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Article: Specialized Optics For Special Uses. (Eagle Eyes).
- Article from:
- Guns Magazine
- Article date:
- February 1, 2002
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There aren't many things more tiring than staring for a couple of hours through a pair of binoculars or a spotting scope. But that is exactly what varmint hunters do. So do special law-enforcement and military units that must keep a distant suspect or target under surveillance. Binoculars are commonly used for this type of work, but their weight limits useful magnification. It's just simply too hard to hold them steady.
Early Experiments
Quite a few years ago, serious varmint hunters began to rig up two spotting scopes to form a pair of more powerful binoculars. There's a lot more to that than just gluing two parts together -- but when it was done ...
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... ... Aviation Administration officials now sit in the operations center here, and military commanders can monitor FAA networks, view FAA radar tracks and quickly dial top FAA authorities. Radar coverage of the U.S. interior remains spotty, but some gaps ...
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