Bad-ass doesn't begin to describe it. It's a whole new level of bad-assery. We need a new name for it. I know a few of you guys have used one of these before, but this is my first experience, so humor me...
Anyway, I just picked this up from the same guy I got my PAS-13c Heavy from. Brand new in the original "retail" plastic storage case. It's a
BAE OASYS Red-I ("red eye"). It's a remote HUD for any PAS B or C series TWS (it comes with BOTH sets of cables -- the cables that are virtually impossible to get... anywhere). The display quality is every bit as good as the internal OLED display in the PAS/C, which is to say -- EPIC! I'm surprised that it's this good.
Holy effin' crap, this thing is beautiful. The output goes from the 19-pin connector on the PAS to -- get this -- a THREE-pin RS-170 connection that goes into the battery / control unit on the RED-I. Another cable (all cables are detachable) goes from the control unit to the HUD. The HUD is on a multi-elbow swing-arm that is factory-fit to a nice pair of
Wiley-X SG-1 "Tactical" ballistic goggles. Again, everything is removable, so I'm hoping to rig-up a way to attach the HUD to my ModArmory dual PVS adapter so I can swing the HUD out of the way when not in use, but have it at the ready when I need it, while running a PVS-14 with the PAS-29 COTI on the other.
Damn, this thing is just sick. Sick, sick, sick.
Here are a few photos. I put photos of the connector(s) last for Feebs and others who are into that kinda stuff.
Also, interestingly (will get photos tomorrow, late now), the connector going from the HUD to the control unit is IDENTICAL to the connector going into the ATN Thor 640 5X. There MUST be some way to cable it for RS-170 so I can make this work with the Thor as well -- anyone?
ETA: Yes, I know I look like a pathetic Uberdork.
The universe's fattest BORG:
HEADGEAR: 2x Omni VII PVS-14, AN/PAS-29 COTI on Left PVS-14, OASYS HUD, TW Exfil LTP, Norotos AKA2, ModArmory Dual PVS Bridge
BTW: The HUD is ON, and I'm looking at the image of the boards on my porch as seen through the PAS. No visible trace from the front. Schweet!
The sexy cable shots for the geek brigade:
Yes, it was (relatively) expensive, but it was brand new in the box with all stickers, etc -- and it's just too bad-ass to pass on.