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Is There A Clear Winner In Nox Waterproof Headphones
Steve Herschbach replied to Dig It's topic in Minelab Equinox Forum
Why not just link to it? I got a pair of Tony Eisenhower's but have not tried them yet. -
Version 1968
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Principal Gold Producing Districts of the United States by A. H. Koschmann and M. H. Bergendahl (USGS) 1968 USGS Professional Paper 610, 30.66 MB pdf file, 290 pages A description of the geology, mining history, and production of the major gold-mining districts in 21 states. Gold Panning, Sluicing, Dredging, Drywashing Forum -
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Tesoro 2010 Metal Detector Information #22, 2.61 MB pdf file, 64 pages This detector catalog and field reviews is packed full of extra information that will be of interest to anybody who has or is thinking of getting a metal detector. Lots of good answers to basic questions. Tesoro Metal Detector Forum -
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Published by Graeme Stokes on Jan 22, 2019 - A brief introduction to try out the salt mode in the XP ORX metal detector using a 9 inch HF coil. I used the standard coin deep program. All you do the. Is hold down the # button for three seconds and your in salt mode. I wasn’t out for long and thought it was excellent, when I took salt mode off there was all sorts of feedback through the headphones. It definitely gets a thumbs up from me. Apologies for the dodgy camera work half way through!
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My First Find With My New Equinox 800
Steve Herschbach replied to Stratoax's topic in Minelab Equinox Forum
Welcome to the forum, and congrats on getting out and making your first finds with your new Equinox! ? -
Does The GM1000 Gold Monster Have Vco Audio?
Steve Herschbach replied to Desert Dawg's topic in Minelab Metal Detectors
Depends how technical you want to get. It is a scientific fact that the human ear can detect changes in volume and pitch easier than it can pick a faint noise out of a silent background. In total silence your brain will start making up sounds for you! So from a purely technical standpoint an ear finely tuned to a threshold has a better chance of hearing a tiny change in the threshold than hearing a faint signal against a silent background. That all depends on a persons individual hearing abilities and those abilities vary more and in more ways than we think. There is also practicality. If I tell you a threshold sound is better, but you HATE listening to a threshold sound, then your displeasure may override any tiny theoretical benefits to using the threshold. For me the threshold is telling me as much or more about the ground as the gold. On a manual ground balance machine changes in the threshold may indicate a neeed to ground balance. Since the Monster is locked in tracking at all times that issue is eliminated. The truth is for those not used to it, discerning the small threshold changes that mean gold from those that are just small ground variations can be quite challenging. It is all just noise. The Monster, since it is intended for people who have never seen let alone used a metal detector, went with silent search because it is easier to learn. From an absolute standpoint you can argue a threshold might have made the Monster better for some people. At the end of the day however all that matters is how well the Monster does versus some other detector. Most people seem pretty happy on that count. -
Does The GM1000 Gold Monster Have Vco Audio?
Steve Herschbach replied to Desert Dawg's topic in Minelab Metal Detectors
While it does have VCO audio as phrunt has mentioned the Monster does not have a threshold sound unlike most nugget detectors. Worth noting since some people prefer a threshold. I run the sensitivity on mine high enough signals start to break through creating a sort of false threshold but it’s not the same thing exactly. Long story short is the Monster is designed to be a silent search machine. -
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Placer Gold Deposits of Utah by Maureen G. Johnson (USGS) 1973 USGS Bulletin 1357, 1.94 MB pdf file, 32 pages A catalog of location, geology, and production, with lists of annotated references pertaining to the placer districts of Utah. Gold Panning, Sluicing, Dredging, Drywashing Forum -
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Placer Gold Deposits of New Mexico by Maureen G. Johnson (USGS) 1972 USGS Bulletin 1348, 3.17 MB pdf file, 50 pages A catalog of location, geology, and production, with lists of annotated references pertaining to the placer districts of New Mexico. Gold Panning, Sluicing, Dredging, Drywashing Forum -
Does The GM1000 Gold Monster Have Vco Audio?
Steve Herschbach replied to Desert Dawg's topic in Minelab Metal Detectors
Just to clarify. In metal detector land VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator) audio refers to audio that increases both in volume and pitch when approaching a target. So it is not just a low tone that turns into a louder low tone, but a low tone that turns into a louder, higher tone. This makes for a nice mellow threshold, but the detector will literally squeak intensely on strong targets. Nearly all VLF nugget detectors feature VCO audio. Most coin machines do not have it to the point where lots of coin hunters have no idea what VCO audio is. Example Minelab Equinox. Park, Field, and Beach Modes - no VCO audio. Both Gold Modes use VCO. Some people hate VCO. Some people like it so much Minelab has been getting requests for a VCO option in the non-Gold Modes on the Equinox. I love VCO audio. It's what makes the magical "Zip-Zip" sound on tiny gold nuggets. Long story short, phrunt is right, the Gold Monster does have VCO audio. But since he only mentioned volume it triggered my "long winded explanation" mode! -
Wow, nice haul!!
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Love the last photo - you are a gutsy guy Tom!!! Tom, I just want to say how much I appreciate your keeping some direct communication lines open via the forums. It is a shame that White's will lose your enthusiasm and energy but I am sure you are doing what is best for you and your family. Hopefully you won't be a stranger here going forward, but no matter what best wishes to you and yours for a bright future. Take care.
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The presence or absence of bears never changed how I detected, always used dual cup headphones. I never saw many at Chisana but they are just a fact of life everywhere in Alaska, especially in Interior. We ran bears out of camp at Moore Creek now and then. Plenty of them running around in the Sierra Nevadas also. As far as I am aware no person using a metal detector has ever been attacked by a bear. Anyway, bears don’t worry me much personally. Photo op. Do whatever you feel you need to do to be comfortable with the situation.
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I am glad you enjoyed the tale! Bears at Chisana are more a springtime tear up the cabins issue than anything. All those years up on the hill I can only recall seeing a bear at ground level once. Probably more than that but I have probably forgotten. In any case these are gold prospecting and metal detecting forums so there is no reason for me to get into bears unless they are pertinent to the story at hand. The only bear tales relating to Chisana and me are all about cleaning up cabins. Boring. In later days my goal was to get some decent bear photos which can be a challenge. Here is a shot I took of a grizzly just somewhere north of Whitehorse....
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Relics & Rings Published on Jan 21, 2019 - Going over the menus and setting on the Tarsacci to see how they affect a few targets in the ground.
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The White's XLT metal detector was introduced in 1994 as the Spectrum XLT. It was cosmetically refashioned as the XLT E-Series in 2001 and finally discontinued in 2010. The XLT is a 6.59 kHz VLF metal detector aimed primarily at coin, jewelry, and relic detecting. "XLT® is high-performance simplicity and versatility at it’s best. High tech treasure hunting is as easy as turning on the XLT® and selecting a Turn-on and Go! program. With 5 expertly-designed programs to choose from, you’ve got virtually every kind of hunting covered. It’s easy to enhance a program, too, for your particular hunting with one of 10 Basic Adjustments or even a Professional Option. Completely automatic or totally adjustable!" Source: White's 2006 catalog White's Spectrum XLT metal detector White's XLT control panel 5 Turn-on-and-Go! Programs - ready to hunt right out of the box. Completely automatic, professionally engineered for high performance. 10 Basic Adjustments Adjust every aspect of your hunting. Popular adjustments include Tone I.D., Silent Search, Fade Rate, Block Edit, and AutoTrac® Speed. 29 Pro Options Complete Visual Display. Target icons, VDI numbers and White’s exclusive SignaGraph® target signature. Flip the trigger and activate the depth screen. Automatic Ground Balance with AutoTrac®. Tracks and adjusts to changing grounds as you hunt. High Definition megapixel display. Powerful, waterproof 9 1/2” search coil. Slide-in Nicad Battery System. Up to 15 hrs. of power-packed hunting on one charge. Backup penlight pack also included. Two-year Parts and Labor Warranty. White's XLT Owner's Manual White's Metal Detector Forum
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I wish we could roll the clock back and have a do over George. I don’t think any of us realized how quickly the gold fields would play out. Compared to what was possible over twenty years ago we are now just chasing crumbs. JP must not have been impressed with the U.S. goldfields. I have lobbied him trying to get him to come back, but all he does is offer excuses about not wanting to run into bears and such!
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The Monster is $100 less with two coils and gets the job done with less fuss. If small gold nuggets is the sole reason for owning a detector why pay extra for capability you don't need, especially when predicated on the idea of spending $179 extra to get a small coil for the Equinox, driving the price difference even higher? GM1000 Vs Equinox Vs White’s 24k Minelab Gold Monster 1000 Data & Reviews Minelab Equinox 800 Data & Reviews
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The White's DFX was released in 2001 and replaced by the DFX 300 (same detector with larger coil) in 2008. The DFX series was discontinued in 2012. The DFX is a VLF metal detector aimed primarily at coin, jewelry, relic detecting, and saltwater beach detecting. The White's DFX is a multifrequency detector that can also run at one of two single frequencies: 3 kHz and 15 kHz. "Here it is. The finest all-around metal detector. DFX™ is simply unsurpassed in its ability to find treasure - older, deeper and smaller items that other detectors pass over. DFX™ brings together the ultimate combination of sophisticated microprocessor technology, and turn-on-and-go simplicity. You’re out and hunting right away, but there are dozens of adjustments available if you choose. White’s patented multifrequency method partners with the target I.D. you get only from DFX. “See through” minerals in the ground and detect coins, jewelry and relics other detectors miss. Hunt in 3 kHz or 15 kHz (the two best frequencies for finding treasure) or use both together for unequalled hunting. Choose Best Data and the DFX™ displays data from the most reliable frequency. Choose Correlate and questionable targets, including iron, are rejected. All happening automatically while you hunt! There are dozens of features that come together in the DFX™ to create the world’s best metal detector. It’s built on White’s proven digital platform, with the features that give you more flexibility to find it all!" Source: White's 2006 catalog White's DFX metal detector White's DFX control panel Multiple Frequency Operation. Hunt in 3 kHz, 15 kHz, or both frequencies simultaneously. BEST DATA analyzes and displays data from the most reliable frequency. Used for: Parks, beaches, yards and most other general hunting. Correlate compares both frequencies and displays target info. only when both frequencies “agree”. Used for: Homesteads and areas where nails and other iron are bothersome. 4 EEPROM hunting programs. Use these Pro-designed programs or erase them and create, name and store your own custom programs. DSF™ Digital Signal Filtration. Change your ground filtering - use 2 for quick response in high-trash areas or 3, 4, 5, up to 6 to optimize depth in mineralized grounds. Sweep Speed Adjust. Use higher settings to move quickly through an area with few targets, and lower settings when you want to move more slowly through areas where you need to get in between trash. Hot Rock Rejection. A complete accept/reject range. 9 Turn-on-and-Go! Programs - ready to hunt right out of the box. Completely automatic, professionally engineered for high performance. 10 Basic Adjustments and 34 Pro Options. Adjust every aspect of your hunting. Popular adjustments include Tone I.D., Sweep Speed, Silent Search, Fade Rate, Recovery Speed, Block Edit, and AutoTrac® Speed. Complete Visual Display. Target icons, VDI numbers and White’s exclusive SignaGraph® target signature. 3 independent and precise ways to define a target. Squeeze the trigger and activate the depth screen. Automatic Ground Balance with AutoTrac®. Tracks and adjusts to changing grounds as you hunt. High Definition megapixel display. Powerful, waterproof 9 1/2” search coil for optimum depth and versatility. Slide-in Nicad Battery System. Up to 15 hrs. of power-packed hunting on a single charge. Backup penlight pack also included. Two-year Parts and Labor Warranty. White's DFX | DFX 300 User Guide White’s DFX (+ XLT) Handbook V1.1 White's Metal Detector Forum
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