The Asp-Micro TM160 is not a weapons mountable scope. It is a compact thermal monocular used by hunters to search for game at night, or by security personnel to view their area of responsibility at night. It is equipped with a 160×120 resolution thermal detector, a 720×540 LCOS display, and a 6mm in diameter objective lens. There is a second model of the ASP-Micro at a higher cost equipped with a much better 384X288 thermal core and a larger objective lens in the same small package.
The AGM Asp-Micro TM160 Thermal Monocular is a close-range handheld thermal monocular from AGM Global Vision. The new Micro TM160 thermal monocular is another highly anticipated AGM Global Vision product in 2020 because the price is only $499! The question is whether this new product will be useful to the night hunter.
It has four palettes; black-hot, white-hot, red-hot, and fusion (yellow & purple). They all work very well for spotting game and one of the top control buttons lets you quickly flip through the palettes. Most people I know experiment with all the palettes and settle on one they like best. I prefer white-hot in the TM160 as I do in my other thermal optics.
I do not recommend it if you already have a good thermal scope because you will be disappointed with the low resolution. If you have a night vision scope and are on a tight budget, it will help you detect much more game. One thing is for sure, you will not find any other thermal on the market as good as the TM160 for $399.
It comes with a full 3-year, transferable warranty, and my unit worked like a charm with no issues. It is easy to use and it will make you a better hunter. For a short-range scanner, it delivers pretty good results.
Download AGM TM160 Operating Manual
AGM Asp-Micro TM160 SPECIFICATIONS
- Detector type – Vanadium Oxide Uncooled Focal Plane Arrays
- FFC (Flat Field Correction) – Auto, Manual, External Correction
- Highest Temperature Spot Tracking Yes
- Standby Mode – Yes
- Refresh rate 50 Hz
- Resolution – 160120
- Lens system – F1.1
- NETD – less than 35 mk (@25C), F#=1.1
- Lens (focal length) – 6.2 mm
- Field of view – (H X) 15.61 11.74 (H V)
- Digital zoom – 1, 2, 4
- Display 720540, 0.2 inch, LCOS
- Storage – Built-in memory module (8 GB)
- Record Video – On-board video recording
- Capture Snapshot- Yes
- Battery Type – Built-in rechargeable Lithium battery
- Wi-Fi – Yes
- Battery Operating Time – More than 7 hours continuous running (with Wi-Fi hotspot function off)
- Battery Capacity Display- Yes
- Power supply – 5 VDC/2 A, 1.5 W, USB Type-C Interface
- Operating Temperature Range – -20C to 55C (-4F to 131F)
- Weight- 270 g (0.6 lb)
- Overall Dimensions – 161 61 57 mm (6.3 2.4 2.2 in)
- Protection Level – IP67
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