So I’ve been trying to do some googling and have come up short on an answer. My friend and I were viewing our rangefinder beams under my PVS14 the night before a match a month ago and noted how different all the beam pulses were. We had his Vortex HD 4000, Sig Kilo 3000 BDX, and my Steiner M830R LRF.
Both the Vortex and the Sig had relatively rapid pulsing beams, and the Steiner was a continuous single pulse.
The following day there was dense fog and everyone in our squad was mainly running Sig 3000BDX’s and there was a pair of Vortex Fury’s. No one was able to get any readings in the fog and mist past 20-30yds, (save for one pair of Sigs) and my Steiners were getting consistent ranges out to around 400, after which the fog was too dense to see anything.
I’ve been curious as to what the role is in beam pulse duration as it pertains to different range finder functions. My Steiners are void of any frills. You can change between M and Y and that’s it. No inclinometer, no first or last feature, nothing.
The Sigs and the Vortex however offer the “first” and “last” features, among others, so I’m wondering if the rapid beam pulse is there to facilitate this feature by sending numerous rapid signals back to the receiving unit to isolate the closest or furthest signal to display.
Is there a trade off however in performance under certain conditions due to the rapid pulse in comparison to range finders with long steady pulses?
Has anyone else viewed a sampling of rangefinder beams under NV use? Aside from the non IR visible military spectrum units of course.
Both the Vortex and the Sig had relatively rapid pulsing beams, and the Steiner was a continuous single pulse.
The following day there was dense fog and everyone in our squad was mainly running Sig 3000BDX’s and there was a pair of Vortex Fury’s. No one was able to get any readings in the fog and mist past 20-30yds, (save for one pair of Sigs) and my Steiners were getting consistent ranges out to around 400, after which the fog was too dense to see anything.
I’ve been curious as to what the role is in beam pulse duration as it pertains to different range finder functions. My Steiners are void of any frills. You can change between M and Y and that’s it. No inclinometer, no first or last feature, nothing.
The Sigs and the Vortex however offer the “first” and “last” features, among others, so I’m wondering if the rapid beam pulse is there to facilitate this feature by sending numerous rapid signals back to the receiving unit to isolate the closest or furthest signal to display.
Is there a trade off however in performance under certain conditions due to the rapid pulse in comparison to range finders with long steady pulses?
Has anyone else viewed a sampling of rangefinder beams under NV use? Aside from the non IR visible military spectrum units of course.
