Bohemia Miner

I put my 6" coil on immediately after I got it and loved how light weight it was (ordered it with the detector).  I've used the 11" twice.  Once at the beach in SoCal and then again yesterday.

I noticed that the 6" is a bit noisier than the 11.  Any thoughts!

BTW, at a sensitivity of 20, it was finding pennies and dimes at 5" - 6"  😱

I have bad shoulders and find the 11” coil to be a bit cumbersome to swing.  While the 6” is nice and light, you can’t get much ground coverage per swing.

Anybody come out with a 10” solid Elliptical yet?

Thanks!

Walt

ps:  I know it only weighs something like 2.5 lbs. with the stock coil but you can sure tell the difference!

25 minutes ago, flakmagnet said:

Hi 2Valen, ( it's because I do wear gloves) best...

So do I!

Thanks!

Walt

The stock Vaquero coil is a 9x8 Concentric.  Do you not have that one?

Thanks!

Walt

I wanted a second opinion from White's so I went straight to the top!  This was his reply:

53 minutes ago, phrunt said:

You're always missing gold, your detector and skill set determine how much.  Nobody gets it all is the fancy new TDI High Q still using the lower voltage battery combination? you would think Whites would get the hint with all the battery mods going on.

I know that phrunt.  😛

Yes, they're still providing the 12 volt rechargeable and 8-cell flat pack.  I'm guessing because they also use them in other machines, they don't want to up the voltage for fear of someone slipping it in to a GMT, Spectra, MXT, etc.

I found some rechargeable Lithium Ion AAs in 3.7 volts but I doubt if it could handle 29.6.  Too bad they don't make any (AA) in 2-volt.

Thanks!

Walt

So does this mean without the higher voltage, I'm missing gold?

Thanks!

Walt

Steve, I should have posed my question a little more clearer.  You're correct.  I was wondering why 15kHz wasn't included as one of the Multi-Frequencies in the Gold Prospecting modes.

I'm also glad that I'm not the only one it takes a while for the light  bulb to go on.  LOL

Thanks!

Walt

I forgot to ask whether it had a skid plate, Jim.

Thanks for getting it right out!

Hope to talk to you soon.  It's been a while.

Walt

19 hours ago, Ridge Runner said:

Walt

 I have a SP 150 that I don’t see me using this year due to a health problem with my wife.

 I’ll be willing to loan it to you for as long as I don’t have a need for it. I will ship free to you to use . The soon as I’ll get a out I don’t see me nugget hunting but hope to coin hunt . The only thing if you’re willing to ship back free .

 If you want to talk about this send me a PM.

 Chuck 

Thanks for the offer Chuck but I went ahead and bought the new one from Jim.

Walt

On 9/1/2019 at 1:47 PM, Jim McCulloch said:

Chuck, if you are seeking a true Aussie-style single-field Mono coil which offers BOTH good depth and sensitivity on small gold, you should consider the 6" Super Pulse 150. It's the most maneuverable White's PI coil, and it's in-ground depth rivals that of the Miner John 5x9 folded. When Jimmy Sierra retired, I bought out the last his SP 150's. I can sell you a brand new one for $80.00, postpaid. The original price was $149.95. Please advise. HH Jim

Jim, do you still have these?

Walt Evens

Other than buying or staking a claim, how does one gain access to this area?

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Walt

Looks like a copy of a Master Lock key.

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Walt

I don't know about other states but Oregon requires a Quit Claim deed for a Mining Claim and not for general Real Estate.  I bought mine at a Stationary store.

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Walt

I was always told that this is a "Civil Matter".  The only way I can get the Sherriff out to my claim is if there is vandalism or squatters over the 14 day limit.

Thanks!

Walt

I reached out to Jimmy through his website for Discovery Tours.

http://discoverytours.us/

Here was his response:

Hi Walter,  We are still doing our  Discovery Tours to England. In fact this was our 29th consecutive Year .I have personally missed participating in the tours for the past 4 years for "health issues" ....I  turned 89 years old this year, but I hope to make at least one more trip if I can get a better handle on health. Meanwhile, I do all the paperwork from here. Get the  participants, collect the funds, keep all informed of details and handle the return of the finds to the participants when I get them back from David and Trish in UK. So the only difference is that I don't get to participate in England. I hope to make one more trip at some point  when health improves....but age is not on my side, sorry to say. Our website is still active and David and Trish keep it up to date with pics and  finds and  info, as always. If you are interested in  a future trip.........let me know and I will keep you on my mailing list.

Best regards, Jimmy

Thanks!

Walt

2 hours ago, Ridge Runner said:

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What size coil did you get with your Tan TDI SL ?

 They were showing two different size coils for the Tan and Camo in their ad . I was wondering if that question was answered too or is that still unknown?

 Chuck 

Chuck, it's an 8 x 12.  I did some air tests with some nuggets.  I know some folks don't care for them, air tests not nuggets. LOL  There was a little more depth over my MJ Jimmy Coil but not much.

I'll post the results as soon as I get them typed out.

Thanks!

Walt

9 hours ago, Ridge Runner said:

You know whatever the reason another great guy and his business not there for us anymore. I haven’t heard a word from Jimmy sense he went out of business. 

Chuck 

Chuck, I reached out to Jimmy through his website for Discovery Tours and he's still kicking!

http://discoverytours.us/

Here was his response:

Hi Walter,  We are still doing our  Discovery Tours to England. In fact this was our 29th consecutive Year .I have personally missed participating in the tours for the past 4 years for "health issues" ....I  turned 89 years old this year, but I hope to make at least one more trip if I can get a better handle on health. Meanwhile, I do all the paperwork from here. Get the  participants, collect the funds, keep all informed of details and handle the return of the finds to the participants when I get them back from David and Trish in UK. So the only difference is that I don't get to participate in England. I hope to make one more trip at some point  when health improves....but age is not on my side, sorry to say. Our website is still active and David and Trish keep it up to date with pics and  finds and  info, as always. If you are interested in  a future trip.........let me know and I will keep you on my mailing list.

Best regards, Jimmy

Thanks!

Walt

Just got this in my email inbox:

Dear Walt

White’s version is a two coil (Duel Field) design.

Miner John used one coil, and folded it to make two loops, thus folded coil design.

We found better results overall with the two coil configuration, thus, did not use Miner Johns folded one coil design.

Yes, some differences are expected.

Sincerely

Steve Howard

White’s USA

3 minutes ago, Steve Herschbach said:

I think this is correct, if anybody thinks not please let me know.....

This has probably been answered before Steve  but what makes it superior to the DF?

Thanks!

Walt

2 hours ago, Ridge Runner said:

You know whatever the reason another great guy and his business not there for us anymore. I haven’t heard a word from Jimmy sense he went out of business. 

Chuck 

I'd be interested in finding out whether he's still doing his British Isles trips.

Thanks!

Walt

On 10/22/2019 at 1:18 PM, Ridge Runner said:

Bohemia Miner

   Being you the only one here that has the TDI SL with the said hot new coil from White’s we want to hear more from you.

 If you can will you please run a Pinpointer over the coil to see if you can determine if the coil has a loop on the front end .

 I know I’m asking a lot but if you find the time a coin air test would be great. We would be so lucky if you have a test garden too.

 I thank you ahead of time for anything you can give us.

 Chuck 

I just ran a test with various pin pointers and I cannot get it to react the same as my Miner John Jimmy coil.  The winding seems to be in the center rather than the edge.

And your not asking alot, Chuck.  Like my mentor Jim Straight, I like to see how things work!

Anyone have a diagram of John's coil for reference? 

Thanks!

Walt

On 10/18/2019 at 5:55 PM, Ridge Runner said:

I’ve bought shotguns and rifles but I have yet to buy one in camo . I don’t see myself anytime in the future buying a detector in camo either.

 If a guy back in the 1800 can stand his rifle against a tree then get turned around and having to walk off leaving it . What makes you think it couldn’t happen to you in a wooded area with a camo detector..

 The above story about the rifle is true. It was found just like I said in one of our national forest standing there just like  the owner left it.

 Chuck 

 

Funny you should say that Chuck.  I have a buddy who hunted with a camo rifle.  He leaned it against a stump, walked away for a minute and couldn't find it for a while.

That's why mine is tan!  I live in the Pacific Northwest.  Sometimes I'll leave my detector and walk back to my vehicle.  I don't want to lose it in the woods.

Ridge Runner, I will do that but was told that it was an exact copy of John's coil because there was mo patent on it.

I haven't gotten around to a Test Garden yet.  However, I did do an Air Test between a 10" Elliptical folded "Jimmy" coil made by Miner John, the new High Q coil and a Coiltek Goldstalker coil using various sized nuggets.  I should have used some coin sized targets as well.  I guess it's time for another experiment.

I had that same problem with a customers MXT.  I asked Jimmy how many times did we need to send it in before we gave him a new one.  He replied "I'll send one out today with a label to send the other one back to me".

He was definitely big on Customer Service.  I heard a completely different story as to why they closed their doors.