Mike Hillis

Coil connection may be loose.   Nokta waterproof connectors are hard to tighten with the cord wrapped around the shaft.   I recommend you tighten the connection prior to wrapping the cable around the shaft.  Once the connection is tight, then rotate the lower rod to wrap the cable.   I have to do this with my Gold Kruzer or I can't get the connection tight. 

Once you can rule out the coil connector,  Do a factory reset.  

If you are getting noise while holding the detector still, turn down the sensitivity to the lowest setting.  Should go quiet.  The raise the sensitivity until the chatter resumes.   Frequency shift and see if you can find a quieter one that will allow you to raise your sensitivity higher.  If not, lower your sensitivity until its quiet.  That is your hunt setting.

If you want to hunt with a noisy detector, raise the sensitivity and go for it....but the whole purpose of the sensitivity control is for just this purpose.

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Very nice.  Those half dimes look so sweet!   and that copper is in pretty good condition, too. 

Do you carry the half dime around in your pocket and finger it and grin throughout the day like I do with a good ring find?   HA!  

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Mike

I've always been a big fan of the F5.   Very capable detector.   I really enjoyed the independent gain and threshold controls.  Normally you can buy them new for $349 with the 11" DD coil and they are running the $299 specials now with the stock 10" elliptical concentric. (metaldetector.com)

It is hard to find the F5 feature set in other detectors.   The threshold controls turns into an weak target audio boost feature once you move into the positive numbers and even though it runs at 7.8 kHz its pretty hot on little gold at positive threshold settings.   Very nice detector for hunting really small gold in the grass roots with very low gain settings at very high threshold settings.

1000+ ground balance setting point (salt inclusive) so it is possible to get dead on balance in mineralized ground.   

The ground phase number can be used to id deep targets.  

You can disc out the 50+ segment which helps in flat iron.

Overall its a pretty decent detector.   I have been trying to replace it with Whites V3 (independent gain and threshold with ground phase but i miss the weak target audio boost.

Can't say any thing about the Simplex as I didn't find anything special in its feature set to draw me to it.  

Good luck!

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Looks old and outdated.  Considering today is thursday the 25, the last modified date is an untruth.

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Hi Rob,

The V3/V3i is a one of a kind model.   There will never be its like on planet earth again.   You owe it to yourself to get one and experience it.

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Operating frequency of the White's TRX pin pointer is 12 kHz.....not 14 kHz.   It is excellent on small gold.   One of my favorite pin pointers.   It should not be allowed to die out.

It will cross talk with 12 kHz detectors like my Tesoro  Golden Sabre II.    Not so much with my 12 kHz Tesoro Compadre.   I don't have any trouble with TRX driven interference with any of my other detectors.  

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This news makes me feel like swearing.    Hellfire and Damnation!

The hard part of this particular item seems be locating the price.   Its seems to be a closely guarded secret.   I'm hesitant to make contact as I'm not particularly wanting all the email spam and phone calls that will become a part of my everyday life from making contact with the company.  

One of the key attributes of the Whites V3 is its ability to search walls and floors and identify whats behind them.  All the normal metal in the wall or a floor has a V3 spectra-graph signature.   You can easily map a wall or a floor, or a ceiling for that matter, and locate any metallic anomalies.   However you can't actually see the object.   But this can actually show you, and not only show metallic items but non-metallic items as well.   This is a huge jump forward for those treasure hunters who are into structures if they could swing the price.

I'm not sure how well it might do in looking at dirt.  I'd imagine well enough to search the top two to five inches of grass root depth, maybe.  

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Public schools....be discrete.

Public parks....check the signage...be discrete.

Public athletic fields...check the signage....be discrete.

Yards.....ask permission.

Churches....ask permission.

For the places that require permission....I wouldn't offer anything unless they tell you something specific that they would like you to watch out for, like a wife's or daughter's lost ring or something.   

Here in New Mexico the state parks are off limits,   However,  the Corp of Engineer maintained parks and lakes are not off limits but you have to check in at the local office and find out what sections are open and what sections are not.   Wilderness area's areas are typically open but Federal Forrest Lands are not without expressed written permission.     

My take,,,,research the rules on line, and like Tom states, it it isn't strictly prohibited, then detect with discretion. 

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Hand held backscatter xray.    I want one.   

https://www.dael.com/assets/files/Documenten/hbi-viken-sec2.pdf

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This has been an interesting thread.   At a high level it says if your existing detectors are better than your Nox, its because you bought the wrong NOX.

HAHAHAHA.   

Sorry....just really funny reading when you don't have a horse in the race.

I'm not surprised about the F70 results.   If you put the little 3x6 concentric on it you have a pretty decent micro jewelry detector that is about as sensitive as the GoldBug Pro.     

I liked the concept of the F44 but I didn't really care for it, mostly because I couldn't hear it very well.      

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Very nice find!   

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I have a 1st generation Tek-Point (15ns pulse) and a TRX ( 12 kHz VLF)  that I'm quite happy with.  Both have been robust and flexible enough in their operating settings to handle most any situation I put them to.   I can recommend both of them.

I got a Nokta pinpointer with my Gold Kruzer purchase but I haven't used it yet so can't say anything about it.

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Gold Hound....you leave me speechless......

WOW

Nice heavy gold!   I'd still be carrying that around in my pocket and grinning about it.   

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It's a Garrett.   It's going to be a Garrett.   Its not going to be anything else.   I fully expect their the Multi-IQ to offer nothing more than full spectrum target detection and salt cancellation.

Audio is personal.   I dislked the Xterra audio but enjoy the F75 delta pitch audio and hunt in dp fairly often...unless the iron & hot rocks get too noisy then I switch to 1N or 2F.   But then again I'm a bit hard of hearing in one ear and headphones make a difference.

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Mike

Hi Don,

From reading your post I think you should go ahead and sell it.    If you don't like hunting with it there is really no point in keeping it.  At some point Minelab will release an Equinox model that that can obsolete the Etrac/CTX and we will all want one of those..

Good luck,

Mike

I enjoyed your write up, CmonNow.   Nice coin for a first silver, too.    

Since you personalized it with the nick you might as well put it in a bezel and wear it.    A metal detector brand t-shirt and that coin around your neck may well get you some good private property permissions.

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I'm really going to miss the The Treasure Depot classifieds.   Of the close to 60 detectors I've owned since 2004, I'd say at least two-thirds of them where bought and/or sold from there.   I guess its a good thing I've already scratched most of my itches or I'd be at a loss.

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Argyris,

I think you need to take it to the field and put it to the test.   Both your 5 kHz vs MF and Clive's FE settings and see what they do.

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Just funning....those conduit fasteners would be considered treasure if you needed some and didn't have them.

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Well....that little piece in the middle looks like junk....

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My experience with 1st Texas since 2004 has been that 1st Texas Products does not do "one offs" .    I imagine you will see this basic operating platform move from the beach gold hunter,  to the prospector, to the relic hunter with the feature set maturing as it moves along.

 You are completely missing the 7ns pulse delay.   That is a huge breakthrough in mass production and target size capability for a pulse unit.

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I bet that on cleaned up nice.   If those stones are good you might be able to do better than spot on that one.

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My thinking is that as long as you come home with precious metal you did good.

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Mike