Popular Post Wendell Clark Posted November 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2019 I have been hunting an old desert SP stop that is heavy alkali , so heavy that the top of the ground is a white salt crust. The park 1 and beach 1 settings have produced the most favorable results for me and at this point seem equal. The sensitivity level I run varies as chatter annoys me. The settings I have been using are 50 tone, Iron ON with volume set at 1, 0 iron bias and recovery at 6. There is a lot of garbage in the ground. I recall Brian Cal-Cobra posting about hunting in similar conditions and am interested in his take (as well as others) on setting choices. The Morgans and the lock came out of the worst of the alkali mud and were completely encrusted. All three were good dig signals but none deeper than 6 inches. 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Wow, two silver dollars! I’ve only ever found one in all my years detecting. And great relic finds also... good for you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendell Clark Posted November 9, 2019 Author Share Posted November 9, 2019 Thanks. Yes they are trade and tax tokens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geof_junk Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 I like coins/tokens with the centre cut out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Valen Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Very nice finds, I need to find another place to hunt. The areas I have been on lately has so much chatter it makes me think there is something wrong with my 800. If I can't get it to work better I will be sending it in to make sure that it isn't broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest calabash digger Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Nice hunt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB_Amateur Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Great discoveries! I'm surprised you didn't find any small denomination coins. I bet they're still there. Maybe the difficulty of the ground is hiding them so far. That padlock in particular is a nice find, with manufacturer and what appears to be usage wording, or is that just the model of the padlock? I'm not used to that kind of ground so can't help you with your settings. But you might want to take some coins out there, bury them (I wouldn't go deep, at least at first) and then adjust your settings to maximize the responses. Thanks for posting and please continue to do so as you pull more goodies out of that site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Can’t say I’ve really hunted a place like that but if I was Beach Mode would be at the top of my list, and sensitivity down until stable. I have found most people want stable detectors but also will not reduce sensitive far enough to get the for fear of losing depth. It’s generally just a choice... high sensitivity, deal with the chatter, or turn it down and be happy. You will still find stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendell Clark Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 GB: Thanks, have found dimes but the condition is so poor that it wasn't worth showing. The lock reads Southern Pacific Co.Roadway and Bridge Department. Steve: I have been running sensitivity like "low beams in the fog" particularly in difficult conditions, I like stable. The beach 1 mode is the best in the alkali mud for sure as I have toggled back and forth to park 1,the most reliable signal is beach. I am sure this place has been detected multiple times over the years, the Equinox being the advantage. The site is giving my friend with a T2 fits 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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