Hi,
I'm just starting to mess around with the Equinox 800 that I purchased used right here in the D/P classifieds. I'm in central Va and my first attempts are in my own 2 acre property around our house built in 1928. So far I'm a bit frustrated - not surprising I'm sure - I've found a couple bottle tops, pull tabs and nails. I've also had what seemed to be strong signals that turn out to be nothing. Ie a 13 or 14 on the screen with strong tone and seemingly 3 or 4" deep but nada when I turn up the turf. I also get quite a bit of overlapping signals in some spots - maybe I need to learn about discriminating more. I admit to not having my pinpointer yet. One is coming. I've used the pinpointer on the Equinox but not sure it's the best solution. My ground around here is kind of red clay and a pain to get into. What do you folks like to use to cut into hard ground? I've been keeping my settings in Park 1 or 2 with multi frequency and 20 on sensitivity. I have done the noise canceling thing too prior to detecting. Anyway what I probably need to do is go thoroughly through the instruction manual and learn more about what I have and how to use it. Anyway sorry for the blah, blah that I'm sure you all hear from a beginner. I am enthusiastic about getting better at this...
