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Are you using tekkna program?
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Lodge Scent
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It is now my everyday program. I made a couple of very minor tweaks and adjust Reactivity as needed. I must say I was very skeptical at first due to the very high Discrimination, but I just can't deny how well it performs in most conditions. I was running a lot of Sensitive Full Tone programs prior to switching to Tekkna approach, so it was an easy transition for my ears. Just needed to get my mind wrapped around the high Disc! 
Geologyhound
Well-known member
I too have been using Tekkna as a primary program. I bumped the audio response a bit and fiddle with the reactivity as needed. It is quieter and more stable in iron, but is not as deep as some other programs which would give me a headache from constant use in iron. If I get a questionable signal on the edge of detection, I switch to a neighboring custom deep high conductivity program to see if it yields a stronger good tone amongst the iron tones.
I cannot argue with the results! At a recent site I hit a patch of nails. So I stopped scouting and started gridding with Tekkna. I was rewarded with a V nickel, an IHP, one barber dime, a 1911 wheat, and a broken sterling ring. I also found an aluminum button, brass toy parts, brass tool parts/washers, etc. I have pulled three 1820’s large cents, old lead farm or communion tokens and close to 20 flat buttons (including two tombacs) from two other sites using Tekkna. Of course there was also an assortment of trash and brass scrap, shotgun shells, casings, etc. But, I tend to dig iffy signals - especially at older sites and amongst iron where the signal can get down averaged. That being said, I think all the coins were obvious “dig me” signals with Tekkna. A number of buttons and some of the other interesting artifacts were more questionable. You may need to shorten your swing in the dense iron. Oh, even with the dense iron, I found all this with the 11x13 coil. I need to recheck with the 9”…
I cannot argue with the results! At a recent site I hit a patch of nails. So I stopped scouting and started gridding with Tekkna. I was rewarded with a V nickel, an IHP, one barber dime, a 1911 wheat, and a broken sterling ring. I also found an aluminum button, brass toy parts, brass tool parts/washers, etc. I have pulled three 1820’s large cents, old lead farm or communion tokens and close to 20 flat buttons (including two tombacs) from two other sites using Tekkna. Of course there was also an assortment of trash and brass scrap, shotgun shells, casings, etc. But, I tend to dig iffy signals - especially at older sites and amongst iron where the signal can get down averaged. That being said, I think all the coins were obvious “dig me” signals with Tekkna. A number of buttons and some of the other interesting artifacts were more questionable. You may need to shorten your swing in the dense iron. Oh, even with the dense iron, I found all this with the 11x13 coil. I need to recheck with the 9”…
Lodge Scent
Active member
I like to try different settings and programs but I keep going back to Tekkna (with a couple of modifications). Set the Reactivity low and it goes plenty deep. Raise the Reactivity up and it is great in iron. I usually run at 24 kHz max and prefer PWM. I sniffed out 6 small buttons today at one of my worn out sites. All of them were iron masked. Any time a mid tone comes through, even a choppy mid tone, it's almost guaranteed a button. High tones sometimes need a bit more work to sort out due to the squeaky iron falsing. But a quick turn on the target will usually let you know if it is worth digging. But like Geohound, I also dig the iffy signals at my worn out sites. Tekkna is my go to program these days.
So now that it's fall and the farmers have cleared the fields in Michigan, I decided to try the Tekkna program in the iron infested sites I've been hunting. I compared it to another program I was using and instantly preferred the Tekkna program.
While it didn't detect targets that couldn't be detected by other programs, it quieted down the iron falsing extremely well. It also made identifying non-ferrous targets extremely easy as their signal sound is much brighter. It's unreal how a DISC setting of 42 has no bearing on TID's and audio response that fall far below that range, they all show up on the screen from 01-99.
I set my REACTIVITY to 1 and had no problem finding targets mixed in with the nails. Some were scratchy but every questionable target dug was non-ferrous. I was never fooled by an iron target. I dug a few flat buttons, many tiny scraps of brass/bronze/lead/and ancient aluminum foil.
In a less infested area, I got a nice signal with a TID of 94. I dug being careful not to strike the target. I was sure it was a coin. When I got around 10" down, I used my hand digger since my PP was now easily able to detect the target. At 12" down I found it was a 6-inch length of aluminum garden stake in the vertical position at 12-inches deep no less!
That stake was only 3/8" in diameter but is a testament to how well the program works at depth. I'm giving it a go at another site today.
While it didn't detect targets that couldn't be detected by other programs, it quieted down the iron falsing extremely well. It also made identifying non-ferrous targets extremely easy as their signal sound is much brighter. It's unreal how a DISC setting of 42 has no bearing on TID's and audio response that fall far below that range, they all show up on the screen from 01-99.
I set my REACTIVITY to 1 and had no problem finding targets mixed in with the nails. Some were scratchy but every questionable target dug was non-ferrous. I was never fooled by an iron target. I dug a few flat buttons, many tiny scraps of brass/bronze/lead/and ancient aluminum foil.
In a less infested area, I got a nice signal with a TID of 94. I dug being careful not to strike the target. I was sure it was a coin. When I got around 10" down, I used my hand digger since my PP was now easily able to detect the target. At 12" down I found it was a 6-inch length of aluminum garden stake in the vertical position at 12-inches deep no less!
That stake was only 3/8" in diameter but is a testament to how well the program works at depth. I'm giving it a go at another site today.
Update: I worked a plowed field yesterday with the Tekkna program. I was fooled a couple times but that was because I couldn't sweep targets down in the furrow from 2 directions.
I was rewarded with a burned-out flying eagle cent, an 1886 3-cent nickel and an 1881? shield nickel. The date on the shield nickel was almost impossible to read before I washed the dirt off it and unreadable after.
Old copper, bronze and nickel coins from the farm fields around me are always badly burnt out from the fertilizer.
I was rewarded with a burned-out flying eagle cent, an 1886 3-cent nickel and an 1881? shield nickel. The date on the shield nickel was almost impossible to read before I washed the dirt off it and unreadable after.
Old copper, bronze and nickel coins from the farm fields around me are always badly burnt out from the fertilizer.
targits
Well-known member
I have it a try but seems to be lacking in depth compared with relic prog
Lodge Scent
Active member
I think most programs lack depth compared to Relic. With Tekkna, lower your Reactivity to 0.5 or 1 and you will get nearly comparable depths.
Some take-aways using the Tekkna program.
I recently got a 9" coil for the D2. I tried it out in the farm field using the Tekkna program. While I didn't do a direct comparison with the 11" coil, the 9" seemed to have a lot more difficulty handling the site with large iron.
Falsing in the particular area was more noticeable with the 9" coil than previous searches with the 11" coil. I suspect it is because of the ratio between iron size to coil size. Example: a 5-inch piece of iron affects ~60% of the 9" coils surface area vs ~40% of an 11" coil.
The other take-away was Gary's observation of how setting the DISC at 42 didn't silence targets below 42. He jokingly called it witchcraft if I remember correctly. But there is a simple explanation....
If you notice, any target with a TID of 42 and under using the Tekkna program sounds attenuated. That's because it now falls under the purview of iron volume which is quieter than standard target volume.
Adjust the iron volume down to 0 and every target with a TID of 42 and under is now silenced.
I recently got a 9" coil for the D2. I tried it out in the farm field using the Tekkna program. While I didn't do a direct comparison with the 11" coil, the 9" seemed to have a lot more difficulty handling the site with large iron.
Falsing in the particular area was more noticeable with the 9" coil than previous searches with the 11" coil. I suspect it is because of the ratio between iron size to coil size. Example: a 5-inch piece of iron affects ~60% of the 9" coils surface area vs ~40% of an 11" coil.
The other take-away was Gary's observation of how setting the DISC at 42 didn't silence targets below 42. He jokingly called it witchcraft if I remember correctly. But there is a simple explanation....
If you notice, any target with a TID of 42 and under using the Tekkna program sounds attenuated. That's because it now falls under the purview of iron volume which is quieter than standard target volume.
Adjust the iron volume down to 0 and every target with a TID of 42 and under is now silenced.
The Tekkna program is for unmasking, correct? I did install it a while back but it's been a while since I used it. Memory isn't my strong suit. I also installed a custom Deep program from someone on here a while back. Anyway, last spring I used the Tekkna program on a permission where there was a trash burn/pit covered in dirt. It wasn't that old but the house on the property (now razed) was built in 1868.
Some of the items I dug out were costume jewelry, Polaroid camera, 3 -10k gold rings (one was still in a velvet case), barrettes, etc. ... . very unusual digs. Amongst all the items, out came a Walking Liberty Half, my favorite coin. The area was only about 6 feet in diameter. Then another walking liberty, holy mackerel! I was digging the high tone squeeks between all the mid tones and it paid off. Another WL that day, wow.
After that I felt very satisfied and went home, very excited. I think it was the next day I went back because my gut told me there were were more WL's. Gut was right 3 more.
I knew the old woman that use to own the property, did work for her. I remember she told me a story about her long dead husband . . that he cheated on her and it broke her heart. My guess is that she took a shovel and buried his stuff. I think that because 2 of the rings had his initials on them. The one in the muddy velvet case was a little kids ring with his initials. The coins maybe he collected and valued so she buried them. Who finds 6 Walking Liberty coins in a small area like that, along with all the other items? I will get back there and re check the area . . . might be more WL's.
Some of the items I dug out were costume jewelry, Polaroid camera, 3 -10k gold rings (one was still in a velvet case), barrettes, etc. ... . very unusual digs. Amongst all the items, out came a Walking Liberty Half, my favorite coin. The area was only about 6 feet in diameter. Then another walking liberty, holy mackerel! I was digging the high tone squeeks between all the mid tones and it paid off. Another WL that day, wow.
After that I felt very satisfied and went home, very excited. I think it was the next day I went back because my gut told me there were were more WL's. Gut was right 3 more.
I knew the old woman that use to own the property, did work for her. I remember she told me a story about her long dead husband . . that he cheated on her and it broke her heart. My guess is that she took a shovel and buried his stuff. I think that because 2 of the rings had his initials on them. The one in the muddy velvet case was a little kids ring with his initials. The coins maybe he collected and valued so she buried them. Who finds 6 Walking Liberty coins in a small area like that, along with all the other items? I will get back there and re check the area . . . might be more WL's.
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