Air Testing ?

[synthnut]

I don't understand it ......Does every person who owns a Garrett hunt in the air ? ...... I would have to say that 95% of the tests that I have seen on the AT Pro have been AIR TESTS !!...... .....I knew all along that it was not going to do well in Saltwater unless the Sensitivity was turned down which would affect the depth, but I would sure like to see some REAL tests from this machine IN THE GROUND !!....I'd like a light weight machine that would be a good coin shooter, and a good relic machine .....I realize that folks are in area's where the ground is frozen solid ,but SOMEBODY has to live in the Florida area where KellyCo is and can give us some depth readings ...... I have seen machines that don't air test worth a darn get GREAT results in the ground ...and I have seen machines that air test GREAT and can't do much of anything in the ground .... Would someone PLEASE post some rea GROUND l tests with the AT Pro ? .....Thank You .....JIm

 

[John-Edmonton]

Please please please......it's -15 degrees with snow. Not everyone can test in the ground. An air test WILL still give you the various tones, show the various conductivity, give great comparisons for depth, teach you the functionality of the various keys, get familiar with the coil characteristics, show a machines sensitivity to different target sizes. There are many more too. Most manuals also suggest you set up an air test prelude to familiarize yourself with the machine.

There is a long learning curve ahead to learn to learn a detector to the point where you tell the detector what is under the coil......not the other way around. Yes, finding out how it performs in the ground matters, however an air test can shorten the learning curve.....

 

[Jerry-Wi]

I have spent many hours with coins, rings, nails, iron and whatever on a concrete floor getting used to the sounds that combinations of things make and how the machine reacts to separation. Since we are pretty well froze up for the winter I suspect I will be doing the same with the At Pro once it arrives.

I agree that actually hunting in real ground is the best but much of what I learn with testing on a concrete floor directly translates to the real world.

It is all fun.

Jerry

 

[ToniSteve]

Jerry isn't there re-bar or wire mesh in concrete floors? Especially in Wisconsin where things are susceptible to ground heave from freezing? (I was brought up in Mequon)

Steve

 

[Jerry-Wi]

Jerry isn't there re-bar or wire mesh in concrete floors?

Steve

Not in my particular building. It is an old dairy barn and they did not use any re-bar or mesh at all. ( with predictable results ) One part of an unheated area is breaking up pretty bad so I am giving serious thought of taking out the concrete and making an indoor test garden.

Jerry

 

[ToniSteve]

Hi Jerry,
I got it, makes total sense!

Best Regards,
Steve

 

[synthnut]

STAY WARM GUYS !!....Looks like it will be a long, cold , Winter ........ You guys will know your AT Pro tones backwards and forwards by Springtime !!..... For you guys in the warmer climates ....Go out and dig everything that beeps and tell me what you think !!.....Thanks, Jim