Willee - Texas
Well-known member
Finally got out to the beach for a few hours to check out the new Garrett AT PRO.
As you can see from the first two photos the sand was sorta deep so I did not expect and old stuff today.
Stayed mainly in STANDARD MODE - COIN PROGRAM - MAX SENSITIVITY.
Did switch to Pro Mode a few times and it is noisy but that can be gotten used to.
Used the Auto GB and the numbers are in the photos.
In Standard Mode the detector was silent no chirping, humming, or anything. Targets were clear sounding.
Some would not repeat in both directions so I did not dig them.
There is a LOT of information being reported in those tones.
I did hit a spot where there were a lot of bottle caps.
They make a MED or HIGH tone in Standard Mode.
I switched to PRO Mode and turned on the Iron Audio and you could clearly hear the iron in the bottle caps as such.
Found one small silver toe ring stamped .925 ... it comes in at 65 on the meter ... Med tone ... just above a pull tab ... strange.
Two pennies one fairly deep (6-8")sounded clear and sharp.
After only two hours in the dry sand I can see this detector easily becoming a beach favorite as it is light and east to swing.
Pinpoint mode leaves a bit to be desired but on coins you can pinpoint easily in detect mode by using a cross pattern.
In the wet sand the detector was totally unusable.
Falsing every swing even at low sensitivity settings.
I need more time to play with settings to judge it better but first impression in wet salt sand is not good.
But hey ... Garrett never said it would work well there.
The buttons ... the buttons feel very nice.
Not like most of the cheapo rubber ones you see on today's electronics.
They have a good tactical feel and give a nice sharp "click" when pressed.
Well done Garrett ... very well done indeed!
I want to spend a few more hours at the beach in Standard Mode before trying to Pro Mode again.
I also want to compare tones between the two modes to see if the really faint but good signals in Pro Mode are detected in Standard Mode where all tones are the same volume (loud).
First Impression ...
Garrett has another winner!
As you can see from the first two photos the sand was sorta deep so I did not expect and old stuff today.
Stayed mainly in STANDARD MODE - COIN PROGRAM - MAX SENSITIVITY.
Did switch to Pro Mode a few times and it is noisy but that can be gotten used to.
Used the Auto GB and the numbers are in the photos.
In Standard Mode the detector was silent no chirping, humming, or anything. Targets were clear sounding.
Some would not repeat in both directions so I did not dig them.
There is a LOT of information being reported in those tones.
I did hit a spot where there were a lot of bottle caps.
They make a MED or HIGH tone in Standard Mode.
I switched to PRO Mode and turned on the Iron Audio and you could clearly hear the iron in the bottle caps as such.
Found one small silver toe ring stamped .925 ... it comes in at 65 on the meter ... Med tone ... just above a pull tab ... strange.
Two pennies one fairly deep (6-8")sounded clear and sharp.
After only two hours in the dry sand I can see this detector easily becoming a beach favorite as it is light and east to swing.
Pinpoint mode leaves a bit to be desired but on coins you can pinpoint easily in detect mode by using a cross pattern.
In the wet sand the detector was totally unusable.
Falsing every swing even at low sensitivity settings.
I need more time to play with settings to judge it better but first impression in wet salt sand is not good.
But hey ... Garrett never said it would work well there.
The buttons ... the buttons feel very nice.
Not like most of the cheapo rubber ones you see on today's electronics.
They have a good tactical feel and give a nice sharp "click" when pressed.
Well done Garrett ... very well done indeed!
I want to spend a few more hours at the beach in Standard Mode before trying to Pro Mode again.
I also want to compare tones between the two modes to see if the really faint but good signals in Pro Mode are detected in Standard Mode where all tones are the same volume (loud).
First Impression ...
Garrett has another winner!