I've Got An AQ And I Used It The First Day!

[mn90403]

I received my AQ yesterday afternoon.  I put the battery on charger and about an hour later it was fully charged.  After some scrambling around to get out of my apartment I hit the beach on an incoming tide.  I went to an area where I had seen beach PI holes before and decided to give it a try.  As you can see it was not a productive location except for the eCig cartridges which I got 3 of them.  They were deep and the sound was high.

I started out in everything preset as the Quick Start suggests.  I didn't know what it was going to sound like but it is a higher pitch than I normally listen to.  The waves were making some noise as I was mostly in ankle deep but sometimes knee deep water.  The headphones were comfortable for the 3 hours I was out.  I didn't have a coin for the first 1.5 hours.  I've never had so many bottle caps but I don't hunt this area of the beach.  My deepest target was about 20 inches and was the bottom of the can.  I couldn't find one target at 24" and still digging.  At the end of 2 hours I decided to 'experiment' with going down a notch on frequency delay.  Then on the way back to my start I switched to tone mode.  That was when I heard a 'weird' low tone and when I dug it it was a dime.

When I first started I had put my cell phone in my top pocket and on the 3rd dig hole it dropped in mud.  Now I have a finicky cell phone that doesn't want to charge properly.  I ordered another BLU phone to replace it. 

When I put the two shafts together and tried the length I thought it was going to be too long.  It would be if it was a heavy unit but I was able to use the first notch with the push out pin but this would not be good for my wife.  I would suggest that the pin be moved on the lower shaft and also make it shorter.

It is going to be a learning curve to find a beach that is PI 'friendly' which means that it holds deep jewelry/gold and not just deep trash.

Mitchel

[Joe Beechnut OBN]

That's the way to learn that baby! 

I swear early on I was doing a lot of airtest and buried target test. It really helped me learn the return signals and what to expect. Even now when I can get out I like to play with it....just to get the feel.

[mn90403]

Joe,

Thanks for the response.  If I had it to do over again I might have kicked this AQ down the road a bit and let someone take my place.

I'd order one of your batteries for long hunts but my time using it now will have to be shared with my 3 year old and newborn (today).  I'll find some time for some short hunts but not much more for the next few months.

Mitchel

[Mikeguard01]

Congratulations on receiving your AQ Mitchel. Sorry to hear about your phone. Good Luck on your next hunt.

HH

Mike

[tvr]

1 hour ago, mn90403 said:

my time using it now will have to be shared with my 3 year old and newborn (today).

Congrats on the newborn. I always found having a three year old around a fun time. They grow so fast that they are grown up and out of the house before you know what happened. Enjoy balancing your time between detecting, family, work and what ever else is going on. Thanks for the AQ report.

[mn90403]

1 hour ago, Mikeguard01 said:

Congratulations on receiving your AQ Mitchel. Sorry to hear about your phone. Good Luck on your next hunt.

HH

Mike

I fixed this phone so it will charge but I still need a new one.

[mn90403]

1 minute ago, tvr said:

Congrats on the newborn. I always found having a three year old around a fun time. They grow so fast that they are grown up and out of the house before you know what happened. Enjoy balancing your time between detecting, family, work and what ever else is going on. Thanks for the AQ report.

Thanks for reading.

Fortunately I don't have work to take up my time!