Professor Hester

Me too!

I have a arranged a trip with my buddy to the desert on this coming Saturday. I followed him around carrying his shovel for 2 or 3 years, without a metal detector. He has a Fisher 75, but I'll give him some competition with my White MXT. I'm really looking forward to this summer. I'll be doing my nugget hunting in Northern Nevada. My friend and I know Nevada pretty well. He grew up in Nevada and I taught high school there in 1969-70. He attended the school where I was his football coach. We've been friends for about 45-46 years. Summer can't come too fast for me.

Wow!!!!!!!!! It arrived today at about 12:30 noon. I've learned how to replace the batteries; that is done. And, I now know how to turn my "New" MXT White Metal Detector on/off. I have a manual, so now I'm going to learn how to operate my MXT. I like the sound of that "My MXT," thanks to the generosity, of Paul Vanurse, a man that went out of his way to help his fellowman. Thank you again Paul for giving me an extra Christmas this year. I may have a lot of faults, at least my wife and kids think so, but ingratitude is not one of my faults. I will forever be grateful for what Paul has done for me and when the time is right, I will follow in Paul's footsteps and "pass it on" to the next person. Besides being the person who benefited from Paul's gift, I have been in awe as I watched this process unfold. This is a story that I can tell my children, my grand children, and my great grand children and I hope that it inspires all of those who have read about it on this forum and those who learned about it second-hand. We all can be a little nicer, a little kinder, a little more generous, and be willing to step up to the plate and help our fellowman. Pass it on!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Saying thanks does not cover how I feel in my heart, "Thanks Paul"

I am having déjà vu, I feel like I did the day my dad brought home a brand new bicycle for me. That was 68 years ago. I hope I never grow up!

Hey Paul, Could you send me the FedX Tracking number?

That gave me a good laugh! A hoot !!!!!!!!!!!!. Do you remember his first name? If you know his first name, I may know him.

We, the Hesters, originated in North Carolina in Lincoln County. My Great Grandfather was Col. Joseph Hester, born 1793. Since that time the Hesters have immigrated to Tennessee, Arkansas, Ohio, Kentucky, and Texas. Joseph has descendants spread out everywhere by now. Do you remember the first name of the Hester there in Kentucky?

Thank you Paul and I will pay it forward too. You are a good man! Professor Donald N Hester 2520 W 450 S, #8 Springville, UT 84663

Paul Vanurse, I don't know what to say! No one has ever been so gracious and generous to me before. To be honest, I had to go to my bedroom for a while and compose myself before I could respond. Thank you so much, I accept your offer. There was no way that a purchase of MXT was even on the horizon for me. I had not even researched the MXT because it so far outside of my budget. I'll make good use of it here in Utah and Nevada. My wife will not believe me, she will probably accuse me of robbing a 7-11. Thank you again!

LARGO, Man, your advice below is the best I have heard yet. It was so smart, I should have thought of it myself. (LOL) Thanks I'll give it a try. Advice from LARGO: Often if you don't see an offering of a metal detector you can afford or would consider buying, the next best thing is to put your own ad in a free listing on most detecting websites and forums, stating what detector(s) you may be looking for. Many dealers or people have detectors collecting dust in a corner, that they would be more than happy to sell, but dismiss that notion, thinking it is an older model, and no one would want it. Dealers rarely advertise every detector they have in their shop.

RickUK, I am retired living on a fixed income, on a budget. I can't expect my wife to spend within our budget if I am not willing to do the same.

I want to give a sincere "Thank You!" to Steve Herschbach, Reno Chris, Ivans Garage, Snake Jim, Mike Hillis, RickUK, AZBlackbird, and Sourdough Scott who all responded to my dumb questions. I tried to match up the requirements, as you told me, of a metal detector for gold nuggets and coins: * High frequency * Ground balance But I could not find a metal detector in my price range of ($300-$350) that met those two requirements I am back to square one and I guess I will not be purchasing a metal detector at this time. At least I now know what to look for and I am no longer completely ignorant. I am disappointed but I will get over it. I will recommend your forum to anyone. You guys spent your own time to help me. It doesn't get any better than that. Thank again. Professor Hester

Would a Garrett search coil 8.5x11 DD Performance, work on Bounty Hunter Tracker II?

Bounty Hunter Tracker II has an automatic and manual ground balance, but it operates at 6.6 kHz and a 7” coil; it will only search 7” deep but it only costs $82 I looked but I couldn’t find any other low-cost metal detector with a manual ground balance. If you have to have "Ground Balance" to be able search successfully for small gold nuggets, this one has ground balance.

Side Bar: I spent two years in England in 1961-1963, what city do you live in? RickUK, thanks for your advice! Getting Closer to a Decision At first I was leaning toward EuroTek Pro; however, it operates at 7.6 kHz and according to what I have learned so far, the higher the frequency the better the detector will find small gold nuggets. So now, I am considering Tesoro's Cibola because it operates bi-model, at 4.3 kHz and 14.7 kHz. I think you can change from one frequency to the other with a switch. Am I wrong? It has a 9X8 concentric coil and it is a VLF/TR detector type. It is a little above my budget of $300, but after reading a series of reviews, it is looking more like the one for me. At first I steered clear of the metal detectors that did not have LCD; but, I'll make an exception for the Cibola. One thing the reviews did not mention was whether it would find gold nuggets. But the reviews did have it finding gold jewelry. Not the same, but close. It works well on coins. Here is my question, will the Cibola work well finding small gold nuggets? The reviews were silent on gold nuggets. If you know this metal detector, let me know what you think. Gentlemen, what do you think of my choice.

I should have mentioned this before. I have watched my friend do a lot of relic detection, I'm not interested in that, but I am interested in: Coins and Gold. By the way, will a metal detector detect silver or nickel ore? I retired from Alaska to Utah where there are a lot of old mines.

After reading your responses, I feel like I just sit around a fire-pit for about three hours listening to a bunch of experts. You know one of those conversations where you don't talk and they are talking about a subject that you don’t know anything about. It reminds me of listening to my grandfather when I was a teenager. First, I want to thank you all collectively for trying to help a novice. I am a CPA, a Professor of Accounting, CFO but I am not an electrical engineer. What I don’t know about being an engineer would fill a library; however, if I can ever help you with an accounting or finance question, that is what my library is full of. My library is full, just with stuff not applicable to metal detectors. Second, I apologize for my ignorance. Believe it or not, I had given it a lot of thought and my reasoning and conclusions sounded pretty good to me, that is, before you guys blew everything full holes. I consider myself lucky to have found this forum web site. I will be reading the articles mentioned in your responses. One of you asked me, “What do you hope to gain with this knowledge? Well, I am trying to decide which metal detector I should buy, with my limited funds. My friend owns a Fisher 75. It is a very expensive detector. His detector has a DD 11” oblong coil. I was trying to find a complimentary metal detector that might help fill some of the gaps that a Fisher 75 has. The metal detector that I was thinking about buying is the Teknetics Euro Pro with a DD 11” coil. I have read a lot of reviews on the Euro Pro, but naturally, the reviews rarely say anything negative about the product. If anyone would like weigh in on selecting a metal detector under $300 dollars, I would appreciate your input. Thanks guys!

I am different! I want to know why and what makes it work, what makes it different. I want to know the technical differences between products. The manufacturer can give a detector a name and claim that his detector is the best for detecting for gold. Sorry, manufacturer's claims come in one ear and out the other. Give me the facts and let me decide. I am going through the process of de-coding manufacturer claims and guess what. It is real hard to just find the facts. Right now I am searching for a list of the operating kHz frequencies of all metal detectors. Let's face it, a coil just creates a magnetic field and the only variables on any coil is the kHz frequency and the size of the coil. At least those are the two variables that I have found so far. I really need to know whether the kHz frequency is determined by the operating frequency for the Detector control box or is it controlled by the operating frequency of the coil? It makes sense to me that when you wind the copper wire into a coil that you should be able to determine the coil's kHz frequency by the number of winds of the copper wire, when you are making the coil. So, I am thinking that the coil actually determines the frequency that is built into the control box of the metal detector. Am I right? What I need now, is for someone who knows more about the industry to step up to the plate and provide a list of the kHz frequencies of the metal detector coils that are currently on the market. Any two coils that has the same kHz frequencies, whether it is made by the same manufacturer or not, should be interchangeable. A magnetic field is just a magnetic field. The operating kHz frequency, does it affect the magnetic field? If so, I need another expert to tell me whether different frequencies get better results, depending upon what the prospector is searching for. Please, do not respond to these questions unless you have scientific facts to back up what you say. If anyone can set me straight and help me get the facts I'm looking for, I would appreciate your time and effort. Don't worry, any response you give will not offend me. Thanks, Professor Hester