Compadre question

[GA1dad]

Any thoughts on one way signals on the Compadre?

I took it to a school field today with the intentions of digging everything above iron. That didn't last long. Pencil erasers did me in. I managed a few dollars in clad, one 1916 wheatie and a Hello Kitty earring. One thing about the Compadre in a school field,,, you better have strong knees for getting up and down.

 

[Ratas de la Jungla]

By one Way signal, I suppose you mean a single tone machine? If that's what you are referring to , my thoughts are... lots of folks with multi tone machines still prefer a monotone setting. Lots of machines are deeper all metal which is usually mono tone. Some would say Multi tone is easier, but MANY very experienced users adhere to the belief that screens and multi tones are a distraction. All the info you really need can be had with a monotone machine. You just have to spend the time ( big test garden for me on known targets at known depths) learning the machine. A monotone machine is all about subtle sound nuances, and working the coil over the target. That being said, There are lots that could be changed on the compadre... but even one of Tesoro's best machines the Vaquero with all of its features is still monotone.... because it works just fine, if the time is spent learning it. Mono certainly isn't for everyone, and there is a lot to be said for that high pitched silver signal of a multi tone machine... like everything else metal detecting. It's all just personal preference. At the other end is something like delta pitch on a T2... and the dizzying cacophony it produces... but some love that. To me its sensory overload. I'd take any monotone over that noise any day, but to me, one is no better than the other. Anyone digging everything never needs anything more than monotone.

 

[walnut]

I think he meant targets that only sound off on one sweep axis and not cross ways usually trash of some kind but not always.

 

[slingshot]

Here's the facts of life: a pencil eraser will fall in the nickel range on a notch/ID detector- as well as the dreaded statab! A vast majority of these will also give a pretty hefty signal, too. One way signals on a Compadre pretty much depends on where you have the discrimination set. An iron object will usually give a one way signal where you initially set the disc- but if you changed that - which you seemed to have done-you will have to decide yourself whether to let these signals go or dig. The fact that ID is only partially reliable- mostly for coins- is why so many prefer beep/dig- just not worth missing the gold! And the pinpointing on the Compadre is so fast and accurate, retrieval only takes a few seconds. Any hope? Well, after using awhile, most users recognize "coin" sized targets from tiny foil size targets, as well as "skips", hesitations from iron targets, and width of signal to aid in decision making. Fun machine!

 

[GA1dad]

Thanks for the replies all!

 

[Electricfrontporch]

Some times a rusty nail will hit/false one way..........
Sometimes a good target masked by iron will hit one way...........
Just have to go with your gut, dig it or walk away