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  1. My little brother shared with me a couple recent finds over the weekend with his EQ-800 and stock 11" coil. Smaller specimen is 48.5 grams and its bigger brother is a sly heavier at 53.5 grams. Each piece probably has close to 8 to 12 grams of gold in them and in todays value approx. $300 to $500. What is so cool about this style of gold, is a GPX-5000 will not see it. In fact what further makes many minds wonder is why the GPZ-7000 misses many of them as well? I've personally found larger pieces in the multi ounce range and they have over 1 ozt of gold in them, but I try my best to get a GP/GPZ or GPZ to read and I get nothing. On occasion some are heard with a bigger machine, but then the VLF can see them 12" away. Moral of the story? Just owning a big dog detector for a variety of gold is a mistake and most owners don't know. So you better own both to have all bases covered.
    22 points
  2. Back Home. I attempted a couple of videos but I'm certainly no Cecil B DeMille: At least the shadows caught the action I missed - Sorry! It turned out to be the biggest piece of the trip at .84 Troy:
    9 points
  3. Some of you may know what it is like to swing a large PI detector. It can turn into a job and not be fun even though the weight of gold found is good. I have used a GB 2 since it first came out and when I break it out I call that therapy. Recently Gerry's Detectors helped me obtain a Goldmonster to add to my many detectors. Thanks Gerry. I did not know what to expect , I just needed something to have as a loaner. Was not really impressed by the rod as it is a 3 piece screw together type. The big coil looks funny and the ergonomics are sort of out of balance. Well that all went away when i turned it on. The photo shows the result of the first three outings. I am very impressed. I never thought i would put my GB2 in the corner. Fisher needs a wake up call. Sorry I am the most die hard GB2 fan out there but this detector with the 5 inch round coil is amazing. Turn on and go. Rechargeable batteries and great response on the smallest gold. Did not even use headphones. The Bug 2 is better in some ways (hot rocks) but is in need of a total update. Heavier cables , push button, possibly a 71HZ Gold Bug Pro type package. I hear the Equinox is as good for gold. I guess i have some testing to do. I could easily put the heavier GPZ away for awhile and just go back to small coil detecting. If I can figure out the Equinox I could find old coins and small gold with one machine on the same day. This must be Steve's approach. Tired of heavy detectors.
    3 points
  4. Yes, that would be a good next step having someone else manufacture the QED. Would allow much more of his time to go towards R&D.
    3 points
  5. Steve - and others - thank you for all your valuable and very instructive postings. My lovely partner and I are new to prospecting and we are learning an awful lot from your posts.... We arrived roughly a month ago on our very first prospecting stop, in Wedderburn in the Golden Triangle of Victoria. Lots of fun as of yet with our GoldMonster 1000 and Equinox 800...... Next step is actually finding our first gold nugget! Our biggest difficulty is recognising where gold can be found, ground type, location, and so forth. But with what we learn from you, your forum participants and our local prospecting friends that might very well will become reality, no worries! Greetings & Kind Regards. Henk and Linda
    2 points
  6. Think he would have to get past doing everything himself first. Might not be able to keep up with demand
    2 points
  7. Perhaps Howard should be aiming for the African market with the QED.
    2 points
  8. Hi JW! Last season I traded my old GP3500(great detector!)for a new Nox 800 and some odds and ends from Gerry. I am VERY embarrassed to say it hasn’t even gotten out of the box yet! I use my 600 on the Florida beaches and just love the ease of the Monster dinking around on my claim here in Idaho. But I’ll get it out eventually....it does get the little bits too! 😄
    2 points
  9. The GM1000 is pretty awesome on the small stuff, as you have seen. I put a telescopic rod on mine and threw away the 3 pole design. Now I run the GPZ with the GM1000 folded up on my back. The GM is my cleanup after the GPZ finds an area. Most of the gold you found is 10x bigger than what I find with the GM. Its primary limitation is depth. But otherwise it is a bedrock beast.
    2 points
  10. We kind of started the gold in mouth pics back in the mid 90's with a few customers and it just took off. Here is a really nice specimen I recovered before the 5000's. I think around 2010...it was a choker.
    1 point
  11. I teach it in our training classes with numerous pieces and kinds of gold. So many folks feel their 1 high dollar detector does it all. I've even argued with folks who felt I was trying to bash a GP/GPX/GPZ when in fact I own, use and sell them. No video on all the knowledge my staff and I know. It would be long and boring.
    1 point
  12. Hey Phrunt, maybe you can get on this plan so you can get yourself a ZED. But for them, I still think they'd be better off using the machine to club an animal. Anything they find is going to need to be spent on essentials, not on paying of a loan. And that comment on a meter deeper, just did not make sense to me. Personally, there is nothing worse than digging down 2 feet, and then busting up another 1 foot of caliche, just to get to a can that was buried by a bulldozer, long ago. And don't get me started an freak'n nails! Well then again, who am I kidding. I'd probably strap a small VW to my back if I thought it would get me on more gold. Scratch that last paragraph.
    1 point
  13. I liked the result! I wish I was there to see it. Mitchel
    1 point
  14. Looks like is't just a rehash of old news. https://www.minelab.com/community/news?article=290017 The link is from 2015.
    1 point
  15. I have found two tiny 10K gold chains at two different public school grounds. Both came in bouncing between +4 and +5 at 3" or less depth and had an almost crackly sound like aluminum foil sometimes does. I actually thought they were small foil targets but dug them anyway!!!! Park 1, tone break 2 was 1 to 10 with no other custom audio settings on the 800. Jeff
    1 point
  16. It cooled off recently so I took the Xterra 705 to a park I've been hunting for a couple of years . This particular park is in an old neighborhood and has been hunted heavily for many years . I've never been able to find much there in the way of old coins just a couple wheat cents. I have used several different machines there and spent quite a few hours there over the past few years. I guess I got lucky when my first target was a 1943 s mint war nickel then 10 minutes later a 1905 indian cent. Didnt find anything else in the 45 minutes I was there. I was running the 705 in all metal coin mode, 99 tones, sensitivity 28, threshold 12 in high freq on the triple freq cors strike coil. Just wanted to share and make a post so Steve doesn't delete my acct. lol
    1 point
  17. Have you hit the are again? If not try digging your mixed signals especially where there are pull tabs. I found a 39 wheatie under one the other day. Don't know how many times I had walked over that spot last few years. Now I have been hitting the same areas again and of course finding mostly pull tabs but you never know. I don't think that the detector makes as much of a difference as being in the right spot unless your picking at fringe signals. Just the fancier detectors make it easier. Knowing your machine makes more of a difference too.
    1 point
  18. Every point you hit on Steve, is SPOT ON! Could not AGREE with you more. That's why I sold my ATX... Many more (if there are any owners left) will do so as well Beav
    1 point
  19. I for one am really looking forward to what Nokta will release when their SMF machine debuts. I for one, do not expect it to be perfect, it will be their .0 release, .0 releases are never perfect, but the fact that their taking on the challenge alone, speaks volumes. I suspect that they didn't realize the uphill battle they were taking on in pursuing this venue, but imagine a machine equal to or better then the Equinox in a high quality, lightweight physical package like Nokta (aka Makro) has released with the Multi Kruzer, Anfibio and now Simplex. I don't complain as most do about the physical package on the Equinox not being up to par, mainly because I'm VERY happy with it's performance, price point and the fact that it's water proof, plus for the first time in the history of Minelab they listened to their consumer audience and finally, made it lightweight. It's good enough, and there's plenty of after market shaft packages to perfect it if you choose. The great thing about the Nokta machines is that starting with the Kruzers, they built a great physical package right out of the gate, and if they can nail their SMF design, with their great physical packaging and keep the weight down, it'll be a homerun IMO. I use to route for FTP, but having seen nothing innovative from them for years aside from marketing spin, I gave up on them. Along came Nokta and I have been nothing but impressed by them listening to us, the customer, world class customer service, and constant improvements. Believe me, I'm not a fanboy, if I buy a machine and it doesn't work or has issues, I will voice my opinion, and thus far, for the most part, my opinion about Nokta/Makro has been quite positive. Their machines covering the same ground as many other top level machines used by both myself and some of the best detectorists on the west coast, have just performed. So with that said, I'm really looking forward to their SMF, sure the Simplex will likely be a great detector for the paltry price point, but I cannot wait to see what the SMF brings to the table. BTW given the Simplex, perhaps the SMF should be called the Duplex, Triplex or some derivative of that based on the amount of frequencies in play :)
    1 point
  20. Does not count unless you have video or you read on the internet lol. Guess it is true i read it on the net.
    1 point
  21. Gerry, I have alluded to this invisible gold on other threads before. I didn't tell people where I learned it or where I saw it but I said that a GPZ or any other PI doesn't see it all! Did you make a video of this? Mitchel
    1 point
  22. Marc, I appreciate the kind words and this forum sure would enjoy seeing more of your posts/finds. Many of the followers don't know your detector background, but I'll assure them you know gold detectors and have found your share and then some. It is so hard for some very successful detector operators to step away from their tried/true gold grabbers...but at the same time, you miss out on the improvements of new detectors and sometimes technologies. Glad you are enjoying the Gold Monster 1000, as it is a really great tool and much easier than many of our old school days. Peg, You too were hesitant at 1st and now look at you and what you can do with a Monster. Sure wish you'd take that EQ-800 out of the box and do a side by side. Maybe invite me this fall and we'll devirginize the 800. Thanks for your support all these years. JW, If I keep looking at your photos of the EQ-800 and them tiny bits (which shows your skill and bragging rights- well earned), I think it is easy for me to stop selling the other VLF detectors. You are a master my friend and keep it up. Anyone wanting a GM-1000 before the price goes up on Aug. 15th., call me and we'll get one to you. As always, we also offer the VET 15% discount. Gerry's Detectors in Boise Idaho 208-345-8898. Thanks, Gerry
    1 point
  23. Actually I am not saying it is not true. I am saying the source is unreliable and I pay no attention to stuff from them as being anything more than click bait in most cases. They also do post lots of accurate stuff after the fact, but the track record on early release information is very poor. So make what you want of that. I try to keep information on this website as accurate as possible. That means I only trust official sources for any information I post on the site as the last thing I ever want to do is spread inaccurate information. It flies directly in the face of why I created the site. That’s why I have a knee jerk reaction about this sort of stuff. It’s click bait and I understand why they do it because click bait pays. But I don’t like engaging in that sort of thing personally and really don’t like spreading it via this website. Note I don’t care per se if other people post it as you have, but I will 99% of the time speak up to let other people know that in my opinion it is unreliable information. In this case if it’s not coming right from Minelab, I would ignore it and wait until they decide to let the cat out of the bag. The bottom line is I work hard to make this website one of the very first places people will ever find accurate information as it appears.
    1 point
  24. For the most part all my permissions or sites that i have detected on over the years are pretty mild mineral content,i do almost all my detecting just north of roman Londinium and never really have any major issues ground mineral wise,but i/we have access to a roman trading villa sites that has been detected for i guess just over 12 years,this sites was a active roman trading site for 400 years,so the amount of coinage that has been found with detectors without exaggerating must be approaching a 5 figure amount its been that prolific. Only trouble with this site the ground is basically just like black sand from the beach,very highly mineralised but just natural occurrence and not man made,the only machines that will really work on the site and produce finds is multi freq VLF and Pulse machines ,the current king and will be ongoing is the Equinox,and also CTX and Etrac's. This one of unique site is possibly the hardest site that i have detected,but it still keep producing finds on a regular basis even after all these years.
    1 point
  25. In general lower than AZ but that really does not mean anything. I have been in low mineral ground here and moved a mile and been in bad hot rocks. It simply depends exactly where you are. People also forget salt mineralization can mess you up even more than magnetic sand and plenty of NV locations are loaded with salt. Ok when bone dry and near undetectable when wet.
    1 point
  26. The GPX 4500 was long ago superseded by the GPX 5000. In fact the 4500 was officially discontinued but then later reintroduced as a lower price alternative to the 5000 and perhaps as a counter to the Garrett ATX which came out around then. If you want a 4500 new with warranty, it would be time to buy before they are gone. I assume the GPX 5000 will continue to be available. I would not expect prices on remaining 4500s to change but once they are gone perhaps the GPX 5000 will be reduced in price. Or not. With Minelab you never know, they may increase the price! https://www.detectorprospector.com/forums/topic/5765-4500-vs-5000/
    1 point
  27. Here's the original paper: https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/1270/pdf/PP1270_508.pdf It's worth noting that the map shows iron concentrations totalled over all chemical forms, not just the insidious (to detectorists and other gold recoverers) magnetite. From Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_ore Although iron is the fourth-most abundant element in the Earth's crust, comprising about 5%, the vast majority is bound in silicate or more rarely carbonate minerals (for more information, see iron cycle). The thermodynamic barriers to separating pure iron from these minerals are formidable and energy intensive, therefore all sources of iron used by human industry exploit comparatively rarer iron oxide minerals, primarily hematite. Thus magnetite isn't even the most abundant oxide of iron. (Hematite is only weakly ferromagnetic. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hematite#Magnetism) I bring all this up because the Fe3O4 (magnetite) scales on the Fisher F75 and Fisher Gold Bug show iron concentrations considerably less (by roughly a factor of 10) than those in the map Skokum included above. The detectors actually measure magnetic susceptibility but the results are reported in Fe3O4 equivalent units. (See: http://www.fisherlab.com/hobby/davejohnson/DavesGoldbook-reders.pdf especially pages 12-13 and 24-26.)
    1 point
  28. There was no reason to put the ATX in the Recon housing. The option existed up front to use the Infinium housing and they went with the Recon housing instead. My theory is the Recon never was a real winner either so they wanted to try and get the sunk costs out of the housing development by sticking a consumer detector in a military housing. Even the water hunters have lost enthusiasm for the ATX due to never ending issues with the rods locking up from sand intrusion and cable deterioration issues that Garrett seems to never address. I actually loved mine for saltwater use since it is stout and is nearly neutral in weight underwater but when my last one flooded (was replaced under warranty) I lost faith in the unit. I am convinced the ATX packaged properly could actually have given Minelab some decent low end competition and would have sold much better in the nugget detecting world, where it has now all but been forgotten. For the company that really helped launch electronic prospecting Garrett’s complete lack of interest in getting serious about gold detecting has always puzzled me. I tried to work with them but when it came to the area they most need to listen to someone like me about (practical prospecting ergonomics) they completely ignored me. When asked I said the Infinium housing, even with it’s own issues that need work (the rod sucks) would be preferable for the ATX. Not what they wanted to hear obviously, and to this day one of my greatest failures as a consumer advocate. Garrett so far refuses to make the Garrett LTX and until they do I will never touch another Garrett detector with a ten foot pole. It does not need to look like the unit below but under 4 lbs and under $2K should be no challenge at all for Garrett... if they simply cared to try. Garrett LTX Prototype 4.73 perfectly balanced pounds including 8 AA NiMH batteries Control box can be moved forward and back to re-balance for larger coils Control box removable and can be chest or hip mounted Employs standard inexpensive cable type coil options PBSRP* $1999 Construction thread with more rod options here *PBSRP - Prototype Builder Suggested Retail Price before discounts. No, I'm not building any more and not selling these!
    1 point
  29. Well, we do have a detector now that beats the price part of the challenge and comes close on the weight. The Interfacion QED PL2 at 4.4 lbs and under US$2000. And potentially in the running the upcoming Fisher Impulse that will beat on weight at an estimated 3.9 lbs but may be slightly over in price. First up is a beach hunting version but a dry land nugget hunter is supposed to follow soon after. So a short list of possible options now or in the near future: White’s TDI SL Special Edition 3.3 lbs $1049 Interfacion QED PL2 4.4 lbs AUD$1850 Fisher Impulse 3.9 lbs? $2500? I am seriously irritated with Garrett now and swear I will never buy another Garrett metal detector unless they come out with a light weight version of the ATX. To continue to hobble a very good PI circuit with a waterproof 7 lb housing (for desert use?) and the overpriced heavy rod/coil combos borders on “metal detector criminal negligence” at this point. Whoever is running the show at Garrett these days needs to get a clue.
    1 point
  30. Over the last few days the beaches have been building up and the tides getting shorter but i have had some more success even if it was limited in the areas i search . I used my ET on these occasions due to needing very good target info and not having time to dig all the trash which i know is trash . On the 6 the August i only found £15.34p and another coin . I was back to work for a few days then i went on this last Saturday night after work for a few hours and found over a mile stretch £39.46p and a Silver ring and 1 Euro 60 Cents and a US 5 Cent and not long before i finished a 18k 3g Gold ring . Thats 10 for the year so far and 6 with the ET / 4 with the Nox (including 1 return + 1 Platinum return by the ET too) . Last night "12 August " i went again but the weather was not as good with rain coming but i stayed for the time i needed and found another £33.12p and a Spirits flask which i have cleaned out and will keep . So far on 50 trips i have had £1254 and Pence , 1 Platinum (returned) , 10 Gold (1 returned) and 33 Silver rings and a few other Silvers including 3 Chains . This may sound a lot but in years gone by the amount would have been twice as much in coinage by now . The cashless society has killed the fresh losses mostly and i will be lucky to find even this total in future . There is a lot of old stuff still about and that is what i will look for when its about . But as you see from the pictures i am finding little fresh finds . Thank goodness Gems cant go Gemless ! I hope. My next trip might be Wednesday or next Sunday.
    1 point
  31. From the Minelab Knowledge Base Article at https://www.minelab.com/__files/f/254884/KBA_26-1 GPZ 7000 Tips for Better Ground Balance.pdf "A ‘dust iron’ toroid suitable for the HF frequency band (e.g.1–30MHz with an initial permeability of between 6 and 10) has been carefully selected. It is recommended to use this specific Minelab accessory, only. Alternate ferrites may significantly degrade ground balance quality." Note the words "recommended" and "may". Not trying to knock Doc but I would only use the Minelab ferrite personally.
    1 point
  32. Nokta/Makro has flat out said multifrequency is next and that it will be in the Simplex housing. So far they have been doing single frequency and doing it well, but it will take the leap to multifrequency and PI to take them to the next level. At that point lots of people who are still ignoring them will have to perk up and pay attention. To a certain extent they have simply been doing what I expected the Chinese to do for a long time. Ground balancing PI and multifrequency are higher level product though. Garrett has no multifrequency and First Texas has been years without any PI at all. That is what makes White's more disappointing from my perspective - they have had both TDI and V3i for a long time but instead of doing the OBVIOUS and taking the existing tech and making it into the smaller 21st type units we crave, they stood pat with their big box design far past the time when those designs have gone by the wayside. There are sound reasons why the big box White's makes sense from a certain perspective. I mean heck, I liked my old rotary dial phone because I always knew where it was! But times change and expectations with them, and the fact is those big box designs are starting to really look like dinosaurs compared to something like an Equinox or Simplex. I cannot imagine a younger person used to a cell phone wanting to show his friends a new MXT. The part many people miss is that these new detector in a sealed pod designs are easy to crank out at low cost in a modern production facility. White's is still essentially hand building detectors in a very old facility. That one thing alone means they are in a real bind right now compared to outfits leveraging 21st century designs and manufacturing processes. I've got a real soft spot for White's so people may mistake my words as criticism... it really is frustration on my part for wanting U.S. companies to succeed and feeling like they are clueless. Typical arrogance more likely; they have always thought they have known better than their customers what their customers want. Fisher and CZ is another example of sitting pat with an ancient analog design instead of translating to a new digital version. I very much like DigsAlot comment as regards Minelab and their arrogance for the same reason. They have had the tech lead for so long it has let them build some amazingly clunky product and basically just expect people to not only suck it up but praise them for it. There is not a serious water user out there that does not almost completely rebuild an Excalibur into what it needs to be instead of what it is out of the box. That's just one example in a long list of ergonomic nightmares from down under. But Equinox at least shows that maybe that tide has turned. We will see.
    1 point
  33. Dang it. I have a hard enough time understanding proper Kiwi and Australian and now I have to learn to speak Ethiopian? Whites, Garrett, Fischer--- where are you?
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  34. Chase, I agree with you except I think that Nokta/Makro detectors have surpassed the AT series so even at a reduced price the AT line won't support Garrett much longer.
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  35. Easy answer. Look at machines like a Gold Bug Pro or Fisher F19 and tell me what you think it actually costs to manufacture one. Might not be the Simplex is priced low but that we have been charged a lot for too long and think that’s the way it should be. It costs no more to make a $499 F19 than it does a $219 F22. You are paying for features, not manufacturing costs. They were actually charging $799 for the F19 not too long ago. First Texas in particular was playing that game of selling the same detectors that you can buy as a Bounty Hunter or a Fisher but changing the rod or maybe just the decal and charging you extra by calling it a Teknetics detector. Literally charging for the brand name. Looks like Teknetics is now morphing into their factory direct discount brand. We have been supporting really, really nice profit margins that are now getting competition. Finally. Thanks Nokta/Makro!
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  36. Great gold, congrats! Completely agree with you on the Monster. It is fun, easy to use and super sensitive to small gold. My son uses a Gold Bug II, he loves it, and we have a lot of fun teasing one another on which detector is best. At the end of the day though we both agree that both detectors are really good at what they do and having both in the field, working areas together, we're getting the benefits of two of the best VLF gold detectors out there.
    1 point
  37. I too was a diehard GB2 fan when I got my Monster from Gerry when they came out....now the poor Bug sits lonely in the shed while the Monster gets out to play! Great little detector.....and a VERY nice collection of nuggets you got there!
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  38. Still raining after all these months? I suspect then there is ground saturation down at least a foot. When I was there it was very wet and there were puddles all over Bendigo and a few other places but you could dig down 4 inches and be into dry dirt that was dusty. You've had a pretty good go at it. I suspect you can't stay much longer unless you get Reg a different vehicle. He said people watch where he goes and they would soon be on to you and your gold. Mitchel
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  39. That’s an excellent point strick. We are all individuals and different machines just “click” one way or another. The truth really is that a skilled detectorist can make finds with many different detectors. I was doing great years ago before any of these detectors existed, and if all I could have was a $400 detector I would still do well. Good locations and effort along with knowing whatever detector you have is the real key to success, not any one “magic stick”. True story but the thing I like most about the Deus is the hand grip. That machine is extremely comfortable for me. And the way it just compacts down so easily. The Equinox hand grip took time for my hand to get used to. It was uncomfortable at first. Now my hand has adjusted with use (they actually do) and it’s a non-issue for me, but I know Deus users that tried Equinox and went right back to Deus just over that one factor. It’s the little things that often matter once you get to the point where any one of a dozen machines will work. In my case though I have been trying for decades to get to where I could use just one detector for everything and Equinox being waterproof out of box puts me in that camp, all other things being equal. I do like to get in the water now and then and have no interest in the Deus waterproofing kit. Again, that’s just me, but it’s things like that where many people make decisions and the scales tip one way or the other. In a way the Equinox radically changed my detecting life. I have been trying multiple machines per year for the last 20 years and never had less than a half dozen and often many more. With Equinox I finally became satisfied. It’s not perfect but for me it hit “good enough” across the board. Good enough for coins. Good enough for jewelry. Good enough for relics. Good enough for gold prospecting. Good enough for water detecting. There are specialized machines that can edge it in certain area, like Deus in dense iron or maybe Gold Bug 2 on the tiniest of tiny bits. But across the board for somebody that wants to do it all with one detector? It’s the one for me until a better one comes out. I still have a few machines sitting around just because I have not gotten rid of them yet, but doubt they will see much if any use before they go since I always grab the 800. The only one I have to keep is the V3i and that is simply because it runs my Bigfoot coil. It’s not the machine... I almost prefer the DFX really, but the coil that keeps it in the collection. I am boycotting PI (or GPZ) type machines until somebody makes what I want. The PI models are all 20th century units and most are ergonomic messes or too low power. The GPZ costs too much, weighs too much, and Minelab dropped the ball on coils. Price I can bend on but I’m done supporting detectors that need harnesses with my purchasing dollars. Once I get that machine, if ever, I am pretty much done. It will be nice when I get done weeding and cleaning house. I have had a large area devoted to metal detecting and prospecting gear for the last 40 years. Soon it will all fit in a closet or a trunk. Far better for my downsizing lifestyle!
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  40. Since this was posted, I have determined that most of these hits are a reaction to the ground. Specifically, the wave patterns in the sand. They are gone when the coil sweeps away the little ridges and do not give a signal in Field 2. Have seen this with several VLF's in a few lakes here.
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  41. Gary Blackwell done another great video on the ORX In wet beach sand . The video is posted on the Skill School with all the others. Chuck
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  42. As a proponent of detectorprospector.com, you won't be disappointed with that aspect. ?
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  43. Andy never came back to report his book is now available for purchase! $19.95 on eBay with free shipping $24.95 on Amazon with free shipping If you have never read one of Andy's books.... they are truly superb. Extremely professional with high quality graphics and solid information.
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  44. Glad to be of some help to a few folks! Just before I got my second ATX I purchased a coil support/stabilizer bracket on eBay for $30. I am sure a person could make something also. I have not used it yet but figured it would be a good investment for surf detecting. The sling that comes with the ATX does not get much respect but it is not half bad and the price is right. I like that it is small enough to just stuff in a pocket. All it really needs is extra padding where it cuts across your shoulder. It only works well on flat ground since there is no easy way to adjust the length. For full days on end of swinging a Minelab Pro-Swing is a good investment especially in uneven terrain. Another alternative I have been using is a Camelback style rucksack with a bungee off one shoulder.
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