Norvic

I wonder how long it will be before an innovator offers an adaptor for all those GPX aftermarket coils for the Axiom, or perhaps for X coils GPZ coils even. Matching inductance is not rocket science, but would they offer anything over the already many coil options Garrett offers?

Back in the 90s switched from HF Flying Doctor comms to vehicle Optus Satellite then handheld Inmarsat, all served me well. However found I have evolved to using email only so have been toying with switching to the cheaper subscription Zoleo or InReach systems. Well I bit the bullet and went with a big screen ie bigger touch keyboard for old eyes and big fingers, got a Garmin Montana 700i back a month or so....

Wow lovely big 5inch bright sunlight viewable colour touch display, Birdseye View map overlay included along with upgraded Toppos. Been happy as using Android phone w/. Oziexplorer plus Garmin Rino 750 when prospecting with Son but this newer tech has replaced the Inmarsat. InReach has shown to be easy as, much cheaper and the added bonus of that SOS button, and syncs with phone/PC either via BT, WiFi or USB. 

First become aware of InReach on a thread on DP a fair while back so maybe is time to refresh and discuss InReach/Comms again.

Well MN, have ya laid ya money down? or closer to doing so then before you started the thread? we just gotta know, maybe Gerry would send you one of each for trial? 

On 3/14/2023 at 9:05 AM, TE Gold said:

Best video I've seen since the gold hounds. Similar country to. Nth Qld is a very big area!

That is true, they learnt the folly of vids. Good for the ego and viewers but not for future prospects.

19 minutes ago, flakmagnet said:

I hope you are not overrun with "helpers."

Yeah me too, but unfortunately that is wishful thinking. However it certainly is top eye candy.

Congrats, KL you learned SS well.👍

Yeah they are replacing our smarts in a hurry, they are evolving, set of legs with a digger and we`ll be assigned to keeping cruise ships occupied.🤪

5 hours ago, afreakofnature said:

Which one?

10x5

 Same downunder here. I am happy as with the Goldhawk I have, consider it has more depth and sensitivity whilst being quieter than the OEM.

Crikey and I`m bitching about a bit of liquid sunshine downunder here.

Found many ozs with the 6000, are on the way to doing so with the Axiom. I can only say either will be AOK if you master, the 6000s an auto machine, the Axiom a manual machine thus the 6000 is easier for a newchum to master or someone that prefers auto, but if you like manual control, no chipped coils go the Axiom. 

Rolland go back and check out Steves Axiom posts especially in regards to sensitivity settings. It is not an Auto machine as the 6000 is, thus requires user input and time to understand, master it and you will not be disappointed.

Thank you  Bill and Steve, from Downunder the Axiom is proving to be a magic machine.... 

Going back in gold detector evolution, when PI was introduced it was the biggest jump in gold finds over the VLFs I experienced. This size of jump has not been replicated since, although I experienced a smaller jump with the introduction of ZVT. I suspect this is the same for most gold detector users who have been in this game since the VLF was introduced.

Good Stuff and good on the librarian.

12 hours ago, Erik Oostra said:

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You`ve a bad case of FNQ wet cabin fever, Erik, I seen that big glowing light in the sky briefly a few days back so hang in there, we`re in the last month of it.

 I recall an old fella/dinosaur way back answered this new chums question "Where is it?" he simply put an arm out pointing and did a complete revolution. I reckoned then he was leading me astray, but I know now he nailed it. Steves not leading you astray folks, follow his tailgate simple message.

Nah your just Norm......

KL go on you dont look a day older then 36.😉

Reading Steves post of Alaska, the Palmer River Alluvial Goldfield FNQ geology is much similar with sedimentary slates, shales, siltstones etc. (Hodgkinson Basin Geology) Much of it is very quiet ground but it also is intruded on by igneous and metamorphics and has some hot to extremely hot areas with those extremely annoying hot rocks, but the main Palmer River alluvials are quiet to our detectors mostly. Like Alaska tons of gold come out of the early gold rush of the Palmer River Goldfield and the ongoing Electronic gold rush. I`ve just about given up on theories of where it is as theories mostly turn out to be just blinkers on the eyes that instead of putting you onto gold, lead you away from it, only certainty is as Steve says is where it is, old Irish truism "Gold Tis where tis". 

Whatever, Off Grid, it would be a massive challenge to compile meaningful data to us electronic prospectors on how hot is hot.

GC I think Bruce Candy has branched off from only timings with the 6Ks GEO Sense PI, hopefully that may take us to the dead quiet only light weight gold signaling detector we yearn for.😉

I concur with AU somewhat but I`ve detected some in NT and a lot in FNQ also, and I`ve found there is as hot as spots in all  States detected in, from DP posts I`ve noted the US has also has hot spots thus assume it is a so for everywhere in the world, I do note "hot ground" near primary deposits but then there are areas that are encroached on by alluvial overburden of a negative "hotness" which are near impossible to work if distributed over surface and at depth over the primary deposits. 

Thus OG, I think to define detecting hot ground by presence of just say iron ores is too narrow a field, I suspect detectors like the Axiom that display a digital value can possibly be set as a standard for such but then detector manufacturers would need to all adopt the same standard for this data to be meaningful. As the Axiom becomes more widespread perhaps DP members could compile an Axiom database that helps data junkies.😉

As we know volume changes on detectors especially the Z, the 6K and now the Axiom affect the sensitivity of the detector, you turn the volume down on these detectors you turn their sensitivity down as well, adding a headband like the Torus that has its own volume control can allow you to turn your detectors volume down and still hear the threshold but you are killing the detectors sensitivity if you go to the extreme.

The Axiom demonstrates this to a tea, turn its volume down to 1, turn the Torus volume up until you have a nice steady threshold, you can maintain this nice steady threshold with the sensitivity on 7 on very hot ground but you`ve compromised sensitivity for a stable threshold, great powerful feature but like always there`s a compromise between noise and signal sensitivity. I recall JP touching on this subject in the early days of the GPZ, increase its volume, you increase sensitivity you also increase instability, I found 8 to be my happy median with the Z in most situations what each of us is comfortable with and can work on their ground is the go.

Cobill, I`ve gone with Lunks initial recommendation of Avantree`s Torus and use them exclusively now on the Z, 6K and now the Axiom, way to go. 

Steve, your posts were absorbed before the $s were laid down, in particular my ears pricked on your use of the DDS, monos were preferred on PIs for a lot of us as you mentioned. More to follow once I`ve got my Axiom wings.

Yeh for Dinosaurs too👍

No doubt its not looking good for dealers but I give em the yeh for the day, back in the "heyday" my dealer would send up to me on spec a new detector or coil to test, he knew gold was my thing and understood the new item was going to be a benefit to me, a relationship we both gained from, me no doubt more so. When he retired Minelab acknowledged he was the than longest serving OZ dealer they had, note he was a multidealer not just a Minelab dealer. I definitely give Dealers the yeh for the day.