Norvic

Whoops we mustve posted same time-Sats latency Steve.

Yeah come with both the 2000 and early 2100s, two first ones I got worked on one channel only, third worked OK on both channels (no worries ML replaced quickly), they definitely got gold and taught us early on PIs + big coils = big gold deep. The ML plastic 18" replacement was much more reliable. Did not see many users using the small coil in those days, nothing wrong with it just those door stoppers at depth in mineralized ground way beyond the VLF capability was the go.

Nah nah nothing in their features, tis the feeling, they simply take you to that heavy stuff.

Thank You kind KL, I`d jump at the chance, the bears, the gaggle, SS but that Jeep nah nah, any chance you have a 70 series Toyota laying around? GC🖖

Thank You GC I am now feeling much better, even forgive KL, ah no your not a Trekkie too?

Well that`s bloody lovely, here us downunders have invited you folks over here, chauffeured you around like nobility, helped you get gold on our fields. And what!!!! Can`t even find if California is even in the US never mind the Sierra Nevada mountains. I`m dirty............

NASA satellite images show greening effect of flooding in Queensland's Channel Country - ABC News

Still no joy, think it might be something to do with my Satellite Internet, can load others but not that particular "amended and updated" version from that website. Not to worry it is a rich history we share some of those adventurers as they must have viewed the world as their backyard even with the difficulties of transport etc. of that era.

Hmmmm will not load for me, error can`t reach the page. Any suggestions.

Lee was a good jockey no doubt.🤪

" A good horse will only drink sweet water" good jockeys know that.😉

?????? I said that on 1/21/2023 at 4:34????? Must`ve been in me sleep🤪. But your dead on Alaska is big, the biggest US state, 1/5th the size of OZ 1.5mkm2 to 7.5mkm2 approximately, I didn`t forget yas.

Yeah MN not wrong weather probably can go to all extremes regardless of where we live, but I wonder, when I think California or Australia , I think gold, is it that lovely heavy stuff that draws the mongrel weather? Or is it just our feverish hobby mucking up our thinking big time, well mine at least..... let me out of this cabin..... 🤪

VicR, Aye picture I posted does show (apparently) size of OZ vs US with states and territories of OZ and the 52 US States combined, I say apparently because tis from internet???? thus maybe not accurate just a rough idea. I thought OZ would be only roughly half size of US, Strick thought maybe would be bigger, initially I`d found one showing California vs OZ and that got me thinking OZ is big in comparison, all good.

Thank you Strick, being OZ biased, I found both The Dry and The Drovers Wife brilliant movies, with The Drovers Wife being very powerful as well.

Flak and other interested folks, a couple of movies (although recoing movies to Flak is akin to recoing gold techniques to Steve, Gerry and others) The Dry (Eric Bana) and The Drovers Wife (Leah Purcell) poem/short story by Henry Lawson.

Australia is some 24% smaller vs America, there are some areas that are still in drought, some are now at the other extreme and flooding. Drought is not reported on by the News with the same enthusiasm as flood, mostly it affects the low population rural areas as our high population areas have sufficient dams to carry them over drought times. Rural districts like where I am are "food bowl" areas, without these areas there is no food, some of these areas are still in drought but it balances out by others like mine which are coming out of drought with the flooding with our dams full. The calves on my block are being birthed now and they are ear high in lovely green pasture a time of bounty for them as will be in the other rural areas once the flooding subsides. The bad sad times for when we are affected by drought then flooding is balanced out by that bounty that follows, extremes yes, but that mostly is the reality of living downunder. It`ll be dry enough in a couple of months to go out and get that lovely heavy stuff again, the cycle continues.

Naturally a flooding wet depends on ones experience/perspective from their environment, the News views cater to the majority, if this wet does continue as it`s started there sadly will be flood disasters for that majority in our cities/towns in NQ as most were originally built on flood plains/reclaimed lowlands on our narrow eastern coastal strip with massive recent expansion on even lower ground, we are becoming more urbanized as our rural industries become more mechanized and haven`t as yet learnt how to tackle population growth to avoid compounding natural disasters. I live in a farming/pastoral remote district of low population that requires water for crop irrigation thus we have a different perspective to urban areas, on fire as well as rain. Rurally we have three seasons green, brown and black. ie. color of our land. The prospector in me hates the wet and looks forward to the annual controlled fires, but my block needs the rain for the pasture and to fill its dams, thus I`m a wee at odds within myself, my immediate family live in cities and feel for them at flood times in particular, even more at odds with myself. This wide brown land for me, although a land of extremes.

Is an annual thing in OZ, sometimes more flooding sometimes less but always some, it is just the News these days have an agenda to make out its something new. Flooding, drought and fires are and has been part and parcel of downunder since year one. We go from green to brown to black most years Thank you for your care Flak, below excerpt from Dorethea Mackellars poem "My Country". I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of droughts and flooding rains. I love her far horizons, I love her jewel-sea, Her beauty and her terror – The wide brown land for me!

Nah, whilst I have some heated "differences" of opinions with JP I don`t believe he`d be concerned with the Axioms top performance, he`s not that one eyed and will use the Axiom if it puts more weight in his pocket or pushes ML to better. But each to his own and that`s my belief, come on JP tis not a sheep station, we miss you.

The lads gone a drovin and we don`t know where he are. Words taken from a famous OZ poem by Banjo...... There ya go US DP folks a quiz What Poem? and who`s Banjo?

Nah not experienced an unwanted PMer.

No worries Qlden, thank you for confirmation of the "eagle" landing. Also many Thanks to all who entered, I reckon I`ll make it an annual bit of fun to bring in each New Year with Steves OK of course. Wee bit wet downunder here in FNQ so be a few months &^#$%^^&$# before I get out again.

Just having manual GB is useful, GB control is precise you can have the Axiom purring like a kitten with a nice steady threshold or as GB says dial it up from 5 to 8 if you like it ratty on most grounds, I have not had enough time behind it on the very variable ground I have that is overlaid by hot rocks to know its capability there (read; haven`t scored that heavy stuff on that ground as yet) but I`m fairly confident its got the go once I get the hang of it. Hey MLs got Z2 on the way has had since they released Z1...... Decisions decision decisions.... Toss a coin.........