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Help with hot rocks

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Hello everyone. I'm new to detecting and am looking for some helpful info. I have hunted for about 30 hours now with my MXT and am having trouble with hot rocks. I live in NW Connecticut and seem to hit hot rocks with every other swipe. I've tried grounding the unit right over a rock but that doesn't seem to eliminate to beeps. What causes me the most concern is the VDI will range from hot rock to +70-90, which makes me wonder what to dig. I'm using the standard coul but have a 4x6 DD I could use too.
At first I dug a lot of the rocks and didn't see any iron/coins. I have recently been pulling the trigger, pinpointing the item/rock and looking at my VDI reading over center of target. If it stays hot rock (with a full accuracy bar) I move on. ..so I'm assuming it is safe to just bypass these tones.
Can anyone give me advice if this is normal?
 
Joe,
Where in CT do you live? I live in Bristol. I have used the MXT for over two years. If you want to get together I can give you some pointers.
Ed
 
What you're seeing is normal. This is how the "Hot Rock" indicator is intended to work.
On a White's detector, a "Hot Rock" response is caused by a target (often a hot rock) that causes a mix of very negative VDI numbers and very positive VDI numbers. This characteristic mix of responses is recognized by the software in the MXT and consolidated into (on the MXT) a single -95 Hot Rock response.
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Hi Ed. That would be greatly appreciated. I live around the corner in Harwinton. I normally get out on Saturdays or Sundays. Since it is Mother's day today I won't press my luck and ask the wife to go:) I'm also out of town Wednesday-Saturday 5/11-5/14. If you don't mind, drop me an e-mail at my work e-mail (joe.lockwood@cocc.com) and we can coordinate a time.
Thanks a lot for the offer!
 
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