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	Name:	Feb -
	Subject:	Wait! Cats don't need it....
	Date:	10/12/2005 12:12:57 AM

I also agree with you copperline. I think one of the great things about the FLIR System around the Lake would actually be in cars and trucks. I have actually been in a HUMVEE with the system and it shows stuff off the sides of the roads that headlights do not reveal. I know on my sector of the Lake I come across ten times more deer than other vehicles at night. The system would allow you to see deer off to the sides of the road that might be entering the roadway. I think the system might also help those that suffer from night blindness. In another few years maybe it will be affordable enough for all of us to have in our vehicles. Not sure, but it may also help out in fog.

Lakefun asked about hand held versions. The best thing for his application might be Gen II or maybe even some of the early Gen III Night Vision stuff that is reasonably affordable. Gen I was the late Nam era followed by Gen Ii and now the really great stuff in Gen III with different versions of the Gen III. I believe WalMart may even carry some of the Night Vision devices.

The technology between Night Vision and FLIR are two different concepts. I believe I am correct in stating that the Night Vision is based on illumination from moon or star lighting. The FLIR is based on heat energy that is given off in a object like animals/running engines or absorbed and stored in an object like rocks and metal machinery. Both of the technologies are the reason our soldiers "Own the NIght".