Steve Herschbach

I always enjoys seeing the unique and interesting finds you make. Thanks for posting!

This used to be the only Nokta/Makro Forum on this website. However, I recently created several subforums for popular models and moved the content that was here to them. From now on this forum will be for Nokta or Makro subjects not specifically covered in these other forums. Either newer models, pinpointers, or other misc subjects. Nokta Legend Forum Nokta Simplex Forum Nokta Pulse Induction Forum (Temporary name for now) Nokta Anfibio & Makro Kruzer Forum Nokta Impact Forum Makro Racer Forum Nokta FORS Forum

New Member Signup - Click Here! Lost Password - Click Here! Forum Tips & Tricks Advanced Search Tag List/Index Welcome to the Nokta FORS Forum! This includes the Nokta FORS Gold, Gold+, CoRe, Relic, and FORS Tech models. Anything remotely related to the subject may be posted here. Forums for other subjects may be found here. The main goal here - to inform and educate. Please keep threads and posts on topic. Off topic posts may be moved or deleted without warning. The main goal of the forum is to share information. If you see something interesting on another forum or anywhere else, please link to it. The only goal here is to inform and anything interesting or informative is not only allowed but desired as long as it is on topic. While visiting this forum please act as if you are visiting my home. Treat others with decency and respect. Politics is not strictly prohibited but limit it to items of concern such as public meeting notices, comment periods, etc. No detector wars - every detector serves a purpose for somebody. For general editorial purposes this forum is treated as if it is a magazine. Do not place ads for your detector or equipment for sale here. That is only allowed in the Classifieds and is only for participating members - read the rules. A note about the Google Ads - I know we all hate ads but they pay for the website. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. All I can do is to promise not to go overboard with them. Special Note To Dealers - Dealers are welcome here, with minimal guidelines. Please read My Policy Regarding Dealers If you have problems logging in or any other issues while on the forum send me a Personal Message (PM). Information on other general forum use and features can be found here. Steve Herschbach

New Member Signup - Click Here! Lost Password - Click Here! Forum Tips & Tricks Advanced Search Tag List/Index Welcome to the Nokta Simplex Forum! This includes the Nokta/Makro Simplex+ and the Nokta Simplex Lite, Simplex BT, Simplex Ultra. Anything remotely related to the subject may be posted here. Forums for other subjects may be found here. The main goal here - to inform and educate. Please keep threads and posts on topic. Off topic posts may be moved or deleted without warning. The main goal of the forum is to share information. If you see something interesting on another forum or anywhere else, please link to it. The only goal here is to inform and anything interesting or informative is not only allowed but desired as long as it is on topic. While visiting this forum please act as if you are visiting my home. Treat others with decency and respect. Politics is not strictly prohibited but limit it to items of concern such as public meeting notices, comment periods, etc. No detector wars - every detector serves a purpose for somebody. For general editorial purposes this forum is treated as if it is a magazine. Do not place ads for your detector or equipment for sale here. That is only allowed in the Classifieds and is only for participating members - read the rules. A note about the Google Ads - I know we all hate ads but they pay for the website. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. All I can do is to promise not to go overboard with them. Special Note To Dealers - Dealers are welcome here, with minimal guidelines. Please read My Policy Regarding Dealers If you have problems logging in or any other issues while on the forum send me a Personal Message (PM). Information on other general forum use and features can be found here. Steve Herschbach

VX3 and V3i are the same detector, except the VX3 has fewer advanced tuning options. That’s not to say it does not have plenty and the truth is the ones missing were not used by most people anyway.

Looks like I need to update that. Shows how much they have added.

I have owned so many top heavy detectors in my time that it really does not rise even to the level of annoyance to me. Almost all the "pods on a straight stick" designs tend to fall over. In half the terrain I am in it's steep enough or rocky enough even the best balanced detectors tip or roll over. So while I prefer a stable detector it kind of ends up being a shrug my shoulders type of thing.

I got this White's version right before Garrett came out with theirs. Same coil but the Garrett is black. Long story short it never got used, click or double-click on photos for closeup view. The coil does not have a scuff cover included. The Garrett ones sell for $165 new shipped via Priority Mail Flat Rate. You can have this one for only $99 shipped. I only sell and ship to PayPal verified address accounts. Thanks for looking.

price reduced from $329 shipped to $299 shipped

price reduced from $190 shipped to $150 shipped

One of the biggest problems I had with the original Gold Monster was the heavy screw together rod. Honestly, what a piece of junk. It tended to unscrew unless put together with vide grips. No telescoping feature, just slide pod up and down rod and let excess stick out under your elbow. It was the first thing I ditched, setting my Gold Monster 1000 up with an old rod I had sitting around from a GPX 5000. The new Minelab Gold Monster 2000 will feature a telescoping rod assembly that looks like it came from the Manticore, with a couple differences. The most important is that the upper sections are carbon fiber, but Minelab avoided the issues seen with the Manticore and used a non-conductive lower rod this time. Smart move that, mandatory with a hot gold detector. The other main difference is the arm rest is still the slide over double bolt version used on the Gold Monster 1000, instead of the quick adjust type seen on Manticore. I guess I can understand the reasoning here even if I am not excited by it. They no doubt want to keep the setup such that alternate rods can easily be used. The Gold Monster 1000 came with a coil adapter that allowed a person to literally use a broomstick as a rod in an emergency, and I bet the Gold Monster 2000 includes the same adapter for the same reason. Long story short swapping out a new rod or using alternative rods will be super easy with this setup. And the telescoping rod is massive quality of life improvement over the Gold Monster 1000, no doubt about that. Minelab Gold Monster 2000 - New carbon fiber telescoping rod assembly with non-conductive lower rod Latest Gold Monster 2000 News & Information

New Member Signup - Click Here! Lost Password - Click Here! Forum Tips & Tricks Advanced Search Tag List/Index Welcome to the Makro Racer Forum! This includes the Makro Racer, Gold Racer, and Racer 2 models. Anything remotely related to the subject may be posted here. Forums for other subjects may be found here. The main goal here - to inform and educate. Please keep threads and posts on topic. Off topic posts may be moved or deleted without warning. The main goal of the forum is to share information. If you see something interesting on another forum or anywhere else, please link to it. The only goal here is to inform and anything interesting or informative is not only allowed but desired as long as it is on topic. While visiting this forum please act as if you are visiting my home. Treat others with decency and respect. Politics is not strictly prohibited but limit it to items of concern such as public meeting notices, comment periods, etc. No detector wars - every detector serves a purpose for somebody. For general editorial purposes this forum is treated as if it is a magazine. Do not place ads for your detector or equipment for sale here. That is only allowed in the Classifieds and is only for participating members - read the rules. A note about the Google Ads - I know we all hate ads but they pay for the website. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. All I can do is to promise not to go overboard with them. Special Note To Dealers - Dealers are welcome here, with minimal guidelines. Please read My Policy Regarding Dealers If you have problems logging in or any other issues while on the forum send me a Personal Message (PM). Information on other general forum use and features can be found here. Steve Herschbach

I think it was 2000 - 2018

Yup, very old thread, deleted the links.

Great little transmitter, works with almost anything. Cable extenders in various lengths can make for cleaner positioning depending on the device.