Want To See If I Can Remember Your Older Detector?

[George Kinsey]

12 hours ago, snakejim said:

This is a HEATHKIT GD-48 metal detector in this picture. I built one from a kit in 1968. It was my second detector. The first detector I had was a homemade unit that I built from an article in Popular Electronics magazine. It used a transistor radio as the receiver, and the transmitter and coil worked with a simple single transistor circuit.

In the city we used the coil to fry bacon when the sun was hot. 

[TampaBayBrad]

On 2/19/2023 at 11:42 AM, Glenn in CO said:

Metro Tech 220A

AH Pro Backpacker and Pro

When I bought my first detector in 69/70 that was the almighty.

[George Kinsey]

7 minutes ago, TampaBayBrad said:

When I bought my first detector in 69/70 that was the almighty.

That ufo looking thing. I think I was abducted.

[Redneck]

16 hours ago, George Kinsey said:

I had the Pro then Super Pro. Very little depth but would eliminate iron signals.

The AH mini pro was my first detector.  Had some disc for foil I believe, 6" coil. 

[Matt4gold]

On 2/18/2023 at 7:32 AM, GB_Amateur said:

Go for it, George!

 

[Matt4gold]

The Heathkit, my first one that my brother and I built, lol.  That’s going way back. 

[George Kinsey]

5 hours ago, Matt4gold said:

The Heathkit, my first one that my brother and I built, lol.  That’s going way back. 

So does my longtime friend. He is older than the dirt he sleeps in. Kinda sucks.

[Shenandoah Digger]

My first detector was a Jetco Treasure Hawk that I got for Christmas in 1969.  Found tons and tons of junk with it down to about 2 inches.  Got me hooked though.  I bought that Ground Hawk about 20 years ago and I'm not sure if you ever tried that one.  Nice machine and I should have kept it, but I traded it for a camo Fisher F19; by far the best relic machine I've ever used, and I've used most of them.