Joe Beechnut OBN

You have been on the roll "C"!! And you just retired?

Wow!! That's Beautiful!!

I know many have been waiting to see just how much depth is lost in the reject mods. I ran short on time this morning but was able to get in one good video test...I figured what better then a 22k gold ring for my buddy Dew... And let me say I'm still not the best at the settings, sweep speed, the machine itself.....and all of the other details that go into getting the best results with the machine that is going to take months for me to learn...... (Just a Disclaimer for those who feel different about (my testing) on the "AQ" ........over on the other forums-😁) Also I had some interesting Messages from a few that felt I did not clean out the area of the PVC pipe before doing the testing..well this video is for those..on the other forums again.. Everyone here on Steves forum have been very thankful and kind..So thank You!

Last week I was in the middle of shooting a video and the detector did the wobble worbal audio a few times. So I stopped and started the video again. Not thinking... This week it did the same and I put 2 plus 2 together..Something that may come up later once there are more "AQ"s out there..Had the "AQ" for about 5 weeks now, and the only thing I've seen give it a reason to act crazy.

Most important part of the picture is you made it home ...and you got gold! A worthy outing.

Thanks for the Report Mark and Glad to see another that will post on the subject. On the ATS, between 7.5 and 8.5 seems like the most effective area of the dial for fine tuning the reject mode... The arm rest can be adjust forwards or back one inch. Good Luck and Thanks for sharing! And this would be the very first thing I would do to any of the "AQ"s stress relief the HP cable........I've also got into the habit of disconnecting the main power cord that goes into the back of the shaft during transporting ...less to get hit. Another tip is keep the red silicon o-rings in place, not only do the serve as o-rings but as spacers to keep from over tightening. Something I went thru years ago with the 3m M-12 fittings...over tightening.......... the lip of the fitting would snap off.

Can't be any worse then my "No Longer" hunting Partner said his son did welding. My 720 had a cracked support...So I told him only weld it if he TIG Welds it.......Very nice of him to do it for free but I was very upset when I seen he welded it with a stick welder with regular welding rod...

Thanks for the report and good to see ...We need more in the future from others "AQ" owners once they have had some time out..... You know I'm not sure what kind of hunter I am...I've been out the last two days ...........not hunting for gold but trash. It's tough..I do have video of most and will post youtube links once I get all done. And to be honest I dislike the Tones mod, must be because I'm have the option of disc button on my excalibur? I'm not sure...But brace yourself, I got some things I can't explain...like nulling on a aluminum can in the mute mode? Maybe because of it's size..? A Heineken can...in the water then in the sifter...then 5 minutes later a aluminum top to a can, that gave me a signal in mute... And I am switching between modes to dig the muted..AM to dig.. The Zincons when I tested them (4) .......................I had two give me a signal in mute and........... 2 that did not. I may have them on video also..but those were airtest. The latest is water hunting. I'm Going to a fresh drop beach Friday but unfortunately I know that beach very well...See how that goes... Trying to build a Log of trash targets, with video on the one's that no one will believe..............I had one today, I was out chin deep..digging away, the winds shifted and it became a fight to get the target out..and I was in All metal. It got to the point I was not going to leave it...then I said..OOo heck I'll just switch to mute. ,,,"Null"...no clue what it was may need to go back on that one if I can find it...Very bad when you start worrying about the nulls that gave the muted signal...☠️

Added a 10k 4 gram band..to the 22k 5 gram...and the 14k 6 gram

Thank You! From what I have heard from Alex Tartar all would be the same. Let me quote him on this..."The most important thing is the diameter of the ring, not the weight" ..Identical rings in AM ..........I would say it hits all very close to the same,... if not the same. In the reject modes I would say there would be differences but almost impossible to test since finding identical rings of the same would be hard to find unless you had a mold and made them...I'll be testing a 14k 6gram and 22k 5 gram gold rings this week..depth test......then in the disc modes to see if we loose much on these. keep a watch for those video's.....

Thank Steve, I'm clear to get out for the next week now. Date night is over and I'm ready to get in a good week of hunting and testing/playing/learning. I will be glad to see others besides you and me sharing there opinions. I have started loose track of questions and names..So I have started a list..Tides are not that great so I'll be poking around at some of the tougher locations. Plenty of bad targets ...should be fun and a workout.

Everyone hang tight, from what I heard ..........First Texas still has the reduced work force. Rick has forgot no one and I am sure pushing to get them out as soon as possible. My advice is to continue taking notes as your hunting and mark your treasure maps for POI...Points of Interest.

Up until the Nox I would have said you might find some but that Nox loves chains. Good Luck and keep us informed..

I used it at a few calm water beach's first..just to see the outcome. All has went very well...So I headed to bay front.

I have no issue with judging the depth, size or shape...until the target is close or on the surface. That is where the AQ throws me off..it's as loud on a small gold ring as the Excalibur is on a Aluminum can. Then I have to use the edge of the coil to get a idea of the size or location......The fact you can read/tell a nail or crab pot piece with its double chirp in AM is a good sign you can tell shape of the target. Like most PI's the "AQ" in AM gives your ears information on the target, that can be used for discriminating. I think it has been easier for me to adapt to the "AQ" AM mode for I hunt in AM with the Excal 99% of the time. And they sound very close to the same.

Battery life on the machine I tested..ran between 3 hours and 20 minutes to 3 hours and 35 minutes..I did several test on that. (Hunting and just turned on) The average time to charge 4 hours,... give or take a few minutes..the battery would charge to 17.4 to 17.1..then the Alarm would go off around 14.1 volts..If your in the middle of digging a target you can finish that up but you have to be hitting the target in between the beep for they sound the same. Target and Alarm alerts. Also once the battery hits the alarm it will start to act strange (audio) Just like the excalibur does when it's alarm has gone off. I was concerned about the head phones but after I used them, once.... I see now they are perfect for the machine. My only 2 things would be the connector's safety, and all you have to do is put a stress relief on the cord like pictured below. They are Plenty loud, and all I Would change on them is put the Gel ear pads on to help with comfort...but the Gels are Hot in the summer so keep the stock ones handy.

Welcome, I will be out a lot more this week..So hang tight. I will make a special effort to cover the reject side of the "AQ" Those 7 hunts I dug about 4 pieces but I was only digging deep targets at all of these spots. Passing by all shallow targets..also I would say I only used the reject settings about 2 hours out of 25 hours? Most beach's here the surf is the classifier..it sorts the targets into different areas according to weigh, size and shape..,then add in how old these spots are...I look for tale-tale signs of gold. I see a pattern and that tells me where to look and what to dig. Each beach is different so one really has to hunt these places before with your regular VLF (Excalibur for me) and be aware of what they are walking into using the "AQ". Here is the plan for this week......run the reject Mod "Tones" first High and Lows..and dig all signals. And see what signals give what.. Then go to "mute" mod and dig all that give a signal..then give a report with pictures and video of each mod. So I won't be looking for gold but looking to give a report on the reject mods targets dug...I really don't thing it's going to be good but just have to wait and see. My first opinion, it will take both the hunters skills and knowledge combined to make the "AQ" a Ok discrimination machine. Which is a tough act to follow. I do think in time I will feel comfortable with the AQ enough to take it any where,,but it's going to take time. I went to the public beach this Am, but they were closed..Ouch.. shooting for Tuesday now..

That's a good question...I'm going to say 2? possibly...really hard to say all were deeper then normal seemed....except the one I found in mute...and that one was around 10 inch's. 2 scoops...So the class ring and the broken band that was found at 10 inch's in mute mod. I went back thru the one beach which had several shallow targets just to see if any of them were good ...nothing with the xcalibur. Crazy was walking into the place and the holes were deep, like fall in deep. I can't tell you how many times I have dug deep silver quarters or deep targets only to find a small gold ring in the sand beside the hole. My thinking this machine will find those..unheard small rings.

Photo's from hunting with the "AQ".......... Got 7 hunts in with it so far..been slacking on the pictures since the Depot closed. Has anyone hunted these spots before, Yes ..Hammered over, and over..by just about every water machine made...UP to the "AQ" This machine loves "Deep" small gold rings, only "one" was found in the discrimination mod (mute)..along with one Earring. Total so far is 6 gold rings and 1 gold Earring. ........................And from 3 spots that ............ I would say two are hunted out..until the "AQ"" I have used the Excalibur 3 times now during that period, 2 different beach's..looking for spots I can take the "AQ" too. One gold with the Excalibur, not in Pictures. One of the beach's look good for the AQ, just have to have the right tides. AQ" gold for the year pictured.. Then the trash..or junk..minus two bobby pins..Very selective hunting... less trash, knowing what your walking into and having a plan.. All metal hunting, digging deep targets only..90% in AM, 10% mute mode which I like the best of the reject mods.

Steve no stress buddy, when it happens it happen's. Once we get a few more of the "AQ"'s out there things will level out. I've been chilling all week..tides and winds off... I'm just glad to see, .the "AQ" is finally here.. And Progress is being made.

Amen to that...Steve keeps the dogs under control for sure..Thank You. And a very good day, I'm not a silver person but that stuff does add up, and tells me there is a good chance gold is near..

Nothing that can't be adjusted or added. They should be here Monday, then I can go from there. Finished the clear tube LiPo battery, but need more power...4 hours is just not enough time...and I don't want to be changing batteries in the middle of a hunt.... So I have those above coming (EBL) and some Samsung 35E (8) ..they seem to be a little slower in getting here. But I'll have a few different versions of battery packs..... One with 5000mAh..26650's, then the 18650 with 7000mAh, hoping for at least 6 to 7 hours run time. Rarely hunt that long but I like to know it's there...the 26650 pack I want it to where I can pull the batteries and drop a new set in that is fully charged. The 18650 pack will be a sealed, hoping I can do that battery pack like the LiPo battery but about 2 inch's longer to fit the BMS in.. Thanks For the Help Carolina! You have always been my go to for information person. And PI adviser, even though I am a little hard headed on that..☺️

I think it 's the discrimination side of the "AQ" that most want to see, from what I'm getting messages about from the VLF and MDT owners........ I know several MDT owners that are on the fence about the "AQ" ...But everyone has to remember, like you said Steve. It's still a PI...NO doubt the deepest water machine I know of....I do think live dig's where the Nox is going thru a trashy area and picking out a good target then the "AQ" hunter coming back thru the same area to see if they can nail them. That would be a true test, one I think the Nox may win... Now the MDT owners are worried about if there machine can get the same depth on a target when the "AQ" is in the discriminate mods....that maybe close also...I did have something lined up on that compare but distance and circumstances are not going to allow it . Far as the TDI BH,...close but the "AQ" is just too strong a machine for the TDI water machine.....ATX, now that is going to be interesting...as far as depth. I think Barry owns the ATX so a easy match up there. Over all I think it would be a great video opp for the "AQ"..to get some of these questions answered. But I might recommend the "AQ" owner having some time with his machine to learn the disc side before setting out against experienced competition..

Great saves on the gold!! Like it when the cam was upside down and you could see the waters surface....☺️