Do the numbers on the CTX and the Etrac match?

[Dan(NM)]

As far as the FE and CO targets go? It looks like they use similar scales for identifying targets, would that be correct. I have a CTX coming and was watching some videos and it seems they match up closely.

 

[sube]

Don't have a e-trac but the #s are quite the same except the silver dollars in some modes and the fe #s are mostly on the 12 line fe . sube .

 

[Digger]

Here is the link to a chart I put up over on the CTX3030 Resource Center that shows TID numbers using the various modes.

http://www.findmall.com/read.php?87,1731336,1731336#msg-1731336

 

[Sevenpiece]

Pretty much the same in my exp.

 

[Dan(NM)]

That helps, I have a list for the E-trac to compare to, thanks for sharing.

 

[Jason in Enid]

Dan, don't try to use E-Trac FE/CO numbers to cherry pick targets. Not saying you are, but many do and I made that mistake in the beginning. The CTX has a wider spread of target numbers. How thin a coin is worn, of being on-edge can bring a silver dime down into the CO-38 area. Likewise, copper pennies (the old ones, not the zinc) can read almost like a quarter or even as low as an IH depending on thickness, surface corrosion, etc.

I usually hunt a new site by cherry picking to get a feel for what silver could be there and how deep it is. After a couple weeks I realized I was walking past a lot of likely silver dime signals. It's more productive to think in terms of zones. I dig everything CO-40 and above as a rule. If the site is old or the targets deep, I switch to a program I call "Indians and better" where everything from CO-32 and above is a high tone.