Day Two with the F2

[bill(de)]

Another day, another park, another lesson learned.

Today i hunted a site with less iron infestation but definately has it's share and due to the size of this park there were areas with less modern trash and was able to open up the sensitivity for the chance at some deeper targets as long as i didn't get too close to the Amtrak lines My favorite features on the F2 are the very quick recovery speed along with the easily discernible 4 tone ID. It also appears the F2 is very sensitive and will hit on very small pieces of foil along with tiny bits of canslaw thats easily noticed when using 0 disc.

Started out using the 4" coil with the sole purpose of finding some older coins mixed with modern trash as i knew this park has the potential to produce something pre 65 at relatively shallow depths but the target masking is horrendous and most of the easy pickins are long gone.The F2 kicked out 4 more wheats at depths between 2" to 4" and most gave an initial hightone with obvious masking that produced some doubts but if the hightone/zinc repeated at two sweep angles and didn't revert to 07 or 08 i dug. Thumbs up here..for excellent target separation.

About 2 hrs into this venture i switched over to the 8" concentric attempting to make some deeper finds which happened but a 60's memorial penny about 5" was the deepest keeper at a large open area with less compacted soil. It seems the F2 is capable of more depth due to signal strength and accuracy of the hightone id at 5" .My digger is marked at 1" increments to determine depth approximations .

So far found over $9 in clad and a pile of junk along with confidence the F2 is capable of more and should be one of the easiest detectors to get your money back with even minimal success. Just some thoughts from day two. HH Bill

 

[bill(de)]

Oh!! and this not going to be an ongoing rah rah on the F2 but just wanted to express what i thought about using the detector after reading less than flattering reports between the time i ordered and having to wait two weeks for shipping i expected a big disappointment but ended up with a big As with anything it's personal preference for the required task. HH Bill

 

[Elton]

Bill..it sounds like you got a decent detector for a fair price... If you like and enjoy using it thats most of the battle.
IE: I have an explorer XS and have had zip zero success with it.....never have been able to find all the deep coins like everyone else finds.
In fact I have found less with the Xs than any other detector I have ever used.. and it works perfect..it's just me.

 

[bill(de)]

Hi Elton,

I needed another detector like another hole in the head but for the money just decided to go for it and try at some trashy sites and the F2 performed better than expected and yes i did enjoy it or would have just mentioned i had one didn't care for it and sold it. So far so Good. Know what you mean about disappointment after purchasing a detector and traded off a few rather quickly once it became apparent it's strengths didn't match my needs. Now overloaded with 2 filter units with small coils and hate to sell any of them and now add the F2 It's an addiction i tell ya . Hopefully the XS will pull through for you and start bringing up those deeper coins.. Good Luck. HH Bill

 

[Elton]

Thanks Bill..appreciate the kind thoughts..I just can't slow down enough to let it work I guess...I have always used Whites ,Fishers, and Tesoro water unit..Those you can swing fast and get results.... But I do know it's me and not the machine..a hunting partner uses a EXP II and he tried mine when I was doing nothing with it..and bam..he hit Silver at 9 inches.. A Nice Barber dime.. So who knows. I just can't use the thing... I will keep working at it or it's gone for sure if the results do not get better. Like you I have tried many, and a day or two later they were sold or traded... It's even converted over to mostly a EXP II new coil, new rod, new ribbon, and new housing....Minelab did it and it looks and works great... I JUST CAN'T USE IT >>LOL