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    GoldField & Ground Balancing

    Hope you get the hang of it. Remember take it easy while learning, small steps and in low trash. When I find a trashy area I go out to the edges where it just starts to thin out. Otherwise it can be overwhelming.
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    GoldField & Ground Balancing

    Best to work up to it and maybe even in a low trash area to start with. I watched Gary Blackwells video and listen how it sounds on the nuggets. That short, quick "zip zip" is what you want to hear. Some good tips on tuning, too as the Depar has the same Gold Field program as Deus and ORX:
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    GoldField & Ground Balancing

    To learn the Gold Field program I switch to it for about an hour at a time. Listen for the Zip Zip sound. Deep targets I switch to a regular program to see if it discriminates out. At least in a city park, if I can't hear it I usually do not dig. But if you are in a good area you can find really...
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    GoldField & Ground Balancing

    Press and hold the pinpoint button, then pump one or two times until both ground mineralization and ground balance numbers match, then let go of pinpoint button.
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    FS: Garrett AT GOLD $435

    Garrett AT GOLD in good condition. Screen is clear but a couple small scratches. Works great, nice detector. $435 shipped lower 48. Paypal or US Postal money order
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    How to get good VID accuracy

    Read the manual. Ground balance over clean ground. Make sure the target is centered under the coil. Make smooth passes keeping coil at same level.Slow passes can cause error, so not too slow. Not always possible, but try to make a wide enough pass so detector can read the ground surrounding the...
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    AT Gold gold

    Found a small Black Hills Gold ring 10K. It was fairly loud, read 47 pretty solid and I thought it probably was a piece of thick aluminum tray. I tried to listen for any signal break-up, etc. but it just hung on at 47 and wasn't any big wavering of the signal like odd-shaped aluminum...
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    Ground balancing over iron

    I know you are probably thinking how could anyone not know, but I read several posts I am almost certain this is the case. They say their ground balance is going crazy. If you get in an area with junk everywhere, it is difficult to find a clean enough spot to ground balance. Especially if you...
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    Hunting frozen ground

    My first advice is "Don't do it unless you are going/have gone crazy." It is brutal. Bring an insulated pad to kneel on and gloves. Also I rarely use a pinpointer but with frozen ground it is really worth the extra trouble. Also for some reason the AT Gold sounds off slightly iron audio when I...
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    Can slaw and Iron Audio

    I probably shouldn't even be posting this I am so rusty. Went out this afternoon and spoiled a nice day digging in frozen ground. LOL It was brutal. Kept hitting can slaw. I know I can uisually avoid most of it because it gives a loud sound. But since I am so rusty I dug anything I could find. I...
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    Tone Roll

    I have never seen any info posted on the Tone Roll feature. I'll start. Tone Roll gives several quick tones in succession mainly over nails. I have noticed coins on the surface will give the Tone Roll. If I lift the coil up a couple inches it gives a clean tone. Anyone else have anything to add...
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    Minelab Sovereign S-5 coil still for sale

    I still have a Sunray S-5 coil for sale. It is black with yellow lettering. The coil is in good shape, works great, with cover. $115 shipped Priority mail in USA. No extra charge for Paypal. This turned out to be my main coil (sold the Sov). Lightweight and very hot on rings.
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    Minelab Sovereign Coils for sale: 15" WOT, S8, S5,

    Minelab Sovereign Coils for sale. All work fine. 15" WOT $150 8" S-8 $135 5" S-5 $125 Price includes shipping in USA I accept Paypal.
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    Minelab Sovereign for sale

    Minelab Sovereign XS-2 Pro for sale. Comes with the Minelab Digital Target Indication Meter and 10 inch factory coil. Everything works but it is a bit rough and the battery box is funky. The control box has been moved back and the meter is set to 180. Will sell for $225 shipped in USA. I accept...
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    AT Gold finds necklace with pendant

    Well it had a little gold on it, but no markings. Anybody ever found a necklace that still had the pricetag on it? LOL It gave a sputter sound which can mean mixed alloys next to each other, and I recognized that sound. It had just a tiny pinpoint area. I guess that must be how chains are, I...
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    AT Gold Sweep Speed revisited

    Well, maybe this is the first time I mentioned this here. For deep targets sweep speed is faster for the AT Gold (I assume AT Pro is similar) than some other detectors. It is easy enough to place a test target on the ground (gold ring is preferred). Hold the coil up away from the target about...
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    Tot Lot lessons with the AT Gold

    I went to a park I have never detected and noticed there was a tot lot so I headed over to it. It appeared someone had been there recently as I did not find any coins except a couple pennys. Don't know why, but I decided to dig some signals that were like in the single digits on the ID meter and...
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    WTB--Water Hunting books by Clive Clynick

    I'm looking for used books by Clive Clynick on water hunting. Let me know what you got.
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    A smooth sea

    Here are a couple quotes that my father-in-law (desceased) had on placks in his home. These are old Chinese proverbs. I think most people can relate these to metal detecting. "A smooth sea never makes a skilled sailor." And my favorite and I hope yours, too. "If your heart is in it, you will...
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    No gold nuggets

    Went out nugget hunting today and no one found any gold. Some people with high bankers found a few specks, That was it. Guess it wasn''t that good a place. There were holes everywhere I went so someone had been there before me and didn't bother to fill their holes. There were a million hot rocks...
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