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Electric fence noise
- Thread starter Southwind
- Start date
californiagold
New member
Hey southwind. Have you check it to see if it only made the noise at that location?
basstrackerman
Well-known member
The racer 2 has a frequency shift. It's trigger pulled arrow to right or left.which is freq shift up or down. I'm thinking ..
No idea why a cut and paste from the R2 Users Guide PDF has all the boxes, but at any rate, here's the R2 Freq Shift info from the manual:
FREQ. SHIFT
Other Settings Not Shown on Screen
It s the sett ng wh ch enables you to change the operat ng frequency of the dev ce. It s
used to el m nate the electromagnet c s gnals that the dev ce rece ves from another
detector wh ch operates n the same frequency range nearby or from the surround ngs. If
too much no se s rece ved when the search co l s l fted n the a r, th s may be caused by
the surround ng electromagnet c s gnals or too much sens t v ty. In th s case, f rst reduce
the GAIN. If the no se s not el m nated, you can choose to sh ft the frequency. The dev ce
offers 5 d fferent frequenc es. Default sett ng s frequency 03.
To sh ft the frequency, keep ng the tr gger pulled back, s mply press the plus (+) or the
m nus (-) button.
IMPORTANT!
Frequency sh ft may mpa r performance. Therefore, t s suggested that you
do not sh ft the frequency unless t s requ red and operate t w th the default
FREQ. SHIFT
Other Settings Not Shown on Screen
It s the sett ng wh ch enables you to change the operat ng frequency of the dev ce. It s
used to el m nate the electromagnet c s gnals that the dev ce rece ves from another
detector wh ch operates n the same frequency range nearby or from the surround ngs. If
too much no se s rece ved when the search co l s l fted n the a r, th s may be caused by
the surround ng electromagnet c s gnals or too much sens t v ty. In th s case, f rst reduce
the GAIN. If the no se s not el m nated, you can choose to sh ft the frequency. The dev ce
offers 5 d fferent frequenc es. Default sett ng s frequency 03.
To sh ft the frequency, keep ng the tr gger pulled back, s mply press the plus (+) or the
m nus (-) button.
IMPORTANT!
Frequency sh ft may mpa r performance. Therefore, t s suggested that you
do not sh ft the frequency unless t s requ red and operate t w th the default
7centsworth
Well-known member
This is what I was wanting to here. I was really wanting a racer for a field I have trouble in with my xterra 70. I guess now I will hold off. My xterra hates electric fences.
I've run into EMI problems near some sources, usually institutional lights (such as at some parks) and backyard
power lines in my typical city environment for hunting. (I've never had to deal with an electric fence, but I'm
assuming they cause similar problems, although maybe worse.)
In general with my original Red Racer, I've been able to greatly reduce or eliminate the audible interference
by using the frequency shift feature. Usually just moving up to frequency 4 from 3 has done the trick.
Sometimes I've had to try some of the other frequency numbers to maximize the noise reduction.
However, on a few occasions, the EMI is audible on all 5 frequencies. Then I've lowered the Gain, sometimes
as low as 40 or 30, and the noise has been reduced a lot. I can still hunt, although maybe I'm not getting as
much depth. And if any noise remains, it goes away after I'm about 10-15 yards/meters away from the EMI source.
Even with the Gain reduced, I've found that good targets generally come through loud and clear. Of course, I don't
know if I'm just not hearing some deeper targets. But low Gain still lets me hunt and find a lot of good targets.
It would be ideal if the Racer was never bothered by any kind of EMI, but I don't think any detector can guarantee that.
power lines in my typical city environment for hunting. (I've never had to deal with an electric fence, but I'm
assuming they cause similar problems, although maybe worse.)
In general with my original Red Racer, I've been able to greatly reduce or eliminate the audible interference
by using the frequency shift feature. Usually just moving up to frequency 4 from 3 has done the trick.
Sometimes I've had to try some of the other frequency numbers to maximize the noise reduction.
However, on a few occasions, the EMI is audible on all 5 frequencies. Then I've lowered the Gain, sometimes
as low as 40 or 30, and the noise has been reduced a lot. I can still hunt, although maybe I'm not getting as
much depth. And if any noise remains, it goes away after I'm about 10-15 yards/meters away from the EMI source.
Even with the Gain reduced, I've found that good targets generally come through loud and clear. Of course, I don't
know if I'm just not hearing some deeper targets. But low Gain still lets me hunt and find a lot of good targets.
It would be ideal if the Racer was never bothered by any kind of EMI, but I don't think any detector can guarantee that.
7centsworth
Well-known member
I have hunted with several buddies in a field with an electric fence and my xterra is always the worst. If I use a Nel coil it does a lot better though. But your right I think all are bothered by them some.amberjack said: