Steve Herschbach

Yeah, if there is any serious money to be made with this baby, it will be in the gold prospecting market. Rumor had it an 8” coil was being used on the prospecting prototype. I sure hope so, and that it is compatible with the beach version. That would be a dream to swing with the reduced nose weight.

I agree. I see it as a niche detector (pulse induction) in a niche market (beach detecting). And maybe this detector has been promised for so many years it's impossible to get anyone all that excited anymore. It definitely fell into the "I'll believe it when I see it" void.

Fisher Impulse AQ Data & Reviews Not everyone needs to wait for reports from others to decide they want a new detector. Me, I take a look at the specs, and if it appears to have what I want I get it and give it a spin. I'm jaded enough to know that any new detector will not be radically different than anything I have already used for years, and in that I am rarely disappointed. I'm mainly after better ergonomics that performs up to levels I am used to, that's all. I've been bitching for a detector like the Impulse AQ for years, and at 4.2 lbs and I assume in the right price ballpark I'm all in for getting one as soon as I can lay hands on one. As a buyer, not as a tester/reviewer. The Impulse AQ will be a radical improvement over my long departed 7 lb Garrett ATX. Is there anyone else with enough faith in this detector to buy one without needing a bunch of user reviews? I'm just curious who the innovators and early adopters out there might be?

Not exactly setting Facebook on fire with 18 comments. There is an older private Facebook group for the detector with 79 members and 11 posts in the last 30 days. A little bit of posting going on at Dankowski forum, almost nothing anywhere else that I can find.

A post I made 11 years ago.... https://www.findmall.com/threads/whites-official-audio-volume-fix.127081/post-802630

Either sale over or they got called out on it. Heck of a buy while it lasted!

Greetings Felix, welcome to the forum!

Well, all I can say is that if I got another TDI I would have to get a mono coil to go with it. Either the Sadie or White’s Aussie 7.5” in my case. 99% of all SD, GP, and GPX compatible coils will run on the TDI https://www.detectorprospector.com/forums/topic/1062-minelab-pi-coil-on-whites-tdi/ https://www.detectorprospector.com/forums/topic/3534-minelab-coil-on-whites-tdi/ Whether they run well or not is another story. The only ones I’m willing to vouch for are White’s made coils for the TDI. Everything else a person is on their own. The links have the details.

Well, the question has to be what are you trying to achieve? Any detector that allowed you to pick the actual frequencies would have to be carefully designed to use that mix of frequencies together, in advance, by design. You can’t just toss stuff together and expect it to work. This is what Equinox weighting is all about. Now I see a new marketing ploy in the making. It’s not Park 1, it’s 5+15 mode. Park 2 could be 5+20 mode, Beach 2 could be 5+10 mode. All sorts of combos you could pick from to give the illusion of control. Or extend the illusion further. Pick 5 kHz and 10 kHz and the unit goes to Beach 2, but in your mind you’ve done something extra special by selecting the frequencies. But you did not and can’t. Only the engineers get to do that. All you are talking about is a different user interface that would offer the illusion of control. PS I made those combos up. The V3i question already answered. One of three, or all three at once. Unlike these models that blend it all together into one number, the V3i shows you the target response at each frequency independently and simultaneously. Cool stuff. But ultimately all that extra info kind of boils down to “it sounds good, dig it.” A person can fall into paralysis by analysis with the V3i.

Except for the Steve Moore interview where he says "future models will be a slow process". Maybe Christmas? Maybe next year?

I just added two links at my post above for you to reference and read.

Save your money, there is no such detector made. Realistic Depth Limits For Metal Detectors About Long Range Locators The short answer is coin size targets can only be found to depths of about two feet maximum, usually less. A bronze pot perhaps 6-7 feet. A buried chest perhaps 10 - 15 feet. It is all about the size of the target, small targets at short range, larger targets to greater range. Very small targets like small gold nuggets may be detected at only a few inches at best. Having a large quantity of small items scattered in the ground does not make them easier to detect... they each are single targets that do not add up unless so close as to be in electrical contact with each other. A clay pot packed full of coins will detect better than a single coin, but not as well as if you melted them into a solid lump. Anyone claiming 1/4 mile or more is looking to part you from your money and give you nothing in return but promises.

First time the guy ever ran the machine, not like they have it all down pat. If you could customize frequency mixes this would be a far more sophisticated and therefore more expensive machine. You are doing that by choosing different modes with Equinox, but they don’t identify the exact mix to the user.

No, he selected 15, then 20, then went to multifrequency. You rotate through the options just like on Equinox. 15 and 20 just come up first on the menu, you are not presetting anything as far as the multi mode. There are two different multi modes to choose from, regular and salt.

That would be the land management agency that oversees whatever land you are looking at. BLM and Forest Service primarily. There is no one statewide agency or permit, and even each Forest would need to be contacted separately. BLM Arizona might be a good place to start. You will probably be told it is a Notice level activity. Some people would dispute that, but I’m staying out of that one.

My bet is on the MF5 being the mine detector. With five key products coming I’d also not be surprised to see new coin and gold detectors. Minelab is in a roll, could be their biggest product intro ever. Exciting times for the metal detector industry!

I’m glad you got your pinpointer back Mark. I’m still using my F-Pulse Mark I for just over two years now and have never had an issue with it. Must have got lucky I guess as I bought one of the very first retail models I could find when it came out. Got a lot of hours on it, it’s been to England twice, I’m definitely happy with it. I still have my Carrot and like it a lot also, but I just always seem to grab the F-Pulse. Like you say, just that little bit of extra punch in my ground.

Yup, people do tend to assume Gold Bug 2! No, this detector is from before there was such a beast.

In case nobody noticed, this is the first time that First Texas has ever officially acknowledged that this detector even existed. The company has carefully avoided that until now, giving themselves an out until the last minute to walk away from the project. So this is a sure sign now that management is 100% on board with moving forward to production and sales to the public.

No coils other than the coils made specifically for this detector will work with it. I have no idea when it will be possible to get one in Bulgaria. Most Fisher dealers in the U.S. are not allowed to sell outside the U.S., so the first step would be to find a dealer that is authorized to sell in Bulgaria. With Fisher launching a new Facebook page, etc., their first actual official recognition of this machine even existing, I suspect machines will be for sale in the next 90 days if not sooner.

Excellent finds, beats out my mornings 1948 Wheatie for sure!

Yes, DD coils work better over a wider range of conditions than concentric coils, which is why nearly all top end detectors come with DD coils. Concentrics have advantages like better bottle cap handling and good performance on milder ground. They are cheaper to make so seen more often on inexpensive detectors.

No, don't do that. Adding your thumbs up is important... numbers count. I just wanted to post links for further information, that's all. I do that a lot here.

Was posted by Steve Moore of Garrett... “Here's a compilation of some recent field testing with the Garrett ACE Apex metal detector. Most of this is urban testing in North Texas with several field tester friends (Rusty, Wes, and Shawn) plus a little digging with George "KG" Wyant in Kansas. I run through a few of the settings and show some of our early finds. We all test changing the channels so four Apex units all set on Multi-Frequency can hunt in close proximity. Stay tuned, because some of these field testers will probably release their own videos (better quality no doubt!) in the weeks ahead. Note: we were not out to show deep digging. People will test that later when released. But we did avoid digging a lot of trash on these extremely trashy home sites. Thanks to KG and his buddies for getting permission to keep the well pump relic!“

Thanks for the new report. All the other reports on the forum have been good. I think I may get one myself for my 24K and TRP detectors.