Study and the Deleon

[opus]

Now that the season is winding down, I'm looking forward to some study time concerning the discrimination of the Deleon. I know 80% of the information the Deleon is trying to give me is flying right over my head! Next spring, I intend to know more. I don't mind digging targets that I'm unsure off, that's half the fun, but I know that detector is telling me so much more than I'm understanding. I guess I don't want to admit it knows more than I do!

 

[Monkeywrangler22]

Please share what you figure out. I have a D too.

 

[alfred]

n/t

 

[Furious T]

One of the most helpful ways to work out what the DeLeon is telling you is to get to know what the bar graph is telling you, and what the numbers are telling you, and to be able to correlate the two. It is one of the most foolproof was of identifying iron is the discriminate mode. The manual gives some help in understanding this, and by carrying out your own tests you can begin to get a pretty good handle on it...then experience in the field will expand your knowledge and appreciation of the machine. The DeLeon is a very sensitive machine, and a coin on edge on even on an angle can give a change in the numerical ID, so it is important to remember to be flexible in your approach to making an ID. The length of time a coin has been in the ground can also cause variations in the VID, relative to the amount of mineralization in the soil where you are hunting. The DeLeon has preset ground balance, so again we have to be flexible in interpreting the ID....using the machine and being aware of variations will help you to build your knowledge and understanding....my tip....don't have the sensitivity too high. HH

 

[Furious T]

I forgot to add: Try to keep the headphones adjusted to a moderate level, and listen intently to the audio...this will help determine the size of targets (and sonetimes their shape)...when you can combine the audio signal with the visual readouts (bar graph, numbers and depth) and consistently guess what you have found then you wont look back.

 

[BarberBill]

I agree with Furious T - you don't need to runt the D's sensitivity full bore and learning the audio is a big plus.
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[Ism]

T is right on about testing. Although air-testing is not the same as being out in the field, its a good reference point. Set up your own bench tests this winter and try various objects and positions. You may be surprised at the results.

 

[BarberBill]

In the field, if you get a signal that bounces back and forth between different coin readings with a trash or two mixed in, DIG. As often as not it'll be a coin spill with several denominations.
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[dmckee17]

What Barber Bill is saying is true but I'll add to it: At the edge of its detection depth the I.D. becomes less indicative of whats down there as you probably know, but the I.D. circuit will usually still get it right but it will be a whole lot more jumpy and fidgety. If I am in an area that's produced a few good coins I go on audio primarily and listen for that "coin sized" sound at least from one direction then drop the discrimination to nothing to hopefully get sounds from two directions, I have dug some good coins on edge or masked by junk by digging those "iffy" one way hits

EDIT: Hunt with Disc. as low as possible also it equals more depth, I keep mine set at Iron.