Lobo ST Question

[JoeR]

Even though the Lobo ST has no tone ID,I occasionaly see someone mention that it has good audio "language" for interpreting signals.Unfortunatly no one seems to get anymore specific about this.Can anyone with experience on this machine help?I bought one for my son for coinhunting with the idea that we could also go nuggetshootig sometime.

 

[Redlance]

Though it technically doesn't have a tone ID, The Lobo ST does have variations in tone on different targets, both in the length of the signal and it's pitch. For me Aluminum pull tabs have a higher pitch than US coins, perhaps with the exception of the newest nickels. The length of signal is also more clipped or shortened at the ends of the signal on aluminum as well. Burnt aluminum shards, or cans pieces at the beach, are even higher pitched, and screw caps and bottle tops are very highly pitched. Coins are lower, more mellow, and of a longer duration on the double beep. Foils, tend to be crackly and chopped, with no double beep. Any large object will of course, try to override the discrimination circuit, and sound loud and clear, so I try to determine the length or width of it before digging, by running the coil over the target up and down, and crosswise to see the size of the area it takes up. I generally set my disc at around 3 and a half, or just knocking out light foils, and dig everything. All-metal of course for nuggets. Hope this helps, Dave Davey

 

[rentasquid]

and I would add sharpness of tone as one of my parameters. I think that you described that sharpness, that you see when you pass over uneven objects, which are usually trash. Coins on the other hand have that nice mellow tone, which you described as longer. Joe, the best way of understanding those tones, is to go out and put 10-20 hrs under your belt. I was oblivious to those tones at first, but they start to make sense after awhile.

Best of Luck!!!

J.

 

[JoeR]

This is just what I was looking for. Thanks to you both for taking the time to reply.

 

[tvanwho]

Yes, I discovered this audio modulation on the LST years ago myself.And the 8 inch round coil seems to be the one that has the BEST audio id ability, to my ears anyway.I can't really tell as well with the other coils I have for it and I have them all, including the Tejon coils. For me, bottlecaps, even the rusty ones, put out a super high pitched squeal, and extremely hard to pinpoint, rusty metal washers squeal loud too, and just a touch easier to pinpoint. Coins, tabs ,and caps sound more mellow and easy to pinpoint and cover a broader area it seems. I never could tell aluminum trash or screwcaps from coins tho? I probably need to go the test garden route with my various coils and see if can hear the sounds better? The 9x8 coil goes the deepest for me but I can't tell the bottlecaps with it. Guess I would say, go with the 8 inch round coil for trashy areas and the 9x8 for cleaner spots and the 3 x 7 for nuggets.
--Tom,ps, how many years have you guys got with your LST's? I have 8 years and its the only detector in 20 yeears I have paid for with finds. Also, wondering how you guys do on silver coins with the LST? I can only seem to get about 8 inch on a silver quarter and its a weak signal and thats with the 9x8 coil in black dirt.By the way, the Detector Pro Diver and Wader both have similar audio modulation to the LST I discovered...