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FRL fans will notice F75 sensitivity....

Bill Ladd

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One of the things that really stuck me was the sensitivity to tiny items that my old Fisher units missed or signaled weak on. Tiny drops of lead, BB's, .22 bullets, tiny cuff buttons, all sound "good" on the F75. Often it's loud even. Now, before folks run with that & think this is a pain, think of how super sensitivity translates to depth. Hopefully, SunRay will think about an onboard probe for the F75 as users will soon see a need for one after chasing a few BB's :) I pulled out my vibraprobe for the testing.
F- tones...My prototype has 1, 1F, 2F, etc. for tones....
I like running one tone at times, especially in thick iron, but the "F" is very cool for some applications. The "F" in the F75 tone display adds a cool variable pitch according to signal strength. So, when you hunt with "1F" the higher you go up the number scale, say a coin, really leaps out as a high pitch to your ears. Thus the higher the better as a quarter will be alot higher pitched than a tab.
BEACHES..I have used the F75 with some success on 2 different beaches here in New England. Even in the wet sand. Though the F75 won't have a salt-specific "process" or mode (was told it's a technical challenge w. a 1 frequency unit). It will however manually ground balance salt out which gives some salt water beach capability. I have also experimented running stable with the "bc" bottle cap process & sensitivity around 60 in wet sand. Now, disclaimer here would be that these are results from MY area, MY beaches. I don't know how much black sand or salt I have or others may encounter in their parts of the country....But I was enouraged with my beaches.
Some units get labeled as "good relic hunter" or "beach unit" for examples. But, it seems like the F75 is a good all around unit for multiple sites & hunting styles. In a short time I have tested for coins, relics, and jewlery with success....
HH,
Bill
 
Thanks for the that report Bill. Seems like the sensitivity to small items will make the F75 a good gold nugget hunter too!

Frank, Lurking
 
We were told early on it was improved for gold. I guess I tend to leave that out since I don't have any nuggets to find here :)
 
Hey Bill,

Tell us more about..

The "F" in the F75 tone display adds a cool variable pitch according to signal strength. So, when you hunt with "1F" the higher you go up the number scale, say a coin, really leaps out as a high pitch to your ears. Thus the higher the better as a quarter will be alot higher pitched than a tab.


how this works please as I am a bit confused. Is it based on signal strength, conductivity, or a combination of both and how well this works on tiny or deep marginal targets. :devil:

TIA

Tom
 
Yes, you'll have weak sounding targets (say on deepies) and some shallow stuff gets very loud. With the "F" tones, you experience loud & soft signals, WITH the addition of higher pitches as you go up the number scale. (so probably a combination)...
Some may use this in trash or for clad shooting as I was doing a yard this weekend & could stop for coins just by listening for the real high end pitches.....
Hope that helps? or I answered what you were getting at?
I'm still working without a manual here, & I'm sure it will explain it better than I am.
T2 users will know this as 1+, 2+, etc. on their units.....
 
That had the lastest perfected coil, I have never experienced any noteable "interference" at all.
I know this DD coil design took lots of work to get right, & I'm sure the F75 is perhaps even better than the T2 coil. Honestly, I see no difference at all at this point...
 
According to the enginners, this "process" was designed to be helpful where ground is irregular or lumpy....like a fresh plowed farm for example. But, probably like you have up there Frank is that it's not crop season, so all my permission fields are compact now. I need to find a fresh plowed field to really give this "process" the test it deserves. But, I have already said I hope folks don't mistake this as ONLY being useful for a field or something. I used it on the beach & woods & it did well. The woods/dry sand/high grass can also be considered "irregular" ground and a candiate for trying it...
 
basically any "disturbed" ground or places where ground matrix & halo effects have changed....
 
just in case one does experience falsing in a certain area. It is a highly sensitive detector that may need a "frequency shift" occationally. Plus, it's handy for competition hunts & feedback off nearby detector users.
 
The tones setting of "1F" in disc mode takes the single pitch medium tone and adds a high pitch tone varying in proportion to target signal strength. The variable audio pitch provides more info about a detected object. Large shallow objects do "squeal" and some dislike that......
2F...is 2 tones & similar to 1F, except that iron produces a low pitched tone requardless of signal strength....
 
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