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[[File:Mk1 helmet.png | thumb | LNVG-M MK1 mounted on helmet]]
The LNVG (Light Night Vision Gear) is a modular NVG series designed by Radio Active. 
The goal was to make NVG more accessible and affordable.

There is currently a Series of monoculars and a binocular (as LNVG-B) aviable.

The [https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5476395 LNVG-M MK2] monocular has been published on thingiverse and the [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QD4vcIUFDfDyNIgBlY5XCq3oE3rxkrQvHDeeh5w1ovU/edit?usp=sharing manual/ build instructions] on google docs.

==History==

MK0 was a proof of concept and the lightest of all versions. It used, like all versions, C-mount lenses as an objective, but they were fixed with a 3D printed thread which proved hard to print right.
[[File:LNVG-M MK0.jpg | thumb | LNVG-M MK0]]

The next iteration the MK1 replaced the 3D printed C-count thread with an Aluminum insert, improved the stiffness and was the basis for the 1st Binocular versions. The capability to purge the housing was also intoduced.
[[File:LNVG-M MK1.jpg | thumb | LNVG-M MK1]]

The, as of August 2022, current version MK2 further improved the stiffness and introduced 2 sling loops. Also its the first iteration which is able to collimate via tilting the Eyepiece and has the option of using a brass thread insert for mounting a J arm. It's also the Version the current 3rd Binocular housing design is based on.
[[File:LNVG-M Mk2.jpg | thumb | LNVG-M MK2]]

==Features==
*Lightweight (compared to [[AN/PVS-14]] and clones)- it can weight under 290g (including tube and battery)
*Modular
* Opensource (under cc by-nc-sa)
* [[External Gain Adjustment Circuit (EGAC)|Manual gain]] version available
* Fits on normal [[AN/PVS-14]] J arms
* Uses a single CR123 Battery (up to 24 h runtime)
* Free collimation on both axis
* Rainproof



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