Gary shirley
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I'm trying to figure out what exactly to dig and not to dig this is my first detector and what to give my new hobby the best shot possible!
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Need Target ID Info for CTX 3030 (what's numbers pop up for coin targets?) please help
- Thread starter Gary shirley
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GateKeeper
Well-known member
Look in the Resource Center. There's a thread on your question. Has all the TIDs for all U.S. coins.
Gary shirley
New member
Don't laugh, but where's the resource center? Please1
GateKeeper
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Larry (IL)
Well-known member
Charts are fine but experience is the best teacher. By putting coins on the ground and scanning them you would not only see the ID of each but you would hear the difference on each of the programs you can choose or create.
Big Boys Hobbies
Well-known member
Gary right now I would dig all repeatable hits to learn it. Get you a bunch of good targets and listen to them as you swing them across the coil. Dont worry about #'s right now, audio audio audio!
Gary shirley
New member
Really appreciate the help. Looking for some good modes to use any help is great. I keep digging a lot of trash only good thing about it is the learning experience. Aluminum snd pull tabs seem to be the most I find is there a way to get away from that? W/o missing good stuff?
GateKeeper
Well-known member
Gary shirley said:
Learn the stock modes first Gary. That is very important. Too many new users start messing with modes and settings and get further lost, confused, and just plain mad. Pick one mode (COIN) and hunt with it for at least a week. Then pick another and hunt with it. Patience and perseverance will make you successful. If you have any questions about a particular mode you start with, just ask.
Gary shirley
New member
Thanks gatekeeper
Johnnyanglo
Active member
Here's more than 700 target Fe-Co values. It's mostly derived from the E-Trac but it works well for the E-Trac2 ... a.k.a. CTX-3030. You'll get the idea after looking through the numbers. Essentially you're gonna need to dig anything along the 12Fe line and above/below that line by +/- 5 if the signal is more or less repeatable. Don't assume 11-3 for instance is just foil (oops, that was a ladies white gold ring you passed up) or that 11-12 is another pull-tab (you just left a buffalo nickel behind) or the 17-43 semi-repeatable signal is another nail (it was a deeper IH penny). If it isn't ferrous (high Fe values) and the signal is clearly repeating - you'll have to dig or risk leaving worthwhile non-ferrous in the ground. No way around it. But the chart below helps when you are guessing the outcome before digging - it's great to call it ahead of time - correctly.
Overvoltage
New member
great chart Johnny, a lot of good info but very hard to read. can you post it as an excel
file?
file?
Gary,
The more you hunt, the more you will familiarize yourself with the CTX. One tip I can give regarding trash targets is to slowly swing the coil over the target while raising it. If you get a signal as the coil gets higher, it will most likely be trash like a crushed can or can slaw. Hope this helps.
HH
Chuck
The more you hunt, the more you will familiarize yourself with the CTX. One tip I can give regarding trash targets is to slowly swing the coil over the target while raising it. If you get a signal as the coil gets higher, it will most likely be trash like a crushed can or can slaw. Hope this helps.
HH
Chuck
Overvoltage said:
Just hit the "+" magnifier in the lower right corner and you can enlarge it to a readable size.
And, Johnny, you have just saved me one heck of a bunch of work and done a better job than I could have ever done. I have learned more from looking at your album than I have reading the whole CTX manual and any addendums I could find!~!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!! Hope you don't ever take it down......I have it bookmarked for reference. It certainly verifies the need to dig everything with a repeatable signal (and even some that aren't!), if you want to find the good stuff. Your pic of the trash was the most encouraging of all......I realized there is still hope for me!!
Once again, great job and THANK YOU!!!!