timmyster Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Hi everyone, my names Tim and I have been a detectorist for 55 years and I get just as excited now as I did back then when I first started! I started out with an $8 radioshack one knob detector and have used just about every major brand since then, I now use a Minelab Equinox 800. Happy to be here!!! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogodog Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Hey Tim, Glad your here to share some of your experiences and finds!!! What is your favorite thing to detect? And where? Sure hope your in a warm climate, Cause it's cold here in PA. Welcome my friend!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvpopeye Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Welcome and come on in , you're out ! My first detector was a Micronta from Rat Shack in the 80"s ? I still have it , it's a 6Khz. Mine had 4 knobs ,,,and today I actually know what they do ! Oh my goshk .. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe D. Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Hello Tim, Looks like it took you awhile to find the forum! Welcome, and i hope you have some finds and stories to post! 👍👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valens Legacy Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Glad to have you here and we hope that you share some of your finds with us.. Good luck and happy hunting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compass Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Welcome Tim! Always impressed to "meet" those who have been in the hobby longer than I have. My first detector was a Goldak which I think was a spin-off from their pipe tracing equipment. If we only knew then what we know now- right? When you started detecting gold was probably about $35 per ounce! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachHunter Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Welcome to the forum. I bought my first oz. of gold when it was $35/oz. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB_Amateur Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Welcome, timmyster! 55 years takes you back to when modern commercial metal detectors were at their birth. That's a lot of experience and I hope you'll share some with us, both the old and the new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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