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  1. If you are asking for an "update", it has been shown that all the latest ML detectors that use the Bluetooth LE protocol (i.e., Manticore, Equinox 700/900, X-Terra Pro/Elite) use a proprietary version that is only compatible with ML branded wireless headphones (ML-85/ML-105) or the recently marketed Killer B Wireless Headphones for Manticore/Equinox/X-Terra.
  2. Yep. Detecting is all about balancing tradeoffs. If you want to focus your detector setup to optimize on a particular, edge-case target like thin chains, then your detector's dominant strength for target versatility (e.g., simultaneous multifrequency) may no longer apply and your non-chain recoveries or target to trash ratios may plummet. An reverse analogy is aluminum vs. gold, if you want to find gold rings in an aluminum polluted environment, better dig all those likely pull tabs or freshness seals, because if you notch out the aluminum, your rare gold recoveries will likely be even more rare. There really are few if any magic bullets for optimizing desirable targets other than cherry picking high conductors - which anyone with a detector can easily do regardless of skill level unless the target is at the edge of detection depth, on edge, or in heavily trash polluted grpund.
  3. What is probably happening is near field cancellation due to counter-rotating eddy current circuits. Similarly cancellations can happen with coin spills and cache's.
  4. As I stated above, eddy current circuits induced in chains and broken hoops are small and therefore mimic small targets because the resulting magnetic fields are weak. This is more a function of the individual chain links than the total length of the chain or mass of metal. The smaller the chain links, the weaker the resulting target signal unless there is a metal pendant or large clasp. Below is an example of how eddy currents flow in an unbroken ring vs. a broken ring. The smaller eddy current circuits result in weaker detectable magnetic fields. Similarly, in a chain made of tiny ringed links, the eddy currents flow within each link individually (despite the fact the links are in contact with each other - induced eddy currents are not the same as conducted currents developed when a voltage is applied to the chain) and the magnetic fields don't add together to make a stronger total signal from the detector's perspective. This is what makes chains such a difficult target to detect.
  5. Blue and Gray a Classic. I know someone who still occasionally uses it in hot dirt.
  6. SF is just too unstable in salt beach (wet sand/submerged salt water). @Steve Herschbach and others (including Skull diver above) have discussed numerous times regardless of whether you are using beach SMF modes, single frequency, or PI with salt balance, tiny gold (e.g. earring backs) or gold with low intensity induced eddy currents (open chains or bracelets w/o pendants or large clasps, broken rings, or broken, thin hoops) are very difficult to detect because they can easily fall within a detector's salt compensation/cancellation ID range or in the case of SF detectors, you have to run sensitivity so low for the sake of stability that ALL targets suffer depth loss. SMF Gold modes on Manticore/Nox are very sensitive to such targets but are difficult to run with good sensitivity/stability on wet salt sand and submerged in salt water. You can have success with these modes (Gold or 40 khz SF) on dry sand at salt beaches, as long as the targets actually reside there. But for the most part, such targets are more plentiful in or near the water where people are more likely to lose their jewelry to cold water effects or wave action. There are no free lunches and what's optimal in one environment may be non-optimal in another. The good detectorists recognize and are able to balance these tradeoffs to set their detectors up for best possible performance for the conditions at hand. In other words they take what the environment gives them whether it's salt stability, high soil mineralization, or high EMI and adapt accordingly to get the best performance possible, which may be a far cry from what is possible under ideal environmental conditions.
  7. Garrett Carrot - Old faithful, there are more sensitive pointers, some with more features. But the Carrot is durable, reliable, waterproof and gets the job done. Sides are more sensitive than the tip. Wireless version is great companion with Zlynk audio system or Garrett detectors with built in Zlynk transmitters (AT Max, Apex, Axiom, and Vortex) XP Mi4/Mi6 - Very sensitive, more features are unlocked if wirelessly paired to your Deus (Wi6). But Mi4 is decent as a standalone pointer. Waterproof. Nokta Accupoint - Decent Iron disc, stable but lacks some sensitivity compared to Garrett/XP, good controls and mini display. Has Bluetooth Wireless Audio capability. Waterproof. Fisher F-Pulse/Teknetics Tec-Point - Very Sensitive PI pinpointer but has durability issues (in my experience).
  8. Prayers - You got it Chris. You, Angel Marie, and the rest of your family stay strong.
  9. Just get it from @steveg he has done all the design work on this...no experimentation necessary.
  10. Ok what is very interesting here is that the ratio of 7.5 to 38 khz for FMF 40 khz Max is roughly 5:1 vs. 14 max and 24 max which have frequency ratios of 3:1 each for the transmitted fundamentals. That means the fundamental transmit harmonics for 40 Max are different than those of the the other two FMF Max settings. So I was wrong in what I predicted for the 40 khz FMF Max in my previous post on Mark's analysis of the 24 khz FMF Max settings. In summary: General, Sensitive, Sensitive FT, Fast, and Beach Sensitive -> Default FMF Max = 40 khz (Note: kind of surprised that XP chose 40khz as the default for General) (Fundamentals at ~7.5 khz and 38 khz, ratio 5:1) Park, Relic, and Beach -> Default FMF Max = 24 khz (fundamentals at ~7.5 and 22.8 khz, ratio 3:1) Deep HC and Dive -> Default FMF Max = 14 khz (fundamentals at ~4.4 and 13.5 khz, ratio 3:1) As you can see, this is interesting because for FMF Max of 40, XP held the lower frequency component at 7.5 khz (just like FMF Max of 24) and simply raised the upper component to 38 khz. Why did they do this? Who knows. Perhaps someone like @Geotech who understands the pros and cons to different approaches to simultaneous multi frequency implementation can speculate better. Anyway, interesting finding. @Mark Gillespie - hoping you post results of what you found out when measuring the base frequencies for Mono operation.
  11. Yeah, I saw that Serious Detecting was a major Quest dealer, in general. That was the first place I looked after you posted you were getting one. Thanks for the info, George.
  12. Since silencer keys off ferrous, it's obviously wise to limit or disable silencer in high mineralized conditions. Any filter should be used with moderation and with full knowledge of whether it's benefits outweigh it's drawbacks. Your simple site dime test is a good way to judge that based on local soil conditions. What that doesn't tell you is whether the filter would be of any benefit in heavy iron - the best way to judge that would be in conditions where soil impacts are negligible. Frankly, I'm with F350. - I prefer BC to Silencer for filtering, especially at the beach. My subjective take is silencer does little for me even in mild soil and challenging iron conditions so I leave it low or off. However, except for beach detecting, I mainly use Relic mode which has no silencer filter. So I don't have exaustive field experience with silencer and have also not done a deep dive on how silencer affects target signals under varying condition, so that's why I label my take on silencer as "subjective".
  13. George, your original post is pretty vague. As I asked in my original post, can you clarify whether Quest changed its stance on selling its V series in the US or you are simply importing a single unit for yourself. My main point in pointing out the YouTube guy's videos is the noticeable lack of anyone else posting anything about the Quest V series out there of late. I didn't do a deep dive search, but was surprised I had so few 2024 hits on the Quest V series Query. Anyway, have fun with it when it arrives and looking forward to what you have to say about it.
  14. What have you heard George, because despite some great features (gyro, 80 khz) and a nice landscape display, I haven't heard many people outside the US discussing the Quest V series and those who are discussing it aren't exactly singing its praises - significant EMI and Stability issues. So what have you heard about them deciding to take the plunge and re-enter the US market with their V series SMF detectors? You can check out the content of this YouTuber who hasn't given up on the machine but is very frustrated after a number of updates and hardware swaps have failed to address the root issues.
  15. If the base software was actually in a mature, ready for release state, the features that they described that they were adding (additional tone options, truncated ferrous limits) should not have been that difficult to incorporate. My cynical take is that it appears to make for a convenient excuse to justify delays that were going to happen regardless. Not bashing Garrett here becauses it is what it is, just trying to keep my release expectations realistic. I've seen this same story play out repeatedly in industry - it's not unique to Garrett. Just have to be patient, Garrett should get there but it might take longer than anyone expected.
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