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steelheadfever

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These are some of my finds that I have dug since I began field testing the Excelerator 6" DD search coil on my MXT. Not bad considering the cold weather, which has been mixed with snow and rain. I have used the coil a lot recently and I am quite pleased with its performance. It has good depth,good target seperation in trashy areas and pinpoints accuratly. I know I will be using this coil alot in the future. HH Dennis in Idaho
 
Hey Steelie!

I have been following your test on the Excell coil. So far they have been looking good. Do you mind if I ask a few questions?

1) How much time per day do you put in, and can you estimate the clad finds in $ per hour?

2) What part of Idaho do you hunt in? Just a general idea. I am in an East Oregon town of about 11,000. I just wanted to compare the population base here vs. where you are.

3) Can you describe any differences in the Excell coil vs. the Eclipse models as to strength of audio signal and accuracy of pinpointing depth?

4) Can you run this coil at max gain?

5) Are the VDI numbers accurate on shallow coins? As accurate as the Eclipse coils?

You have a nice pile of clad in the photo. How much time detecting does it represent, and was it in a park setting? Also, what is the coin you have in the holder?

It looks like a fun time. Any other particulars you can provide would be of interest. Thanks for sharing the info!
 
Hi, It has been a long winter and the ground has been hard as a rock, and now that it is thawed I hunt every chance I get. I usually hunt for 2 to 3 hours and more if I can get away with it. I usually don't keep track of my clad, just bring it home and throw it in a can. I would estimate around $2.50 to $3.00 per hunt, more or less. I live in Caldwell,Idaho which is West of Boise. So far this year I have only been hunting at (hunted out) parks and sports fields. The finds in the photo represent around 20 or so hours of hunting.
I have two Whites coils, the 6X10,and the 4x6. The 6x10 is my favorite in non trashy areas and the 4x6 used to be on my detector until I began using the Excelerator 4.5x7, which is an awesome coil for high trash areas and non trashy areas.
The new 6" Excelerator coil is a great little coil. It has good depth for a small coil, I have dug targets as deep as 6 inches and a friend who used the coil on his DFX dug a target at 7 inches. VDI numbers have been accurate even on shallow targets, and as for pinpointing I have found that it pinpoints easily and accurately. The only time I have problems with VDI numbers was when I had the gain set to high.
When I start out hunting I try to run at max gain. If the detector is acting up, with falsing and popping I begin turning the gain down until it settles down. Most of the time I am able to operate my detector at +1 to +1.5, but that could vary from park to park.
I try to never put down another coil, because they all work to one degree or another. What works for one person may not work as well for another. I find the Excelerator coils to work very well for me and I highly recommend the ones that I have used, those being the 4.5x7 and now the 6". The 6" is not available at present but I have been told that it will be. You just can't go wrong with either of these coils.
The coin in the wrapper is not a valuable one except to me. It is a 1938 Jefferson Nickel. I save them for my grand kids. I hope I have answered you questions, if not let me know. HH Dennis in Idaho
 
I would avoid hunting with Gain at 1.5+, Will actually hurt your performance under most field conditions. Use the BOOST for listening to a Very Deep Target, not for active searching unless ground and environmental conditions allow it.
 
Hi. I understand that, but my ground and enviromental conditions allow it. As I stated in my post, it varies from park to park. HH Dennis in Idaho
 
Hi, Kellyco sells the Excelerator line of coils. The 6"DD coil is a prototype and is being tested. I have been told that the 6" coil is going to be made available but when I do not know. Contact JW at Kellyco for that information. HH Dennis in Idaho
 
It looks like you're doing well at shaking the winter blues! I can't wait for them to get that thin-profile 6" DD into production and to market.

Like you, I also hunt with the MXT & M6 set as high as possible (Gain/Sensitivity). I seldom reduce them to even the preset markings as I do notice a decline in performance in many locations I hunt.

One of my gripes is that they tied the target volume and audio saturation into that same control in the '+' range. Well, we're headed for 66
 
I talked to JW at Kellyco today. He told me that they are placing an order for the 6"DD coils this week, so it will not be long and they will be on the shelf. HH Dennis
 
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