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    The Question Even Drayton Can't Avoid

    in Minelab Equinox Forum

    Posted

    My view, like it or not....Gary Drayton is, IMHO, a bullshi**er!

    Claims to have found 8+ ounces of gold in a weekend in florida on the beaches, and on his site, claims to have literally found absolutely STACKS and STACKS of gold, spanish gold etc etc...BLAH friging blah!

    BUT...a video of him, even finding ONE SINGLE PIECE OF GOLD on a beach????

    NOPE. NOT A CHANCE. Doesn't exist.

    Sorry, but unless I see at least ONE video of him doing a real live dig of even ONE GRAM of gold...I CALL BULLCRAP!

     

    Matt

    22ct Gold In The Scoop!

    in Minelab Equinox Forum

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Andy2640 said:

    Oh wow, jus looking at other peeps finds, this is a real head turner. congrats to you both ? .

     

    Andy.

    Thanks mate.

     

    It was using the new Equinox software update too.

    He has found 3 .925 Sterling silver rings and 1 22ct gold ring in the last few weeks.

     

    What have I found? Junk jewellery and common clad..grrr!!

     

    lol.

    Matt

    22ct Gold In The Scoop!

    in Minelab Equinox Forum

    Posted

    Thanks for the comments----as a matter of interest  the 800 settings were -

    Beach  1

    Sensitivity 21-- very quiet and stable at this level.

    Tones 5.

    Auto tracking.

    Audio 20.

    Big fan of factory basics--boffins at Minelab have done a good job. Upgraded to latest software. [ All figures supplied by my Dad. ]?

    Equinox At 5 Khz For Hoard And Relic Hunting

    in Minelab Equinox Forum

    Posted

    We are soooo lucky with this Equinox....sooo many options and settings and frequencies etc..lol.

     

    Kinda like having a sky TV full package.....there are 35 programmes on all at the same time, but you just dunno which to watch..lol.

    In Wales, here in UK...at my local park, I normally just pop down fo a quick 30-40 mins cherry pick.

     

    My settings are sensitivity 10, park1, 5 tone... 5khz and if I dig 15 holes, I can guarantee at least 14 are coins.

     

    old crappy worthless clad, but good bit of fun. (old £1 coins and 1/2 pennies etc)

     

    Matt.

    Equinox At 5 Khz For Hoard And Relic Hunting

    in Minelab Equinox Forum

    Posted

    On 1/5/2018 at 5:25 PM, Randy Dee said:

    The Equinox fitted with the 15 x 12 inch elliptical Double-D coil will provide maximum depth using the 5kHz Frequency.   This frequency is ideal for hoard hunting in the UK and for relic hunting in USA.

    After comparing multi-IQ compared to Park1 at 5khz....I can 100% definitely say, that here in the UK, at my local football field...5khz eats multi IQ for brekky, dinner and tea!

    BUT, obviously when I'm on the beach.....nothing beats the multi IQ.

    I beach hunt 99.9% of the time, but of a few local park digs i've done and in my test garden 5khz completely demolishes Multi IQ.

    Matt.

    Equinox Good For Trashy Parks Or Not???

    in Minelab Equinox Forum

    Posted

    I'm in the UK and went to an extremely trashy park a few days ago.

    Only had 30 mins cozI had to go pick up the missus.

    I decided because i was limited in time, I would cherry pick, in a big way.

    I only wanted shallow stuff, so i put it in Park 1, gain/sensitivity 10..yes,  TEN!

    Also I said to myself i'm only gonna dig targets that give a 100% perfect repeatable sound, plus I would turn 90 degrees and end up doing a 360 and all 4 turns i would only dig if it was a banging repeatable sound.

    Basically I dug 12 targets.

    1 was a tiny bit of can slaw

    The other 11 were ALL coins!!

    Only old £1 coins, old 50p coin, and rest were modern 20p coins and 1p coin.

    I'm blabbering on a bit now, BUT.....digging 12 targets and 11 were all coins is bl**dy good!

    In my opinion, Is it "good" for Trashy parks?

    NO - It is absolutely FANTASTIC in trashy parks.
     

    I can only drool while I wait for my small Equinox coil to arrive and then it will be a SUPER fantastic!

    I tell you what....this Equinox is an absolute killer machine...I use it on the beach...in the water, on the wet sand and dry sand...zero falsing and  on my permissions (800 acre farms etc) and i've used it in the river a couple of times.
     

    Equinox In trashy parks = AWESOME

    Beach...In sea, dry sand & wet sand = AWESOME

    Farm fields/pasture = AWESOME

    Only 2 river trips, but = AWESOME

    Matt.

     

     

    Beach Ground Balance

    in Minelab Equinox Forum

    Posted

    4 hours ago, NSC said:

    That will depend upon the beach conditions

    Things like black sand, a shallow clay base, varying base types on a beach, weed or wave action (in the water) etc may require a GB

    Where I hunt I am usually OK most spots out of the water but in the water wading requires GB

    If you are happy then dont change it I would say ?

    As an experiment though, you could  bury a small target deep in wet sand to see if it makes any difference between the 2 for you ?

    Thanks for your comment------I"m always ready to experiment.

    Beach Ground Balance

    in Minelab Equinox Forum

    Posted

    I"m enjoying considerable success on the beach working in both the dry and wet sand using the default settings beach one.  This leads on to my question----do I need to ground balance, either manually or auto ?  Some say yes and others say no---why have manual gb when this can be changed to auto gb ?  Getting good signals at good depth so why try and fix it if it aint broke .?  I do believe that we all try and get the best out of our machines.  Mossy99.   [ forgot to add---my post not my son aka staffy33 ]

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