouldn't even dare turn it on in direct sun light outdoors.

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