Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Vision underwater.

[Coalbunny <coalbunny@vcn.com>]

Hmmmm.  Mike, you didn't ask the Navy if you could borrow an Ohio class
SSBN to go deep sea fishing with, did ya?
Carl


Michael B Holt wrote:
> 
> On Sun,  3 Nov 2002 11:27:55 -0600 "Mark Steed"
> <plutomark@mail.astate.edu> writes:
> >Mike-I have had a lot of experience with night vision devices and have
> >one of my own. Mine is the image intensification type with an infrared
> >capability. With the image intensification, existing light is
> >magnified several thousand times.
> 
> The idea seemed quite logical to me, but I worried that perhaps the
> junk in the water might cause problems.
> 
> > I am unfamiliar with any dedicated
> >U/W NVDs but would bet the farm Naval Special Warfare at Little Creek
> >Va. or Coronada, California would have plenty.
> 
> I don't want to ask.   The last time I suggested something to the
> Navy I got a call from some security folk.
> 
> > Never
> >thought about it before but might be very interesting. Make up a
> >housing for a hand held device or some sort of helmet
> >mounted,waterproofed, version of night vision goggles. Hmmmmmmmm.
> 
> Indeed, hmmmmmmmm .....
> 
> As I said in the other message, I was thinking of using LLTV.  Mount the
> camera in a rotating turret, or point the camera out the windows of a
> dedicated "pilot house," for better visibility that I have now.   The
> real
> down side to that is the added complexity and power use.
> 
> Mike H.
> 
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