Dixie Detectors delivers new DeLeon. 1st test drive.

[Anonymous]

Ron at Dixie Detectors is a great "dirt under the fingernails" type of guy to deal with. He gave me a good price and 2 day air shipping. Got my new DeLeon last night and hit the dry sand beach this morning. I didn't expect to find much as this beach has been pounded to death since the summer tourists left. The first signal was a wheatie! I couldn't believe it. It had to be a fresh drop as it was only 3 inches down. I set the discrim just above iron and quickly found that foil was reading in the 4 to 8 range on the TDI. I determined to dig everything above 10. Shorly thereafter I got a smooth hit at four inches that read 12. Up came a tiny (size 2) 10 karat gold ring. After that I found a few more coins down to 9 inches. The ID was very accurate. This beach is notorious for rusted bottle caps. The DeLeon had no problem. If you hit one just right, the TDI number would occasionaly jump from zero up to a high number but the Icon stayed on iron. This is a great lightweight machine. Can't wait to hit the dirt this weekend. HH.

 

[Anonymous]

Sounds like you have the unit dialed in pretty well already! Where are you at and did you run the detector in wet sand as well as dry?
Nice start with a new detector!
And I agree David is a great guy to deal with.
Pap

 

[Anonymous]

Hi Pap. I live near Cocoa Beach Fl. I only tried the DeLeon in the dry sand.(easy digging!) I really got it for inland hunting as I have other beach machines for the wet salt sand. I do have about thirty years experience but I think anyone would find this machine very easy to learn and use. Looks like it will be a winner in iron trashy sites. HH