What's the spec for thermal sensitivity (mK)?

Thank you

Thank you.

Is the Raven bridge the only one that will work with the Sidekick?

Also, is it articulating(able to rotate the PVS14 and Sidekick up out of eye line)?

Speaking as a rayvn rail owner using the sidekick and pvs14 together. It's awesome! I can fully rotate both out of sight line.

Just checked…. F/W 4056

Probably a stupid question but is the 640 worth the extra 1k to the casual/occasional user?

The extra cost is up to you.  I knew going in that I wanted a helmet mount thermal to complement my pvs14 that was similar or better than the breach. I wasn’t seeking long distance identification unit, my farm only has clearings just under 250 yards around my home then solid woods.  The extra resolution would be nice to see more at my max range but this unit gets by fine for my usage.  I couldn’t be happier honestly with this unit and Rayvn bridge.  

From my experience if you're going to want to hunt with your setup I'd spring for the 640 core.  Especially if you have allot of land to cover.   Target ID capabilities alone allow you to determine if what you first spotted is worth a stalk outside through that muddy field,  or whether to even get out of the vehicle or sxs in the first place...

We're not necessarily lazy hunters,  but we do utilize trucks and sxs's in order to cover our ranch efficiently.  In some of our more open areas and pastures having a 640 core allows me spot and ID faster, and to kill the engine faster and not spook animals at a further distance than our older handheld scanners...

Just my xp here from hunting a large ranch,  if you're just watching over 40 acres im sure the 320 would be more than adequate.

ETA: I do not have one of these newer units I'm using a 640 core iRay MH25 paired with a PVS14 in a Wilcox bridge

Glad this thread was started. Have had a 640 since mid December with a 14 on the raven Bridge. I have a particular issue that the lines do not fully go away after being NuC'd and my image quality is very lack lister compared to others online videos.

Guess it's going back regardless when this update is finally rolled out.

According to the NITEWALKER video, the more IPD you have, the more upswing is available for the thermal.   So you guys with eyes on the sides of your head can probably get full articulation.

yes you can cheat it a little and adjust the pid to get more throw out of it. I like to think i am an average sized person and i have no problem getting them out of eyeline

No offense taken at all. I have played with the settings. Auto and manual NuC. New battery.

I am not expecting it to perform against 10k Thermals. I understand where it's at price and quality wise. But with that and seeing your video, thermalboi's and others, the quality is noticeably worse consistently. I'll be contacting them on whether to RMA now or hold till the update. Thanks for the feedback.

While you're at shot Will, any new info on the Jockey 640 would be welcome

Received my rma packing slip today. Hope to send it off monday so that when they all come back from SHOT its the first one done! if they're not all out sick from SHOT that is!

Currently temps between 15- 40's between day and night. Humidity is usually around 30's. Right now with snow and rain it's bumped up to 90's. Utah is normally really low. I've understood that with high Humidity it will effect image quality, but even using it when it's been in the 30's it's still bad.

I emailed them and got an an RMA, so we'll see how it shapes out.

Thanks for this info. I got in touch and my 640 is OTW back to armasight for an upgrade via RMA.

Received mine back from Armasight yesterday. It was a quick turn around. Booted it up to check function, but wont be able to take it out in the field for a couple weeks.

Got mine back too.

Communication was very prompt and timely. Image seems a little better. The smoothness is barely better and still seems lagging.

I'm still on the fence with it.

Took mine out this last weekend. Granted I didn't have a ton of time on it before sending it off, but I didn't notice anything really change.

The region settings (Forrest, target, inside, etc) or whatever it's called seems to play a big part in picture clarity, and its definately worth it to take the time and tweak those to optimize the pic.

Got mine back. I notice slight improvement, both in image clarity and detection. I keep mine set in detect mode which is fantastic.

I'm definitely intrigued by the Jockey 320/640. Limited info on it. Hope the 320s start shipping and we can get some reviews.

@TNVC_Will  16650 or 18650 batteries?  Nevermind, found info online.  How much run time you getting with the 16650?

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This is not the EE.

For those that don’t know, Armasight released a software update within the last day or two for the sidekick.

You must have an account on Armasight’s website and register your device in order to access the update. Once logged in to your account and device successfully registered, you will see a firmware option listed under the tabs on the left hand side of the webpage.

Once you click on Firmware Updates it will give you the option to select between the 320 and 640 sidekick models.

You will proceed as if you are shopping for a product online, adding the desired software to your cart and proceeding to checkout (don’t worry it’s free). After the $0 purchase they will email you two files, one are PDF instructions and the other is the software update file itself.

Follow the directions and eventually you will end up with software version 5082 installed (at least in my case for the 640res unit, not sure if it’s a different version for 320res).

If everything updated successfully you should see the new version listed in the “about” portion of the sidekick menu.

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If anyone has issues with the update or wants some better step by step directions I will edit this post. This was just a quick PSA.

The update seemed to improve the rolling shutter/perceived lag when panning around by roughly 20% if I had to guess, and cleaned the image up slightly. Don’t expect it to change your life, but it’s a step in the right direction and I am sure they will provide more as they continue to improve things.

Here is a quick before and after photo:

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Taken through the eyepiece because it’s quick and also seems to be a bit sharper than how the photos show up in the device playback feature.

I literally just got the device today otherwise I would provide some more detailed info and perhaps initial impressions.

Thanks for Will @ TNVC for helping answer some questions I had about the device before and after purchasing