First off I have to wonder why there aren't more people ranting and raving about this machine. Charlie I couldn't agree with you more about this machine being a clad/jewelry/coin hunters dream. I usually find something I don't like about every machine I have owned. To me they are either to chattery, to sensitive, PPing stinks or the depth just isn't there, battery life short or the machine is heavy and unbalanced.
This machine has it all and I love it. Just about as easy of a turn on and go machine as any I have used but still has enough features to keep me entertained for a long time to come and fill all my hunting needs.
I have to say that I really thought I made a bad decision when I spent big bucks and read all the rumors about uncontrollable chatter, bouncing IDs, hard to pinpoint with and unbearable to listen to for long. Those of you thinking about getting a F75, don't let these tales fool you. The people reporting these problems either have a bad machine, are not setting it up properly or really bad soil conditions.
Today was the first day I got to actually use the F75 on a hunt. Not sure why some people are having problems with it chattering, bouncing around or falsing but I feel for them. I got to hunt about 80 minutes today at a park we have hunted 3 times before.
First settings were DE, sens 45, Disc full, Notched in nickels, tone on 2F and sometime 3F, frequency F4 and fast grabbed at 75. I started right under a power line along the sidewalk. Not a peep of chatter or background noise. Within 2 feet of the truck I popped out my first penny at about 2" with a solid 64 VDI.
It went pretty much the same way for the rest of the hunt. Solid VDIs, IDs, tones were loud and clear, coins ranged from 1"-7" and trash hardly make any difference. When I crossed over a coin I knew it positively. One thing that did fool me a few times was those beer caps, but they did ID at 55-56 so that was my own doing to dig them.
About 20 minutes before we left I decided to try and push the machine. I set the disc to full, notched in nickels, set the sensitivity to 90 before I got chatter and 2F tone. First hit under a tree was a penny that registered 7". It turned out to be a 1961 penny with nice green patina starting to show on it.
The next was about 2 feet away and ID as a penny then a dime. I probed and hit something that went off on my handheld. It was a bent up PT I thought was my first ring with it. Stood up checked the hole and got a strong penny signal 5-6". Popped out a 1966 orangish penny about 4" right below the PT.
Something else I was worried about that turned out to be a pleasant surprise was the PPing. I had no problem pushing the probe down on top of most of my coins first shot. In fact it PPed a lot more accurately then my M6 with the 5.3 coil on it. By the time we quit I was pretty darn amazed at this machine PPing ability with a 11" DD coil on it.
In all, I dug 27P, 7D and 4 quarters with this machine in about 70 minutes actual hunting time. 38 coins in that time was pretty amazing to me. And only popping out 2-3 PT, a car bearing and 4-5 SC was amazing also. Of course this was just a trail run to see if I could mainly just coin shot with it. Now comes the hard part, digging everything for the coins, jewelry and tokens.
Only one things I am concerned about and it isn't that big of a deal for now. All my coins indicated 2"-5" down regardless of it being on the surface or 4-5" down. Anything under 5" was registering pretty accurate. I know of 4 coins I measured at 6-7" that registered right. But I had at least 20 coins that registered 5" that were either on the surface or 1-2" down.
Maybe I had the sensitivity cranked to high for shallow stuff. But for now who cares, I am in love with this machine. I am glad I made the decision to get it even thou I gave up 2 machines to get it. Man this is going to be one fun summer.
This machine has it all and I love it. Just about as easy of a turn on and go machine as any I have used but still has enough features to keep me entertained for a long time to come and fill all my hunting needs.
I have to say that I really thought I made a bad decision when I spent big bucks and read all the rumors about uncontrollable chatter, bouncing IDs, hard to pinpoint with and unbearable to listen to for long. Those of you thinking about getting a F75, don't let these tales fool you. The people reporting these problems either have a bad machine, are not setting it up properly or really bad soil conditions.
Today was the first day I got to actually use the F75 on a hunt. Not sure why some people are having problems with it chattering, bouncing around or falsing but I feel for them. I got to hunt about 80 minutes today at a park we have hunted 3 times before.
First settings were DE, sens 45, Disc full, Notched in nickels, tone on 2F and sometime 3F, frequency F4 and fast grabbed at 75. I started right under a power line along the sidewalk. Not a peep of chatter or background noise. Within 2 feet of the truck I popped out my first penny at about 2" with a solid 64 VDI.
It went pretty much the same way for the rest of the hunt. Solid VDIs, IDs, tones were loud and clear, coins ranged from 1"-7" and trash hardly make any difference. When I crossed over a coin I knew it positively. One thing that did fool me a few times was those beer caps, but they did ID at 55-56 so that was my own doing to dig them.
About 20 minutes before we left I decided to try and push the machine. I set the disc to full, notched in nickels, set the sensitivity to 90 before I got chatter and 2F tone. First hit under a tree was a penny that registered 7". It turned out to be a 1961 penny with nice green patina starting to show on it.
The next was about 2 feet away and ID as a penny then a dime. I probed and hit something that went off on my handheld. It was a bent up PT I thought was my first ring with it. Stood up checked the hole and got a strong penny signal 5-6". Popped out a 1966 orangish penny about 4" right below the PT.
Something else I was worried about that turned out to be a pleasant surprise was the PPing. I had no problem pushing the probe down on top of most of my coins first shot. In fact it PPed a lot more accurately then my M6 with the 5.3 coil on it. By the time we quit I was pretty darn amazed at this machine PPing ability with a 11" DD coil on it.
In all, I dug 27P, 7D and 4 quarters with this machine in about 70 minutes actual hunting time. 38 coins in that time was pretty amazing to me. And only popping out 2-3 PT, a car bearing and 4-5 SC was amazing also. Of course this was just a trail run to see if I could mainly just coin shot with it. Now comes the hard part, digging everything for the coins, jewelry and tokens.
Only one things I am concerned about and it isn't that big of a deal for now. All my coins indicated 2"-5" down regardless of it being on the surface or 4-5" down. Anything under 5" was registering pretty accurate. I know of 4 coins I measured at 6-7" that registered right. But I had at least 20 coins that registered 5" that were either on the surface or 1-2" down.
Maybe I had the sensitivity cranked to high for shallow stuff. But for now who cares, I am in love with this machine. I am glad I made the decision to get it even thou I gave up 2 machines to get it. Man this is going to be one fun summer.