Frequency of Jewelry mode and Relic modes

[dan93]

Does anyone know what the real frequencies of the Jewelry mode vs the Relic mode, there seems to be an offset in frequency just curious what the
difference is. I am guessing the jewelry mode is a slightly higher frequency since it seems to pick up smaller foil and jewelry items more

 

[Aarong81]

Regardless of the mode, The MXT operates at 13.889 kHz. One big difference between the two modes mentioned is the preset SAT if you are hunting in the primary relic mode vs either of the coin/jewelry modes.
Coin and jewelery normal position - Fast SAT
Coin and jewelery alternate position - Fast SAT

Relic normal position - Slow SAT
Relic alternate position - Fast SAT
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Monte talks about some differences between the two modes below but didn't mention the SAT speeds.

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Since the Normal Primary Relic Mode uses a slower SAT(Self-Adjusting-Threshold) speed this makes it more stable by not changing the threshold so rapidly and you can increase the GAIN and lower the DISC. These combine to make it more sensitive to small jewelry at greater depths.

 

[Aarong81]

I meant to say that you can "increase the gain and lower the threshold". The threshold is smoother in Relic normal position allowing a lower setting whereas the same setting in C/J is quite chattery. A lower disc helps avoid 'rejecting' targets and can increase depth but is not related to this subject.


A lower frequency of about 3khz to 6khz would be more effective for coins.
A higher frequency of about 50khz to 60khz would be more effective for tiny targets such as gold flakes and very small foil targets.

The differences you are noticing are caused by something other than the frequency. This still does not explain why you are able to detect small jewelry at greater depth than in the relic mode. Once you are proficient with Relic mode, you can sometimes get more depth than when using C/J mode. Also, the name of the mode is not always the best mode for the indicated hunting style. Sometimes Relic mode is better for certain coin hunting styles and Prospecting Mode is better for some relic hunting styles, ect.

I still think the difference in SAT speed is causing the biggest difference between the two modes.

 

[dan93]

Thanks for the info on the Jewelry and Relic modes.

Whites says the new TRX pin pointer frequency doesn't interfere with any detector, it does not interfere in Relic mode but does in Jewelry mode