[Milsurplus] Navy Blinker-Light Key

[Jim Horn]

My recollection says that the Navy term for IR communications equipment was "Nancy gear".
That may or may not be correct.

I have a couple of Navy (probably) IR veiwers that I suspect are '60s vintage.
They look a lot like binoculars with a line cord for 115V @ 60~.
Jim


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Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 15:46:39 -0800 (PST)
From: "J. Forster" <jfor at quik.com>
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If it was IR, the receiver was likely a hand-held snooperscope" which used
a Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope of about 4" aperture. The focal plane of
the optics was spherical to match the input of a 1P25 Image Converter
tube. The power supply was two D cells and a vibrator, as I remember.

I think Rob Flory has info on his site.

Best,

-John