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Blimey! Very nice indeed. Well done and good hunting with your son ?

Fair enough. Probably a good back up for a friend. A bloke I met up with from Prospecting Australia had a 705 for years and was thinking about a Nox. He tried mine and found 3 coins in about 25 mins and then I had to go. 4 days later bought himself a Nox and went to a park he had flogged with the 705 and found HEAPS of coins.

When you have an Equinox (and 6 other machines) why would you purchase an x-terra? ?

Apparently you are not the sole owner of your GPZ, JW ??

Up date on the chain search. Short answer is I didn't find it. Went for Park 1. 5 tones. -9 to 0 low tone. 1-4 pitch 25. The 3 higher segments all 15. I wanted that 1 - 4 to really pop out. The lady said it was a very fine chain with no pendant of any sort. Did approx a 15 - 20 metre area that the lady was reasonably certain she lost the chain in. She remembers the dogs jumping on her there and assumes that is how she lost it. Dug about 7 targets that came up in the 1 - 4 but mostly they were cigarette packet foil all folded over. A few targets that hit hard around the 15-20 that may have been coins but they had a very nice lawn and I was reluctant to go digging for my benefit. It was also close to where they have a fire pit and have a few parties so they may have also been pull tabs, bottle tops, etc. Anyway, it was good fun and I may not have missed the chain as it may not be within 50 yards of where I was looking. The added bonus is I may also have another very special location to detect but that is going to be secret squirrel until after it happens ?

Nice work, well done. Love the "Rah, Rah, Rah" flag ?

Also a good point - must make sure I ask ?

Thanks for the response Alluminati. I like your suggestion re: keeping sensitivity at a reasonable level. In our soil running over 20 generally causes issues so around 15 will probably be suitable for what I'm doing today. I actually don't like gold mode much in trashy areas simply because of the 1 tone audio. In gold mode with the horseshoe button activated I think would just be persistent noise and would prefer not to be staring at the numbers all day. I am unsure how much rubbish is going to be there but it sounds like an old farm and this particular area has been turned into a large area of lawn out the back of the house - could be anything in there. When I get there I will have a bit more of a discussion with the lady re: if it is a genuinely 'fine' gold chain or something a bit chunkier and build my segments based on that. Maybe 1-3 for really fine and 1-8 for chunkier. It will all be a learning experience. Thanks for sharing your ideas ?

Hi Randy and Others, Was going to ask a question re: fine gold chains and the likely TID's and it sort of fits in with this thread and settings for same. The search function on the forum is a wonderful thing ? So, I am going looking for a fine gold chain tomorrow that was lost by a lady that I work with. Thinks she roughly knows where she lost it in her yard about 5 years ago. I am not going to discriminate anything out but will set up 5 tones and change tone volume/pitch, etc. Considering there are differing versions of "fine gold" would it be safer to make that zone a 1-4 on the TID rather than a more confined 1-2? Thanks for any input ?

Hi River Rat. Finding a spot close to Perth is your issue. I am not 100% but I would guess you would need to travel 4-5 hours to hit gold bearing country. And then you need to research a spot, get your permits, a car, food, water, safety gear, maybe camping gear or stay in motels, etc. Depending on how much time you have you could possibly book a tour with one of the prospecting operators. That might make the logistics a bit easier. Also, outback Australia in February will be bloody hot. And even the beach in Perth will be pretty warm past 11 in the morning. None of it is impossible but will need some good planning and preparation ?

Thank you for the info, will have a look and see what is available here. And good point about sticking with a cheaper model due to thefts. It is a shame but these are the times ?

I know the done thing is to put this in the For Sale section but I can only imagine that there will be very few Aussies on here to make it worth the while. However, 1 or 2 might see it here and are interested. A link to where I've got the GM up for sale on Prospecting Australia https://www.prospectingaustralia.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?id=28497 When/if sold the the GM money will fund the purchase of the small coil for the Equinox. The Equinox has finally ticked the confidence factor box so no need to keep the GM. (If it is not OK to put this here Steve, please just delete the post. Thanks ?

Hey oneguy, Beautiful gold scenery and animal pics. They are fantastically clear images from your game cameras. Can I ask what you use? Have long been thinking about getting some but am always worried about the quality of the pics. Thanks, NE.

Disclaimer - I have no actual idea. Rather than being a bell itself, could it suspend inside a bell via thin wire or thread (hence the groove)? This dangly thing is called the clapper or uvula of a bell. The one pictured looks thin and light but at 8.5 grams that is a decent bit of weight (I'd be happy with an 8.5 gram nugget ). Just a thought ?

Didn't quite understand the story about the egg thing and then you saw the ring and was that the same thing??...was scratching my head a bit...and then the PHOTOS!!!! THEN I UNDERSTOOD!!!!!!!!!! ? Wow, they are 2 simply amazing finds. Both of them are finds of a lifetime. The big lump of gold is probably even more unusual considering the location. And congrats on the other coins and bits and pieces - the history of places like that is far and away what we have here in Aus. The Indigenous date back a long, long way but with only tools of stone and wood and no metal jewellery there is nothing to metal detect beyond European settlement (250 ish years). Well done again!

I always enjoyed J-Golds YoutTube vids but he stopped posting any about 12 months ago. Thanks for the prompt because I see now that he has posted 4 in the past 2 months ?

That's what I was thinking ? Thanks for the answer and clarification - it makes sense. I think the approach to Audio Smoothing on the GPZ (Off, Low or High) is different between several people that know and understand the more technical workings of the machine well. How Audio Smoothing then relates to the 'Modes' on the SPo1 is beyond my understanding and probably needs a thread all of its own. The reason I got the B&Z was exactly as you mentioned - to turn down the Volume of the Z to try and reduce interference/static/instability but then boost that audio after it hits the WM12 and it had a good effect. In the end, as Reg Wilson has recently encouraged me, it just means I need to get out there and do some more testing, testing, testing with different settings, ideas, theories and see what works for me. Again Pat, thanks for the reply, it is much appreciated ? And I'm sorry 1515Art if the thread got hijacked a bit - hopefully there is some info in there that you can use too.

Thanks 1515Art. Reports like yours spark my interest even more. The past few days have seen me digging/scratching the top off a few signals that ended up being ground noise - but you've just got to make sure. If the SP01 can somehow circumvent that then woohoo! ?

I have a B&Z (has always worked well and I believe makes a difference over just the WM12 on the GPZ) and have been wondering if an SPo1 may give a further edge. An audio booster has certainly helped the last 3 days in the GT - it has been VERY windy! Pat, I love your honesty that the SPo1 may not give much of an edge when using speakers - as that is all I use. Hate headphones/earphones. I also love the fact that 2 manufacturers of a similar product can have a discussion about their products on a public forum for the benefit of the members. Thanks to Steve for providing such a framework. Pat, this little sentence here... ...is still making me think that an SPo1 may be of help. But, I am wondering how it puts an edge on 'target signals' that are true, actual signals from metallic objects yet doesn't put a similar edge on ground noise? Thanks ?

Thanks JR. Certainly sounds like an interesting place. This is the exact sort of spot I wonder if you and Reg went back to with the GPZ?

Liking the vids JR. The link worked fine. Out if interest, was that a previously worked gully back in the day and had been turned over before becoming farm land?

It has been a fantastic post to follow Steve. Thanks for the look at the country and the gold. Certainly some beautiful landscapes in there.

But, but, but...what was wrong with it??? You can't just leave us wondering!!! ? Could also help those that have a similar problem in the future. Glad you snagged a nice one on it's return ?

Considering it is a decent size piece next to that coin it is surprising gold mode won’t pick it up. Perhaps try a factory reset and try again with the default settings? And yes, that is a super nice piece of gold ?

Some very different pieces there Phoenix. New ground away from diggings is nice too