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Steve, you are right! I wondered when reading 'what could the rest of the stuff' possibly be compared to a nugget of the first size or the second size.
You could have heard me all the way to California from Scotland if it was found during a legitimate hunt. It could possibly be found at a location 'near' an off limits area and now the 'foggy story' is presented to let it fly but they are already on to it.
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Here is a link on programs!
http://pmdg.org.uk/files/Gordon-Heritage-Equinox-Programs.pdf
I don't know if that is the FBS you want. It is formatted much better on the PDF!
‘CTX TONES’ Detect Mode: Park 1 Ground Balance: 0 (Factory pre-set) All-Metal (Horseshoe): On Frequency: Multi Volume Adjust: 20+/- (Depending on your hearing) Tone Volume: T1=4, T2=25 Sensitivity: 20+/- (Depending on your search environment) Recovery Speed: 6 Iron Bias: 6 Target Tones: 50 Tone Break: T1=1, T2=12 Tone Pitch: T1=1, T2=20 Threshold Level: 8 Threshold Pitch: 4 Discrim Break accept/reject: None (All Metal) This setup was programmed to get the Equinox to sound as close as I could possibly get to a CTX3030. The tones will closely match the CTX3030 (i.e. small hammered coins will have a low tone, large copper coins a high tone), although the audio responses will sound flat in direct comparison. These settings will allow you to use multi-tone in All-Metal, giving an audio discrimination (lower volume for rejected items). Although this program was designed just for the tones, it is powerful and you can try it on different environments to see if it works for you.
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Correct ... but I am using a different computer so my subscription is not recognized. I'll have to do more search to see if I can find a working link.
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I turn up the ferrous volume from 5 to 15 and leave the other settings as they are in the 50 tone. As I remember it when I first got my 800 there were some 'programs' from England from the tester who tried to make the 800 and 600 sound like an FBS.
I've bought a used, working SE Pro to replace one that got wet in the salt water. It does have some capabilities that the 3030 and the 800 does not have IMHO. I just have to use it again. I found lots of GOOD stuff with that machine and my wife has too. It is really hers now so I'm taking a hands off approach.
Mitchel
I found the article I read from Gordon Heritage:
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I hope they can prove it out but until they do this is what they say:
"Unfortunately the world of gold is very divisive. If someone finds a nugget it is not necessarily true.
"This has come out of the blue and there is no confirmed provenance.
"I would like to think it is real but it can take many months to establish if it is genuine and at the moment there is no proof."
Now why would you want to prove that you found the nugget on land where you have to split with an owner and take a government price?
Mitchel
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Those pictures deserve a separate thread!
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That is a pretty crazy piece!
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Gold can drive you to ... STEAL!
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-gold-heist-venables-trial-1.5378618
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Wales has a bit more gold than they normally disclose. They talk about keeping it for those Royal Weddings and such. Here is some historic information about gold in UK.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/business-news/gold-wales-mines-welsh-alba-16715755
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Here are some Oregon treasures and mines to look for when you get a chance!
https://thatoregonlife.com/2019/11/5-legendary-missing-treasures-in-oregon-you-may-not-know-about/
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Gold found!
A 102.3g nugget found with a metal detector and drilling to come.
https://stockhead.com.au/resources/lefroy-hits-visible-gold-in-maiden-drilling-at-hang-glider-hill/
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Any more Irish nuggets?
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Some may have wondered what would happen to metal detectorists in the UK if they try to get away with not reporting the finds in the proper fashion. A friend of mine sent me this link which shows some of the consequences.
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/detectorists-jailed-viking-hoard-intl-scli-gbr/index.html
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They have a 'line' of other detectors.
Some are getting the QED 'confused' with the Quest. They are two different detector producers.
I visited this company a couple of years ago when they were in the San Gabriel Valley and I bought a wireless system to use with my 2300 but I rarely use it.
Mitchel
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There are still some treasures out there in them'thar hills!
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9 hours ago, kiwijw said:
I could show a lot more "proof" since my last show & tell posts but I am of the opinion that they are all just the same old same old.
JW
Let me share with you my opinion ... you are wrong to think that anything you write is the SAME OLD!
Keep'em coming if you have the time. You have a number of avid readers and I am one of them.
Mitchel
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JW,
Thanks for the post and the 'proof!'
I see and believe. I also see you still have the handle on your Zed. Is that out of habit or weight? Are you working the coil extra slow near your old dig holes or are you giving it a normal swing?
I tried one of Chet's small Xcoils and it was not 'light' which let me know there is a lot of windings in it. That was a surprise. The bigger coil didn't seem as end heavy for some reason.
Mitchel
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Subjective questions get subjective answers but sometimes there are jewels hidden in the logic.
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No waste of time Simon. You let your fingers sing.
My wonder came from knowing the price of the X for GPX price vs the X for GPZ price and wondered about the savings difference and not having to make a dongle for the Z. There is the 'bang for the buck' consideration for some of us.
I also wonder what JW thinks of the X QED vs the X Zed.
I've had lots of training and the last one with Gerry emphasized what you said about no combination of coil and detector sees it all. He demonstrates with gold on the table and air tests that no matter what PI or Zed you choose, they all miss gold. VLFs don't miss it in air tests but they can't see it deep as the other technology. They are also hindered by mineralization which can mask shallow gold.
I appreciate your effort as I almost deleted the question before I posted it. There may not be a real answer. But somewhere in the mix right now without regard to price there is the ultimate performance model and Chet seems to be close because he says he's not taking off his Xcoil.
Mitchel
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Which combination of Xcoil will do best?
Does it just push the existing hardware to a new level or is there a 'sweet spot?'
If someone has a GPX and a Zed should they only get an Xcoil for the Zed? Is there something compelling to make someone get a QED X vs a ZedX or GPXX?
Is there an X2300 coming?
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We've just finished giving the ring a thorough cleaning. My discovery is that it says 18k rather than 10k!
It's still a keeper.
Mitchel
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Steve has my dilemma stated correctly when I can only make trips of 3-4 days or sometimes only an overnighter. We like daily production of any size. If you've gone to Arizona and maybe Quartzsite and found a wash that produces every day that is cool beans ... or hot if you like them that way.
Mitchel
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I get an email from the UCLA Meteorite Collection which is on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles. I've attended a number of their lectures in a small lecture room which is usually attended by less than 50 people. You have the ability to ask lots of questions and see the meteorites on display in the gallery.
The November lecture and link to the website is here:
https://meteorites.ucla.edu/events/
The January lecture is going to be of importance because they will be discussing one of the largest stony meteorites ever found. Here is the preview:
Advance notice of the next lecture
Title: "A coming out party for a large stony meteorite"
Lecturers: Dr. Peter Utas, a physician meteorite collector, and Dr. Alan Rubin of UCLA
When: 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, 26 January 2020
Large iron meteorites are common, big stones are rare. Our atmosphere presents a formidable barrier to large rocks, efficiently transforming boulders into pebbles. But a few survive the fiery plunge. Peter reviews the roster of these great intruders, with a short description of several, and introduces a rare survivor, NWA XXXX, the 15th largest surviving stone. Discovered five years ago, in Mali or Mauritania, this flight-marked 205-kilogram specimen was largely buried, the soil-line still clearly visible. Rubin describes the analysis and classification of chondritic stones; naked eye examination of hand specimens gives important clues, but quantitative techniques are needed to avoid being misled. Hand samples of chondrites will be available for examination by attendees.
Admission
Free and open to the public.
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Ah, why did I think you were much farther north? hummmm
When they were talking about the panning I thought you could throw out a line and pan at the same time. I guess I didn't read the story closely enough.
Things are good here. More time with family now than with prospecting but I'll slip in a trip here and there.
50 Tones Default - Tone Pitch 20 Vs 25
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I just asked Randy Dee if he can help explain what Gordon means and perhaps he may have changed it with the updates that have been made since he was one of the original testers of the Equinox.