Thanks to Jason and “Las Tres Amigas” I was able to acquire the RH50 V2 a day before my last trip to my lease. I did not take the time to mount and zero during the 12 hours that elapsed between the time I received the unit and left. However, over the next three nights I spent approximately 13 hours familiarizing myself with the scopes features and using it as a scanner. I have 256, 384 (2) and 640 resolution thermal units. The image quality on the RH-50 is amazing in comparison, especially during inclement weather. One evening while I was there it had been cloudy all day, wind was gusting about 25 mph blowing a light mist. I had my AGM-15-384 scanner, my Bering Optics Super-Yoter and the RH-50 to compare. Where I could not see the feeder @ 90 yds with the AGM scanner, barely make out the feeder with the Super-Yoter, the RH-50 image “popped”
I started using kill lights around 2000. Progressed to Night vision close to 10 years ago, then thermal 5 years ago. Max distance I shoot is 200 yds. There are many other brands/units out there, some cost more, some less. For me this is the first unit that ticks all the boxes of my requirements.
Dual streaming to I-phone or tablet. Consequently, you can mount it on a tri-pod, point it at a location and not have to keep your eye to the scope, and focus on using a scanner for observation. I like that.
A requisite iis a base mag of 3x. It has that.
60 Hz refresh rate!
12-micron, <20 mK sensor. Wow, does this make a difference due to the sensitivity of the sensor.
This unit has “audio”. My other units do not.
Battery Life. Two of my other units use CR123 Batteries. I typically have spent over $20 per month on those batteries, even when I use a clip-on external battery pack. The first night I sat out between 7 PM and 2:30 AM. I did not have to change the battery or use an external charging unit.
A quality QR mount comes with the optic. One does not have to spend extra to get a good mount.
On my other units, downloading pix and video is a chore. With this unit I plug the USB connector that comes with the unit into a laptop and it comes up like a san-disk. Jut open up the file and folders and Voila!
The only negative so far is the fact that after using it, my other units seem obsolete.
Mighty Fine.
Ya,
GWB
