The Military designation: MX-10130E/UV is for the thin film (ITT) Autogated tube and filmless (Litton aka NG) Autogated tubes for the PVS-7B/D while the MX-11769A/UV is the thin film (ITT) Autogated and filmless (NG) Autogated tube for the AN/PVS-14. The same logic being true for the two ANVIS tubes mentioned. An improvement to a Military item is denoted by a change in the model number, which is a letter, such as the MX-10130C’s improvement was a change in its design so that it could be used in all PVS-7 NVGs, Litton, ITT, Varo etc. The MX-10130D’s improvement was a change to the ion barrier known as the film, be it thinned (ITT) or eliminated (NG). I work on DoD equipment and image tubes all of the time in support of the 1033 Program. I’ve seen the MX-10130Es, MX-11769As, and 10160Bs & Cs made by NG CAGE code 55311 and ITT CAGE code 13567.
I’ve seen the specs sheet on both ITT and NG websites for a number of years. While NG uses the MX designations for their models, ITT uses their Commercial designations the F98xx series in the spec sheets they publish, hence the AG and other “G” designations for their commercial tubes. However, when you see a Military ITT tube, it has the MX designations on the label.
The Military tubes I work with come from DoD DRMOs via the LEA who hires me to build up night vision equipment for them. After I use all serviceable tubes, any remaining tubes and parts are sent back to the LEA. So, I am curious, where did you get the MX-10130D/UV and two MX-11769/UV tubes that you have? Do you work in a DoD field maintenance unit?
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