non repeat signals

[tia]

hunting with a QDII. area hunting is pretty trashy because of flooding but could have potentional due to history. problem is i'm getting lots of beeps but at times cant get them to repeat. or at least repeat more than twice so i can zero in. those beeps are normally registering as 25 cents or even dollar on the screen. know i'm having trouble pinpointing because i'm finding pennies on the outer edge of the hole nowhere near where i think the center is (nothign in the center of course).
but anyway- could i get false beeps by swinging too slow? too fast? lots of beeps though... thanks for the time

 

[PACK RAT]

You can get false signals if your sensitivity is set too high. May want to back it down a bit and see if falseing goes to a minimum. As far as pin pointing, practice, practice. Get you a big piece of cardbord about 4 fot by 4 foot. Have somebody tap a quarter on back side and set it on the ground and see how well you can pinpoint it. Try it, good practice and kind of fun!

 

[GRAY GHOST]

hi tia, i also happen to have a qd2/pioneer 202. packrat gave you good advice. i've had the same thing happen too. make double sure your batteries are opposite each other - one up, and one down. detecting near high power lines also will make your machine act crazy. if your're hunting on "hot" ground, which is high mineralization in the soil, your machine will chirp endlessly until you turn your sens. down until it stops, then keep hunting. i like to run mine with the sens. up as far as ground conditions allow, and disc. at 9 o'clock. that way, you won't miss anything except rusted tin and bad iron. the wire plug from the coil that goes into the control housing is also famous for coming loose and making the machine act crazy too. it got me more than once! good luck, and hh,

 

[tia]

thanks for all the advice... will be going out today to turn down the sens...