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DeepTech

Tejon, Vaquero or Cortes ?

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Beggars Tomb

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I already own a Tiger Shark and am looking to buy my wife a good detector that we can share using. We will mostly be coin Shooting, jewelry hunting ( Beachhunting ). Also doing a little relic hunting and maybe a little Gold prospecting. What would you recomend out of the three. What are there major differences, like with the different frequencies, etc. I have heard good things about the Vaquero, so so things on the Tejon and not much on the Cortes. Is the cortes just an older machine ? I also was thinking of an M6 from whites but a couple reviews made me re-think my choices.

What is the Deleon like too , just a lower version of the Cortes or different?

any input please

Beggars Tomb
 
Hello, and thanks for the in depth inquiry. Of the three models you mention, I believe the best all around machine for your wife would be the Vaquero. The Tejon, Vaquero, and Cibola all feature the HOT "High Output Technology" circuitry. HOT simply punches a stronger signal into the ground and amplifies the returning signal to a higher level, compensating for signal that is lost in the ground between transmit and receive. The Tejon's amplification is slightlky greater than the Vaquero and Cibola, thus, in highly mineralized ground it tends to run some what more on the "ragged edge", and can cause some erratic sounds. Those who just want the greatest depth possible realize that when pumping that high of an amplified signal, some noise will be present as well, and are "all right with that idea".

Other's want as much penetration as possible, but prefer a smoother, more stable sounding signal. The Vaquero and the Cibola fall into the latter category. While punching a stronger signal into the ground, the amplification on the return signal is slightly less, and runs smoother as a result. The Vaquero's advantage over the Cibola, while running on the same circuit board, is that it offers a 3 3/4 turn manual ground balance control as opposed to the automatic ground control on the Cibola. Die hard relic and serious hunters love the ability to manually set the ground control for specific sites and soil conditions.

While the Vaquero is also a turn on and go detector, as is the Cibola, it affords a little finer control of mineralization rejection.

I have used the original Tesoro ElDorado for years with great success. The Vaquero is everything the ElDorado was, but in a much lighter package, with much higher tech electronics to process the signals. These machines are the fastest responding (null to positive, bad target to good target) on the market. The result? You can sweep slightly faster, yet still pick up a coin, ring, or military relic lying within a half inch of a piece of iron, nail, or pull tab. Without the fast response, many are missed.

Sorry to go into such detail in this response, but I believe deeply in the Tesoro line, and the Vaquero is about as good as it gets. You can see some of the results from hunting with the ElDorado and the Vaquero at my website, www.treasurehut.org and clicking on the finds page.
 
I believe the 'Cibola' has a 'fixed' GB instead of the 'automatic' ground balance you mention.
 
Symantics John......symantics. The point I was trying to make, was that The Vaquero's 3 3/4 turn ground balance control allows for better ground balance, precisely tuning out mineralization when one wishes. Automatic doesn't necessarily mean auto tracking, or I would have said "auto tracking". Thank you for clarifying any confusion though.
 
Your statement was about the Cibola:

"as opposed to the automatic ground control on the Cibola."

There's a whale of a difference between 'automatic' and 'fixed'.
 
"as opposed to the automatic ground control on the Cibola."
 
Really.....with a Master's Degree in electronic engineering, 30 years of detecting experience, 15 years with Tesoro....one would think that I would know that????? Perhaps you would be kind enough to explain all of the differences to me? :rofl:
 
n/t
 
Who am I to try to tell you.

This same subject came up some time ago also in regards to the Tesoro Lobo ST.
 
MY SENTIMENTS EXACTLY !!! Good luck and good hunting, in either fixed, automatic, or manual ground balance, or no ground balance at all! :cheers:

"Toast always seems to fall jelly side down".
 
Unless I had a couple of special Cibola's, they have a internal adjustment for ground compensation.
 
If you buy a Cibola that doesn't GB properly in the area you are hunting it isn't a difficult adjustment to correct the situation?
 
Pap,

From what I saw with the Cibola I would not mess with the internal adjustment UNLESS the area you hunt has ground that is very consistent mineralization wise and the preset GB is way off. The Cibola operates well over a wide range of ground conditions that give quite different responses when bobbing the coil (negative to positive). Trying to keep up with the changes in ground reponse by adjusting it internally in my area would drive me nuts. Like I said it works well the way it is, handling iron and with good signal responses on a wide variety of targets.

Tom
 
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