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Article #5513Re: sources for IR scope tubes
From: collie
Date: Wed, 08 Aug 1990 05:02
Date: Wed, 08 Aug 1990 05:02
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In article <10846@crdgw1.crd.ge.com>, macminn@powertool.crd.ge.com (Stephen R MacMinn) writes...
>In article <26851@nigel.ee.udel.edu> cygnus@daffy.cis.udel.edu (marc cygnus) writes:
>>...anyone have the beginnings of a clue where I might obtain (relatively
>>inexpensively) infrared tubes suitable for building a small, portable IR
>>sight?
>Funny you should ask!
>I just got a catalog from a surplus house called JERRYCO,
>address is:
> JERRYCO Inc.
> 601 Linden Place
> Evanston Illinois, 60202
>....and I noticed that they're selling a complete IR seeker head from a
>sidewinder missile (every kid should have one!). The ad says:
>AIM 9B Sidewinder heat seeking missile guidance device. It sat in the
>nose of the missile and tracked the infared "signature" of the target
>via a telescopic optical unit.
> . . . (more)
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Now the Feds are going to shake down that business for sure,or they're
trying too trap hardware dealers by posting in that catalog they send you.
I would stay clear from that kind of business,if I were you.
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>Consists of a cassegrain type telescope mirror asseembly and
>associated electronics including a transmitter and an interrogator.
>The catalog number is 20383 and their price is $98.50
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collie.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!ub!ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu!v105l4lg From: v105l4lg@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (collie) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: sources for IR scope tubes Summary: Very little Keywords: IR, video,(Big Trap) Message-ID: <32308@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> Date: 8 Aug 90 05:02:14 GMT References: <26851@nigel.ee.udel.edu> <10846@crdgw1.crd.ge.com> Sender: news@acsu.Buffalo.EDU Reply-To: v105l4lg@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu Followup-To: Sci.electronics Distribution: na Organization: Babel Tower Lines: 37 Nntp-Posting-Host: ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.3-4.2