Northeast Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 11 hours ago, phrunt said: Seeing you're hunting in Manual 1 at times and the target signal is significantly less volume but still very apparent Hi Phrunt. Nope, no SPO1 at this stage. I had been waiting for the SPO2 for the QED but the QED is gone so that's irrelevant now. And haven't seen Pat on any of the forums lately either - don't know where the SPO2 got to? Using the Bluetooth receiver and using my preferred ear buds I actually have the Volume on the GPX6 turned down to its lowest level. This is regardless of what Manual or Auto Sensitivity setting I am in. It is actually too loud if turned up. On a really windy day or near running water I am thinking I might need to turn it up by 1 notch but that would be it. Perhaps the combination of not using the speaker and having the GPX6 volume right down may be why I am having very few issues with EMI except for when I am near to an obvious source? It will be interesting to see what settings I can run in when I am in W.A. in a while and (I am guessing) miles away from any EMI sources. In saying that I am unsure how close I will be to mine sites and I dare say they might be little oasis of terrible EMI? 🤷♂️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afreakofnature Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 7 hours ago, Gold Catcher said:Although the 6/11 is not designed for outright depth, it nevertheless should be somewhat useful for deeper gold as well. But this will of course be more of an issue when using the 17 inch coil where dialing back on gain might defeat the purpose of using a big mono. Actually it is designed for outright depth. It has 4 out of 5 stars as compared to the Z on the star chart. Doc wrote a very compelling article over on Rob’s forum and kind of describes how that is. I found it very interesting. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Catcher Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Thanks, I will have it read. I think it will definitely capture more depth than the SDC, but my first impression is that the primary focus appears to be shallow to medium depth, at least with the 11 in. It is an absolute killer there. In contrast, the Z was primary designed for power and depth outright. Lets see how the 17 in will measure up compared to the Z in depth. Our aussie mates should be able to tell, I think it's already available there but I could be wrong. My guess is that in mild soil the 17 in mono should punch deep. For high mineralization however the ZVT could have an edge with DOD or concentric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afreakofnature Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Good luck getting someone to compare this to a Z outright. I have ben asking that for months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneguy Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 7 hours ago, Gold Catcher said: I think it will definitely capture more depth than the SDC, It definitely is deeper than the SDC....but not near as stable in my areas. Took some pics of todays 5 hr. hunt but managed to somehow delete them after I threw em in the nugg jugg....duh!!!! Anyways.... got 6 bits today for .847 gram. The deepest nugg was .360 at 10" (could have called it 11" but want to be honest and conservative)....I was impressed! EMI was an on-off thing today again but not too bad and something I can learn to live with. Hunted in Manual 1 all day, had headphones to try but never got around to it. Had planes overhead and some caused EMI and once again...some didn't? All the areas I've hunted are previously hit by myself and others. Have used both my machines several times before using the 6 in these areas. Impressed with the 6 and the whole emi thing is just nature of the sensitive beast the 6 is and just something each individual will have to deal with depending on the ground you're hunting? So far nothing substantial weight wise but 5 hunts with the 6 (20hrs?/ 22 bits) and just under 7 gram with the 6. jmho.... PS...starting to get smokey from fires....here we go again. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northeast Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 10 hours ago, Gold Catcher said: I think it's already available there but I could be wrong. Unfortunately not yet re: the 17”. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bishop Posted July 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2021 quick 3 hour hunt as it is a bit warm. i used the wireless headphones. was using auto and auto+, Threshold off, it gets mentally tiresome picking targets out of the background noise. auto+ was a bit chatty but was digging bird shot on bedrock. auto was quieter. first nugget, 6 grains at 4 inches, unmistakable target. when i got it out of the hole it was screaming. little one .6 grain sounded a little better than a bird shot at 1/2 inch. i like the wireless phones but i can detect a slight lag that throws me off on target scoop recovery. i brought the gold monster headphones thinking i would use them as they might not be as hot. they wont fit the plug hole. next time ill bring the detachable auxiliary cable and try that. im getting used to the 6 and i like it more each trip. also that's a 32-20 case, somewhat rare. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneguy Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 No nuggs today...exploring more than anything but did turn up these specimens the property owners will be happy to see.... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 really like the gold in quartz. did you detect that? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneguy Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 17 hours ago, Bishop said: really like the gold in quartz. did you detect that? GPX6000..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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