babulin2002
New member
Hi all,
I've been detecting for 3 years, with my first detector, Fisher 1225-X. A few days ago i saw a GT on eBay and decided to go for it as i thought it's high time for me to get a more sophisticated machine. So far I've been out with it twice. I am impressed with the depth, and the controls are nice and comprehensible, i intuitively know how to work them and had no problems of the "what does this knob/switch does" type. Nevertheless, i noticed that i am not able to tell by the signal if the object is elongated or round etc, as i was with the Fisher. I realize i have to spend more time getting to know the sounds the different targets make to be able to tell them apart better, but today i did really extensive tests on a few test objects, plus i was digging out coins and all sorts of trash (a skiing slope, you can imagine how many boot/ski/jacket parts there are there, plus all the aluminium foil and bottle caps etc), and was not able to see any difference in the signal between a coin and an elongated (6-7 cm long, ~ 2 cm wide) non-ferrous object. I did pass the coil slow from all directions, raised it, changed sensitivity, iron mask on/off (don't remember if tried the difference in all metal though ). With fisher , apart from elongated objects giving a double beep, i was able to tell if the object is smooth/rough etc by changing the discrimination to just the cutoff level for that object, and playing around with it, to get the impression of the "top " part of the signal. Tried that with GT but didn't get a clear idea if it worked, need more time i guess. But, long introduction aside, my question is if you GT users are able to tell the shape of the object with some experience, and how. My theory so far is that it can be the DD coil (fisher had a concentric 8'') or the multifrequency, or both, that mask the shape in the signal. Or is it just the fisher thing altogether ? I have to say that after trying the GT i was also impressed how good the fisher is, i always thought it's a really simple beginner machine, and all others must be a lot better, but I found that it really tells a lot about the object and with a bit of experience it makes a great detector, especially for beginners in this hobby. I think i got my GT from someone who got it as a first machine and simply wasn't able to operate it properly and was overwhelmed by all the knobs
Or maybe it just wasn't his/her thing . Anyway, I'm very happy to have it and cannot wait to get into some more interesting terrain. Cheers!
Luk
I've been detecting for 3 years, with my first detector, Fisher 1225-X. A few days ago i saw a GT on eBay and decided to go for it as i thought it's high time for me to get a more sophisticated machine. So far I've been out with it twice. I am impressed with the depth, and the controls are nice and comprehensible, i intuitively know how to work them and had no problems of the "what does this knob/switch does" type. Nevertheless, i noticed that i am not able to tell by the signal if the object is elongated or round etc, as i was with the Fisher. I realize i have to spend more time getting to know the sounds the different targets make to be able to tell them apart better, but today i did really extensive tests on a few test objects, plus i was digging out coins and all sorts of trash (a skiing slope, you can imagine how many boot/ski/jacket parts there are there, plus all the aluminium foil and bottle caps etc), and was not able to see any difference in the signal between a coin and an elongated (6-7 cm long, ~ 2 cm wide) non-ferrous object. I did pass the coil slow from all directions, raised it, changed sensitivity, iron mask on/off (don't remember if tried the difference in all metal though ). With fisher , apart from elongated objects giving a double beep, i was able to tell if the object is smooth/rough etc by changing the discrimination to just the cutoff level for that object, and playing around with it, to get the impression of the "top " part of the signal. Tried that with GT but didn't get a clear idea if it worked, need more time i guess. But, long introduction aside, my question is if you GT users are able to tell the shape of the object with some experience, and how. My theory so far is that it can be the DD coil (fisher had a concentric 8'') or the multifrequency, or both, that mask the shape in the signal. Or is it just the fisher thing altogether ? I have to say that after trying the GT i was also impressed how good the fisher is, i always thought it's a really simple beginner machine, and all others must be a lot better, but I found that it really tells a lot about the object and with a bit of experience it makes a great detector, especially for beginners in this hobby. I think i got my GT from someone who got it as a first machine and simply wasn't able to operate it properly and was overwhelmed by all the knobs
Or maybe it just wasn't his/her thing . Anyway, I'm very happy to have it and cannot wait to get into some more interesting terrain. Cheers!Luk
