SwiftSword

You know, I've certainly had my share of gawkers and hoverers, but I didn't mind this gentleman at all. He was in his eighties, sharp as a tack, and very interested without being annoying in the least. I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation and learned a thing or two along the way!

And a reminder to not turn up my nose at any yard that's being offered, no matter how small 😄

This was in an old neighborhood just outside of Boston, where lot sizes are given in square feet 😄 On top of that, the owner is an avid gardener. Her gorgeous roses take up most of the little yard, the rest was split between a sizable patio and a tiny lawn.

Well, here's an update. The owner messaged me that just today he happened to be in the backyard and noticed that every single plug I dug had been torn out and the hole underneath dug down to several inches. Evidently an enterprising raccoon or skunk smelled grubs & worms. Of course I'll be heading over there tomorrow to fix it all up. Any suggestions on how to avoid this in future? I'm not sure he'll have me back after this 😬

Spent three hours at an 1875 property in eastern Mass. Apparently virgin ground. I, (well, "we", as the home owner was with me every step of the way 🙂) found eight silvers, two buffalo nickels, 19 wheats '36 – '57, and assorted odds and ends. I'll be heading back there soon.

I was recently invited to detect at a 1903 house in eastern Massachusetts. The detectable area of the yard was the size of a dish towel and yielded only one find. Thankfully, it was a good one! The coin is an 1806/07 George III half penny.

Can you please repeat that more slowly? My Italian is a little rusty.

Are you aware that Paypal payments can bounce? The buyer/seller protections don't always work as advertised.

Have you hired a caddy yet? 😄

Was this in their regular newsletter? I subscribed to that a while back, but haven't gotten a single one.

So much depends on ground conditions, coin position, etc. I had a 99 from all sides yesterday, and it turned out to be a '64 penny. +1 on the relic program, though. It hits coins really hard.

These folks claim that spoons made from two parts generally date to the 17th century, even!

All, I'm looking for some ideas on what to do with my remote. I very much rely on VID and the XY graph and typically hold the remote in my right hand as I swing with the left. This works fine as long as my only other tools are hand digger and pinpointer. Things go south as soon as I add a shovel since I don't have three hands. - I don't like mounting the RC on the stem. Distance and angle aren't right, and I don't like following it around as I swing. - I can hold it in my right hand if I sling the shovel over my shoulder, but that's also cumbersome, and yet another thing to keep track off. - on a lanyard around my neck it dangles all over the place and gets banged up. - belt holster is too cumbersome to look at frequently. I know the short answer is to just learn to hunt by tone only, but I'm not comfortable with that (yet). Can anyone think of any other options? I was thinking of a wristband, perhaps, but that doesn't seem to exist. Thanks in advance!

Customer service at metaldetector.com told me today that the 11x13 for the Deus II will be out in the fall. From what I read here, Im not sure I'll partake, though.

Excellent, thank you!! Now I just need the other one! The how-to makes it look like buckles are a pretty convenient and ingenious way to secure shoes. I wonder why they went out of style?

Thanks! I don't know how I suggest this to people on a regular basis and then not think of it myself 🙄. In any case, it's not magnetic, so that answers that question.

Last night I had an unexpectedly fruitful hunt at a farm here in eastern Massachusetts. I hope the shoe buckle, mangled, but complete, will admit me to the 1700s club. I know nothing besides what it is and hope we have an expert on these things here. It's on the small side, and the frame is pretty thin, so perhaps it's for a lady or a child? I expect the material is brass, but surely the pin is steel? If so, I'm surprised it survived. Any info is appreciated!

I went on a brief hunt this morning, and while I found nothing interesting, some of it was fairly deep.

I heard from someone today that the .71 update destroyed his depth. Couldn't hit a penny at six inches. I did an air test on mine (9" coil, .71, various stock programs, default values) and didn't think I got worse numbers than with .6, but I'm also not entirely certain. Trouble with these tests is always that it's not really a comparison unless you also have a second, identical machine with the older software version.

I updated from .7 to .71 this morning, just before heading to a new permission. Update went smoothly, permission was a complete bust.

Good point, I didn't think of that. However, I don't seem to be experiencing a lot of weak shallow signals now 🤔 I don't know, but then again I'm no signal processing engineer 😄

Oh boy. I believe this is where we send you "thoughts and prayers" I have zero suggestions, other than contacting your dealer or XP for support. Someone else had his remote stuck in a weird state. They opened it up and disconnected the battery, but I personally would not risk that.

Where does XP announce updates? Is there a customer registration I've overlooked? Or is it grapevine only?

Have you tried running the update again?

I hope this makes its way to someone at XP. I detect mostly with the Deep HC program with Square Full Tones. I find myself straining to hear deep targets, while surface trash is incredibly loud. I understand this functions is a depth indicator, but I would love to have the option to reverse its direction, so that deep targets are loud, and shallow ones soft. I understand I can increase Audio Response to make the deeper targets louder, but that doesn't help with the shallow targets, and just makes everything sound the same. Thank you! Oliver