CZconnoisseur
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So it's raining cats and dogs here and I'm off for the next 3 days - now I can devote some time to detector settings!
Last night I wanted to see the difference, if any, between frequencies vs max detection depth. During this test I kept everything constant except operating frequency and the settings were:
Reactivity = 2
Silencer = 0
Sensitivity = 90
TX = 3
Disc = 2.0
Iron Vol = 0
GB = 83
Ground notch 84-90
Notch 00-30 and 97-99
Audio response = 3
overload = 2
Kept TX = 3 since you can't change TX power in 4 kHz. There was the usual slight change in detection depth as you went up in frequencies, however the most interesting observation was that faint targets in 4 kHz were much clearer than the background chatter as you moved the coin away from the coil.
I had a 90% silver quarter to test...At 8" depth @ 4 kHz it was clear and unmistakeable, but a quick change to 12 kHz and while at the same depth, the signal wasn't NEARLY as "diggable" compared to the 4 kHz setting. I noticed the same behavior with the silver half and silver dime, and the indian cent exhibited the same behavior only to a lesser extent. The US nickel sounded the same at fringe depth across the board, however.
I then upped reactivity to 3 and kept everything else the same and repeated the test in the same exact manner. Max depth decreased about 1-3" depending on the coin, and 4 kHz again was the clear winner on the high conductors, most notably the silver quarter and silver half.
So it looks like for now I have a new program to use for deep coin hunting. Around this neighborhood and the rental houses separation and resolution speed are the most important attributes while at a place like the fairgrounds I would prefer more iron rejection and depth, while having decent separation. We are moving out of here in the next month or two, so I need to hoover all the easy silver I can before we leave!
Last night I wanted to see the difference, if any, between frequencies vs max detection depth. During this test I kept everything constant except operating frequency and the settings were:
Reactivity = 2
Silencer = 0
Sensitivity = 90
TX = 3
Disc = 2.0
Iron Vol = 0
GB = 83
Ground notch 84-90
Notch 00-30 and 97-99
Audio response = 3
overload = 2
Kept TX = 3 since you can't change TX power in 4 kHz. There was the usual slight change in detection depth as you went up in frequencies, however the most interesting observation was that faint targets in 4 kHz were much clearer than the background chatter as you moved the coin away from the coil.
I had a 90% silver quarter to test...At 8" depth @ 4 kHz it was clear and unmistakeable, but a quick change to 12 kHz and while at the same depth, the signal wasn't NEARLY as "diggable" compared to the 4 kHz setting. I noticed the same behavior with the silver half and silver dime, and the indian cent exhibited the same behavior only to a lesser extent. The US nickel sounded the same at fringe depth across the board, however.
I then upped reactivity to 3 and kept everything else the same and repeated the test in the same exact manner. Max depth decreased about 1-3" depending on the coin, and 4 kHz again was the clear winner on the high conductors, most notably the silver quarter and silver half.
So it looks like for now I have a new program to use for deep coin hunting. Around this neighborhood and the rental houses separation and resolution speed are the most important attributes while at a place like the fairgrounds I would prefer more iron rejection and depth, while having decent separation. We are moving out of here in the next month or two, so I need to hoover all the easy silver I can before we leave!
