Sorry New to the whole ground fishing game

[wrong way ron]

I have the Whites MXT stock 950 coil and just picked up the 5.3 eclipse coil. My questions. Is this a good enough machine? I was thinking of getting the DFX or will the MXT work just fine??? Do I have a good set up for parks and schools with the MXT stock 950 coil and the 5.3 eclipse coil I'm also trying to figure out how to use my machine. Some times I get signal that bounce around a lot. What should I really be listening for??? So far I would say my best signal was a quarter it sounded strong the VDI showed quarter and sure enough it was Any info would help thank for the support.

 

[Elton]

The best thing you can do is Air test the MXT with many different items. Coins, Pulltabs, rings, tokens, all the things you can expect to find.See where they hit on the meter. Next build a test Garden and practice....Bury coins at different depths. Same with other items leave about 12" space between items.You can find many items right away. Some will take a few seasons till you will read them well.Practice pinpointing too.


Again you have a very good detector in the MXT.

 

[BarberBill]

The MXT is an excellent, very versatile detector. As you use it, you will learn that multiple targets close to each cause some of the bouncing confusing display. The smaller coil will help that problem a great deal. For really trashy areas, even smaller coils are good. Listen for good, clear, repeatable tones that are repeatable in every direction. The trash signals usually are scratchy, or crackle and pop and are not repeatable in all directions. However, you should eventually get a seat of the pants feeling for sounds that just are a bit different enough to make you wonder. Often it turns out those can be a target worth digging. At first, it will be WORTH YOUR TROUBLE TO DIG EVERYTHING in order to get a handle on just what the sounds and display are trying to tell you. I highly recommend learning to go with the sound first, display second as the display is a machine's best guess, emphasis on guess. In my own experience I've found the MXT to be very accurate down to 6 or 7 inches on coins and sometimes deeper. If the target is actually a coin it will ID as a coin. For a fair bit of trash however, the opposite is true. The trash target may often show up as a coin, and jewelry items may read or act as trash.

I've seen it mentioned that it takes 100 hours with a machine to really get to know it. I feel that is pretty true of the FIRST machine a person uses. After that, one can carry the experience over to the next machine etc. Your best bet for getting the most out of your MXT is to get out and hunt, hunt, hunt, digging pretty much everything and paying attention to the different responses on the different targets. Use your 5.3 coil in trashy areas and if you aren't already, wear decent headphones.
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[jspoon]

The MXT is an excellent machine! No you don't need a DFX. The only problem I see being new to the hobby the MXT may frustrate you, I had one and sold it to buy a new (at that time) a whites classic IDX. My first detector was a classic SL111 Best thing is read the manual, practice practice practice!
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[wrong way ron]

Thanks for the support guys.

 

[Larry (IL)]

There is a lot of specific advise on the MXT Forum Ron and the MXT is a fantastic machine, better in some ways than the DFX.

 

[Kennie]

Read and re-read the owners manual. Each time you will garner tidbits from it that will help to understand the MXT better.

If your location is not conducive to ground balancing out doors yet, air test with various articles, get to know the sounds and the VDI readings. This will at least give some general ideas what to listen and look for. Good luck.