controlfreq
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Got an ATP back in the spring, but work and everything else got in the way so have not had a chance to use it much. I did get out to a local park for a couple of hours just as a test run and the limited test results were good.
I had a chance to take it out recently to a place at the beach I saw a lot of cars parked at and though it would be a good place to return to. Got there early just at sunrise thinking that it would be wall to wall "hunters" and was surprised to find I had the place to myself. After about the second swing, I realized why; I was getting multiple targets on each swing. This place is veritable trash dump. My first though was; 'whoah, this is way out of my training." But, I got the ATP because of its disc ability, so I figured, "this is why I am here!" So it begins...
I learned a lot, but I have to give credit to the guys here that answered my questions as well as the questions of others. There was good sound advice to follow in my journey of discovery. I dug a lot of trash and quite a few coins; even found my first ring (I think.) Found a Canadian penny that made its way all the way down here to South Texas.
My discovery process consisted of noting the noise and number returned by the targets and then digging the target to find out what it was. In as much as there were some consistencies, I cannot say that any of the numbers or sounds were %100 consistent or repeatable. Just about the time I though I had pull tabs nailed at 53 - 55, a nickle pops out at 54; go figure. The ring I found returned a 41 and did not make a recognizable tone; it was more of a scratchy sound and I almost did not dig it, but it was a consistent 41 and did not make any iron noise. Best guess is a male wedding band; it's quite thin. (Thought it was a key ring at first.) Hope it is a ring; it will be my first one.
Anyway, the picture shows what was found in the four and a half hour maiden voyage...
John
I had a chance to take it out recently to a place at the beach I saw a lot of cars parked at and though it would be a good place to return to. Got there early just at sunrise thinking that it would be wall to wall "hunters" and was surprised to find I had the place to myself. After about the second swing, I realized why; I was getting multiple targets on each swing. This place is veritable trash dump. My first though was; 'whoah, this is way out of my training." But, I got the ATP because of its disc ability, so I figured, "this is why I am here!" So it begins...
I learned a lot, but I have to give credit to the guys here that answered my questions as well as the questions of others. There was good sound advice to follow in my journey of discovery. I dug a lot of trash and quite a few coins; even found my first ring (I think.) Found a Canadian penny that made its way all the way down here to South Texas.
My discovery process consisted of noting the noise and number returned by the targets and then digging the target to find out what it was. In as much as there were some consistencies, I cannot say that any of the numbers or sounds were %100 consistent or repeatable. Just about the time I though I had pull tabs nailed at 53 - 55, a nickle pops out at 54; go figure. The ring I found returned a 41 and did not make a recognizable tone; it was more of a scratchy sound and I almost did not dig it, but it was a consistent 41 and did not make any iron noise. Best guess is a male wedding band; it's quite thin. (Thought it was a key ring at first.) Hope it is a ring; it will be my first one.
Anyway, the picture shows what was found in the four and a half hour maiden voyage...
John