fredmason

You are doing very well, Mitchel. The more you do it the better you get- so, luck is important but no longer the whole story! fred

nice gold.. too much trouble from the policia for me... fred

Well, in 40 years and many detectors I have NOT found the secret...gold can appear at any lower level...and be discriminated out easier then not. fred

WELL...nice site, Doc fred

I get better and better but not BEST.... I almost always have a camera for special shots. However, I prefer to store my memories in my little brain...no special equipment required. I have considered a go-pro but that creates a new world of stuff and trouble... You let me know when you're coming and we can go to the beach...Mitchel is closer and he really seems to know beach hunting... fred

Paul...forget the camera and enjoy the memory making moments. Too much trouble to film and enjoy the trip, in my less than humble opinion! fred

Night and day is the difference between Western Aus and Moore Creek, Alaska... I am glad I went to Moore Creek but give me WA anytime. fred

An excellent review, Steve!!! Doc is quite the Thinker; constantly innovating products to make the Prospector/detectorist's life easier. Well done, Doc!

get a shirt with big chest pockets and put the wm in there... fred

Getting stiffed is rough...you could be a drywall hanger-the check is always in the mail...haha Why would you use so many names? Multi-personas perhaps? fred

Definitely send it to minelab, but, before you do so... change power cords and check all connectors..this sounds like the worst kind of issue----intermittent! fred

Sony MDR-J10 been using them for all types of detecting for years and years....with a 1/4 adaptor they work fine and on the 1/8 female plug the go direct... I buy them on Amazon because the new models have a closed-loop rather than open, as in the first pic... fred

great story and happy memories! thanks fred

Worrying about buying because there may be a newer model is not sane...there will always be a newer model at some point; no one can predict the time. Kind of like not buying a television because there may be a new model... Steve swore a "sacred oath" that he has no knowledge of a newer model...do you want blood too? (Just teasing, Steve) Any PI will find detectable gold, it is the operator and the location that matters...I suggest you buy a used Minelab Pi and get some experience, then you can decide if you want to get into the deep water. fred

I would use a large DD and Cancel mode...but, if you want iron-discriminate, probably not an option. D never worked very well anyway... I never used the A. I. coils, so no opinion on that. good luck fred

I cannot determine how to get to my list of Minelab warranty registrations....I find the spot to register new equipment. Does some kind soul know the secret and will reveal it...? if I too only had a brain fred

Doc makes/sells some similar products.... fred

Nice deal for some one in Oz, Northeast! I almost sold my 7000 when I got sickly two Novembers ago...I am glad I did not sell. Having the GPZ gave enough incentive to keep going and now I am about 80% back. That is way better than a walker and wheel chair. I just ordered a new coil cover after all this time it is coming apart...but, I am not a coil scrapper... fred

never give up!!! fred

Nice IHP, Mitchel...

Any dedicated gold machine is a good meteorite hunter. Of course you will also find any other bits of metal that you may swing over. For chrondrites do not use any level of discrimination. I would not use any D ever for meteorites. The area you are in will likely have all types of rubbish from a few thousand years of occupation and war. Good Luck fred

More than kind-TRUE! I miss your acerbic but funny comments! fred

For those that get the ICMJ, Norm aka Klunker wrote a fine article in the most recent issue. Very funny, of course! For about 10 cents (American) a day you could be getting these articles thanks for the laughs, Klunker fred

no pulltabs? Excellent finds, especially the gold! fred

yeah, Paul, some of those guys not only went bush but way south too... fred