These are "how to" or explanatory guides on metal detecting and gold prospecting themes written by Steve Herschbach. Many were written in response to questions asked on this websites forum. Each article focuses on a single subject and they are meant to be relatively short but cover the topic well. There is information both for beginners plus advanced topics for the pros.
Metal Detecting
- Steve's Guide to Headphones for Metal Detecting
- Steve's Guide to Metal Detectors with Reliable Target ID Numbers
- Steve’s Guide to How Deep Metal Detectors Can Go
- Steve’s Guide to VLF Metal Detectors and “More Depth”
- Steve's Guide to Metal Detector Search Coil Compatibility
- Steve's Guide to VLF Concentric vs DD Search Coils
- Steve's Guide to "Search Coils Are Not Antenna"
- Steve's Guide to Variations in Coil Performance
- Steve's Guide to Threshold Autotune, SAT & V/SAT
- Steve's Guide to Metal Detector Mixed Modes
- Steve's Guide to Detecting Gold Jewelry Versus Aluminum
- Steve’s Guide to Why Detecting Thin Gold Chains Is Difficult
- Steve's Guide to Detecting Tiny Gold Jewelry In Saltwater
- Steve's Guide to Multifrequency Metal Detectors
- Steve’s Guide to Metal Detector Discrimination Basics
- Steve's Guide to Target Masking Differences Euro vs U.S.
- Steve’s Guide to Why Weak Non-Ferrous Targets Read As Ferrous
- Steve's Guide to Why Some Ferrous Reads Non-Ferrous
- Steve's Guide to Waterproof VLF Metal Detectors
- Steve's Guide to Beach Detecting For Gold Prospectors
- Steve’s Guide To Why Detecting Tiny Gold In A Bottle Is Difficult
- Steve's Guide to VLF vs PI Depth Difference
- Steve's Guide to Pulse Induction Ground Balance
- Steve's Guide to Pulse Induction Discrimination
- Steve's Guide to Ground Balancing PI and "The Hole"
- Steve's Guide to Long Range Locators (LRLs)
- Steve's Guide to Beach Detecting For Gold Prospectors
- Steve's Guide to the Fisher CZ
- Steve's Guide to Fisher Gold Bug Models
- Steve's Guide to Differences Between Minelab SD, GP, & GPX
- Steve's Guide to Minelab GPX Timings
- Steve's Guide to Ground Tracking As A Filter
- Steve's Guide to White's Goldmaster Models
- Steve's Guide to White's Electronics GMT versus MXT
- Steve's Guide to White's TDI Coin Settings
- Steve's Guide to Rebuilding The White's GMT
- Metal Detector Database with User Reviews
Prospecting
- Steve's Guide to How to Pan for Gold
- Steve's Guide to Suction Gold Dredges
- Steve's Guide to Where To Prospect For Gold
- Steve’s Guide to Getting A Mining Job In Alaska
- Gold Prospecting Research Material For Alaska
- Steve’s Guide to Metal Detecting for Gold Nuggets
- Steve's Guide to Gold Nugget Detectors
- Steve's Guide to a Brief History of Gold Nugget Detectors
- Steve's Guide to Gold Nugget Target ID Numbers
- Steve’s Guide to Glaciers & Gold
- Steve’s Guide To Detecting Gold In Quartz Rock & Mine Dumps
- Steve's Guide to Finding Gold Veins With A Metal Detector
- Steve’s Guide to Nugget Detecting Kits
General
- Other Metal Detecting & Prospecting Websites
- Steve's Guide to Successful Rock Tumbling
- Metal Detecting & Prospecting Library
- Catalogs, Brochures, User Guides, & Owner's Manuals
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