Howdy - howdy,
After 14 years swinging my Whites XLT and IDX Classic, I felt it was time to move up in technology and see what I can make of it.
So, after chatting with Evan (GoneHunting) for a few weeks about the CTX and what it has to offer, I went ahead and purchased one from Bart (BigBoysHobbies.net).
Great dealer to work with, and so far everthing with the CTX is working exactly as written.
My first spin was short as I had a chiropractor appointment to hit, but wanted to cover some ground learning the language before it got dark on me. First target was a really nice looking junk ring.
Then got side tracked chatting with a home owner that was interested in some of the CTX features. 3 Zincolns and the ring in 15 minutes at least shows me that the CTX can sniff metal.
Today I finally had time to really get to know the CTX. I purposely went to an area that I have unsuccessfully recovered any coins with my XLT due to iron junk. The XLT was really finicky with the iron in the ground and EMI above. First target was a worn '40 Merc WITH a rusty nail right above it. Both registered on the screen, numbers were good in 3 directions and depth was sufficient to tell me to dig. Totally convinced that the CTX is for real! Then pulled a '41 Wheat with yet another nail near it, and then a '44 Wheat with two big rusty nails above and just off to the side. Again, everything registered with the pinpoint trace.
Now here is what I have down in 4 hours of ever using the CTX. Pin pointing at first was difficult to understand what it was doing. It starts out nice an loud as you get closer to the target. Then if you pull the coil back away from the target and come back over it, the pin point narrows right down to width of the target. Turn 90
After 14 years swinging my Whites XLT and IDX Classic, I felt it was time to move up in technology and see what I can make of it.
So, after chatting with Evan (GoneHunting) for a few weeks about the CTX and what it has to offer, I went ahead and purchased one from Bart (BigBoysHobbies.net).
Great dealer to work with, and so far everthing with the CTX is working exactly as written.
My first spin was short as I had a chiropractor appointment to hit, but wanted to cover some ground learning the language before it got dark on me. First target was a really nice looking junk ring.
Then got side tracked chatting with a home owner that was interested in some of the CTX features. 3 Zincolns and the ring in 15 minutes at least shows me that the CTX can sniff metal.
Today I finally had time to really get to know the CTX. I purposely went to an area that I have unsuccessfully recovered any coins with my XLT due to iron junk. The XLT was really finicky with the iron in the ground and EMI above. First target was a worn '40 Merc WITH a rusty nail right above it. Both registered on the screen, numbers were good in 3 directions and depth was sufficient to tell me to dig. Totally convinced that the CTX is for real! Then pulled a '41 Wheat with yet another nail near it, and then a '44 Wheat with two big rusty nails above and just off to the side. Again, everything registered with the pinpoint trace.
Now here is what I have down in 4 hours of ever using the CTX. Pin pointing at first was difficult to understand what it was doing. It starts out nice an loud as you get closer to the target. Then if you pull the coil back away from the target and come back over it, the pin point narrows right down to width of the target. Turn 90
