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Has anyone tried the Deus 2 prospecting mode yet in the goldfields? How does it compare to the Gold Monster, etc?
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GPX 5000 Coils For Very Mineralized Soil
Desert Dawg replied to Patrick Araújo's topic in Detector Prospector Forum
DD coils for super hot ground. -
22" GPZ X Coil Concentric Results
Desert Dawg replied to jrbeatty's topic in Minelab Metal Detectors
Looks like they are selling on Ebay usa now. I found a couple listings for gpx coils, 12x6 and 10" spiral. -
Whites Had A Hybrid Detector?
Desert Dawg replied to kac's topic in Metal Detector Advice & Comparisons
One of the best things about Whites metal boxed detectors was better EMI resistance. -
Detectors That You Used In 2020 ?
Desert Dawg replied to Dances With Doves's topic in Metal Detector Advice & Comparisons
Still hanging in there with a gpx4500 and flatwire coils, a gm1000, and a MXT Pro with detech small excellerator coils. -
Welcome to the forums, sounds like you are gung ho for nugget hunting. I hope we can be of some use to you for opinions on certain types gear etc. Your TDI sounds like an interesting rig. Reminds me of a Subaru Outback I saw drive up to our gold camp in the Rye Patch area wearing some gnarly BFG TA/KO-2'S, great tires if you can figure out how to fit em. 3 ply sidewalls protect from sharp rock penetration. Unfortunately KO-2'S have to be D range to have the 3 ply sidewalls, C range only has 2 ply sidewalls. Be prepared for a lot of rock generated flats running 2 ply sidewalls in gold country. Seen it a lot out there.
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To Notch Or Not To Notch, That Is My Question
Desert Dawg replied to damatman88's topic in Minelab Equinox Forum
Notching 2 to 10 will eliminate any ladies thin rings, like wedding rings, most are in the 1-1.5 gram range and thin. Just sayin. Do your own tests with known gold items and trash items before building your notch system. -
Petrified Gold?
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Garrett Buys White's Electronics Assets!
Desert Dawg replied to Steve Herschbach's topic in Garrett Metal Detectors
This is great news, maybe Garrett can bring the Hybrid Half Sine machine to market, its been in prototype testing a long long time. -
Localizing Desert Hillside Detectable Gold
Desert Dawg replied to Skookum's topic in Detector Prospector Forum
Pretty darn narrow maybe 20 yards wide or less, but could be 50-200 yards long just depends how long its been shedding I guess. Most these areas are very small overall, obscure, so its easy to see how a person might not find gold in a given area, yet someone else who knows exact locations (perimiters) will be more successful. I found a few of my patches by working off others dig holes, then checking for lines after finding a few nuggets. Gradually you will see how and where a patch runs. I learned this from reading AuTrinity's postings yrs ago. -
Localizing Desert Hillside Detectable Gold
Desert Dawg replied to Skookum's topic in Detector Prospector Forum
This is one of my favorite type terrains to detect small nuggets, I have found that anywhere drywashers or even a single drywasher has been setup and did well, tiny nuggets still exist in these areas. The areas I have found like this are generally on hillsides. And the nuggets will be in lines or at least are on my patches like this. -
Snapshot Of Treasure Hunting From 1964
Desert Dawg replied to GB_Amateur's topic in Detector Prospector Forum
I bought a Relco BFO and built it in the mid 60's, it worked, you tuned it to a transistor radio and get a bfo signal to listen to. It did work. I think i remember there was one transistor in the simple circuit board you had to build. Found a lot of metal items on our 3 acres but nothing valuable. Moved to Calif 1972 then bought my first TR Whites coinmaster used from a buddy, was hooked after that. -
SDC 2300 Scores 31 Ounce Gold Nugget
Desert Dawg replied to Steve Herschbach's topic in Detector Prospector Forum
I think a 32 oz nugget would signal down to 28" with a gpx 4500. If it has a lot of solid gold in it. -
Naming Contest For New Multifrequency Detector
Desert Dawg replied to Nokta Detectors's topic in Nokta / Makro Legend Forum
Badlands Multi-Shooter -
Naming Contest For New Multifrequency Detector
Desert Dawg replied to Nokta Detectors's topic in Nokta / Makro Legend Forum
I like Tesoro western style names, Outlaw, Compadre, etc. Great hook! -
Sounds great to me. Audio nuances are a very important part of evaluating a target. If a detector can carry out the nuances needed for proper id. My old GB2 had several nuances that really helped to id and evaluate digging or not.
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Probably a new super duper timing added. 5 usec. I could go for that as "new tech". The GPX's are such a wide range machine already, all it would take to be of interest is something worthwhile. Not particularly a GPS unit either.
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Garrett Apex Testing Video #1
Desert Dawg replied to Steve Herschbach's topic in Garrett Metal Detectors
There are several new videos out like the one above, with Garrett employees along for the hunt. Most do not show any details of the finds, such as signals, depth, etc, they just show the good stuff found. I can wait for some comparison videos myself on undug targets. More details of each find. -
White’s Electronics Done After 70 Years
Desert Dawg replied to Steve Herschbach's topic in White's Metal Detectors
I hope its bought by Ukranians or Turks, maybe Detech or Nokta/Makro, and left to run where it is now. They are on the cutting edge of electronics these days and would infuse a lot of new tech into the company quickly. -
Cool video, reminds me of Whites detector assembly area, I visited two yrs ago. I grew up in Texas the city photos of the old buildings reminds me of a lot of Texas towns I used to go to and live around.
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White’s Electronics Done After 70 Years
Desert Dawg replied to Steve Herschbach's topic in White's Metal Detectors
Wow, a sad day for sure, I owned a passle of Whites detectors over the yrs and did well with the flagship models, I know for a fact they have some very valuable patents that would be worth taking the business over to get, its a totally self contained little business ready to build detectors, and is sitting there ready to go with the right people involved. Nice area too. I think it would work for someone well heeled to take over if they know the business well. -
I was wondering what features in the new Impulse Gold detector you nugget detectorists would like to see in this new machine to make you buy? For myself the lightweight part is very important, I would also like to see solid coils for ease of use in uneven terrain, and I would like to see gpz type performance on surface grain size gold and would like to see gpz type performance on 1-2 gram nuggets at depth. Not real concerned about deep large nuggets. Auto ground balance would be a huge plus too. Perhaps the 7 usec timing will be enough to produce gpz type performance on grain size and gram size gold. Time will tell I guess. I don't expect Minelab will be sitting still with regards building a lightweight nugget detector flagship model, sooner than later probably.