Chinese PVS-14

Description

Affordable Night Vision

Are you looking for an affordable PVS-14 to get started with night vision and aren’t sure where to begin? This Chinese PVS-14 offers a solid solution to get your foot in the door.

Whats Included

The unit includes everything pictured. The included bayonet-style J-arm and Norotos Rhino-style mount allow you to mount the monocular directly to your helmet right out of the box (helmet not included). Please note that these mounts will not integrate with a dovetail-based dual-band system later on. CETC is the Manufacturer of the tube, while not as widely known in the US like NVT this tubes performance speaks for itself.

Warranty

This unit comes with a 1-year manufacturer warranty. While ITAR regulations prevent shipping night vision monoculars back to China, Arkayne handles the process for you. In the event of an issue, simply return the unit to Arkayne for analysis. We will coordinate with the manufacturer for replacement parts or a full unit replacement. The warranty covers manufacturing defects, but does not cover end-user abuse or mishandling.

Understanding FOM

FOM (Figure of Merit) in a night vision device is a score that measures the overall performance and clarity of an image intensifier tube. The Formula is: FOM= Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) X line pairs per millimeter (lp/mm)

Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR): This measures how clean the image in your night vision remains as ambient light drops. A high SNR ensures a clean stable picture under low light, a low SNR results in heavy “scintillation” or “noise” — which is a snowy, TV-static effect that makes night vision use in extreme low light harder. SNR is the best indicator of low-light performance.

Line pairs per millimeter (lp/mm): is a way to measure the tubes center resolution, this dictates the clarity and level of fine detail the tube can show you. Higher resolution is what allows you to differentiate subtle shapes at a distance.