Deep Weak signals.

[Anonymous]

How does a deep weak signal sound/look?
Say for instance a small silver coin very deep- would it still sound the same (though weaker) as a small silver coin not so deep, and would the cross hair be in the same place as the not so deep coin?
I have never found anything at what I would call extereme depth, so I have never experienced the sounds and screen position of really deep artefacts.
Should ALL weak signals be dug, or can the XS distinguish good from bad at depth by giving good target discription?
Thanks,
Paul E.

 

[Anonymous]

Someone on a forum said that really deep coins will jump around near the right edge of the screen as you make passes over the target, with the crosshairs maybe back & forth between top & middle. Deepest I've found so far is 6" wheat & 7" clad quarter, these did not jump around. When a deep coin is next to a nail, it may ID in the iron area which means you'll need to use iron mask (-10 to -15 recommended), it would be missed in disc. If you use ferrous sounds with iron mask, the iron should give a low tone & the coin a high tone, so if you get a high tone using iron mask & ferrous sounds, dig it even if crosshairs are in iron area, the audio is more accurate. A real deep coin may be broken sounding in pinpoint, or in some cases maybe not even there if at the limit of detection in disc. When I found the 6" wheat, it had a broken sound in pinpoint, but I only had the sensitivity at 16. HH, George (MN)

 

[Anonymous]

Try this link for explorer sounds
http://www.geocities.com/treasureport/charts.htm

 

[Anonymous]

A small silver coin will still have a high almost chime pitch. If you get it in both directions (even though sporatic) Dig it. Pay attention to the depth meter. If it is showing half way or deeper you may have a keeper. You may also have to turn your pinpoint on and off several times to lock onto it's exact location. If your gain is set at 8 or higher and you have your machine set on deep, you'll hear the deep ones. The sensitivity should be around 25 depending on the ground you are covering. You can boost it too high in some situations. Also go with Auto on your sensitivity setting. Manual may be too noisey for you when starting out with this machine.
Good luck.
Tony in Ohio

 

[Anonymous]

I have dug wheat pennies and silver dimes at about 10-13 in and they will tend to jump. If your cursor overlaps on the top of the screen and jumps it is usually a silver dime or penny. If your cursor overlaps the right side of the screen then it is usually clad. The signal will be very weak at those depths and it will be an extremely faint beep like tone. While in pinpoint it will be hard to pick up on because the tone will be broken up but if you put your coil on the ground it will make it stronger and more clear when in pinpoint. Hope this helps.

 

[Anonymous]

Paul I got 3 Barber dimes last week, not one went to the right corner of the screen. The sound was there, that high silver tone but it was softer and the depth meter showed more the half way down the scale. The cursor ran back and forth across the top of the screen from the left side stopping just past center towards the right corner. Settings: Sensitivity 28 semiauto, Iron mask -10, variability 10, gain 7, run fast and deep. Soil, hard and dry.
HH