Hello everyone... I found these boards a week or so ago while I was searching for info on White's MD's; and I've been busy reading ever since. This is a great place and has already been extremely helpful in my MD self-education !
Such as it is, I do not own a metal detector yet; but by the end of June (and probably much sooner) I'm sure I'll have an MXT to keep me busy. I decided on the MXT after reading numerous posts about the different MD's available and immediately registered on this site.
I live in western North Carolina in a very mountainous and remote area; one where I have never seen anyone detecting and am surrounded with various abandoned properties and miles of forest. The MXT seemed like a good idea because of it's versatility (I'll be hunting for just about everything) and it's relative ease of use, at least once the learning curve has been conquered. Being a newbie to modern detectors, I'm sure I'll have my work cut out for me in this department; my only other previous experiences were as a child with "Radio Shack type" detectors that helped my finance my (almost) yearly quest for a new bicycle each spring. That worked out well enough to instill a lasting interest and now that I'm in an area that looks to rich with possibilities, I just had to try to get back into it - this time at 48 years old and with some proper equipment.
I'll definitely be starting out with just the basic unit, but I can see that there are not only other possibilities in coil choices, but that my area may have issues with everything from black sand to mineralized soil.... so this will be not only a learning experience, but a race to learn the in's and out's of what will and will not work for me. It would be great if there were someone else in my area that has some experience and can direct me along as I try my hand at some serious digging
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Anyway, just wanted to stop in and say "Hi", and give you some info about myself. Thanks for having such a great wealth of information for me access !
Michael
Such as it is, I do not own a metal detector yet; but by the end of June (and probably much sooner) I'm sure I'll have an MXT to keep me busy. I decided on the MXT after reading numerous posts about the different MD's available and immediately registered on this site.
I live in western North Carolina in a very mountainous and remote area; one where I have never seen anyone detecting and am surrounded with various abandoned properties and miles of forest. The MXT seemed like a good idea because of it's versatility (I'll be hunting for just about everything) and it's relative ease of use, at least once the learning curve has been conquered. Being a newbie to modern detectors, I'm sure I'll have my work cut out for me in this department; my only other previous experiences were as a child with "Radio Shack type" detectors that helped my finance my (almost) yearly quest for a new bicycle each spring. That worked out well enough to instill a lasting interest and now that I'm in an area that looks to rich with possibilities, I just had to try to get back into it - this time at 48 years old and with some proper equipment.
I'll definitely be starting out with just the basic unit, but I can see that there are not only other possibilities in coil choices, but that my area may have issues with everything from black sand to mineralized soil.... so this will be not only a learning experience, but a race to learn the in's and out's of what will and will not work for me. It would be great if there were someone else in my area that has some experience and can direct me along as I try my hand at some serious digging
...Anyway, just wanted to stop in and say "Hi", and give you some info about myself. Thanks for having such a great wealth of information for me access !
Michael