Chris(SoCenWI)
Well-known member
Hello all fellow MDers,
We had some more warmer weather. Probably could get out a couple more times this week but am headed up to MN. Doubt the ground will be unfrozen there, but I may bring the detector just the same. Just took it apart and cleaned it all up. Amazing how much dirt accumulates in the hand grip.
I was thinking about taking a short road trip and hit some of my favorite sites that I have been over a zillion times. Decided to give Gain at 10 a try per Bryce's recommendations. I've been at 7 for years, but he swears that one can miss deep coins with lower gains. I've been trying this setting last couple of times out. Too early to tell. I've been mainly detecting in town where EMI forces me to keep the sensitivity down; expect will see more of a difference in more rural locations where I can crank the sens.
But with darkness coming so early decided I would stay in town. I hit a park that I've only tried a couple of times. Got the very pretty Merc early on there, kept on searching and got a few wheats, then started hitting clad deep so said time to move on.
Went back to my house and tried a neighboring house that looks like it has been abandoned. Tall grass and unraked leaves. Only managed one IH there. I've always found the bigger air gap detecting over tall grass really seems to be a depth killer. I believe the air gap messes with the auto ground balancing. Anybody have an opinion on this?
Then just as darkness was falling I moved over to our yard. I've been over it a zillion times with the XS, F-75, with many different coils. Got a iffy hit and probed it with the periscope. Definitely not iron falsing. Dug up a cent at 7-8 deep. I turned off the machine and headed inside. I know I've buried coins in the past for testing purposes, thought that would be the case here. Once I got in saw it was an IH. Not something I would bury. Way cool. Someday hope to do some landscaping and scrape of 4-6 inches of dirt and try again. Seems like every time I encounter this the coins start flying out again; I bet 50-75% of the oldies are still being masked by other junk, no matter what coils or setting one uses.
Wouldn't normally bother with a picture for such meager finds, but this may be the last until March or April.
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Chris
We had some more warmer weather. Probably could get out a couple more times this week but am headed up to MN. Doubt the ground will be unfrozen there, but I may bring the detector just the same. Just took it apart and cleaned it all up. Amazing how much dirt accumulates in the hand grip.
I was thinking about taking a short road trip and hit some of my favorite sites that I have been over a zillion times. Decided to give Gain at 10 a try per Bryce's recommendations. I've been at 7 for years, but he swears that one can miss deep coins with lower gains. I've been trying this setting last couple of times out. Too early to tell. I've been mainly detecting in town where EMI forces me to keep the sensitivity down; expect will see more of a difference in more rural locations where I can crank the sens.
But with darkness coming so early decided I would stay in town. I hit a park that I've only tried a couple of times. Got the very pretty Merc early on there, kept on searching and got a few wheats, then started hitting clad deep so said time to move on.
Went back to my house and tried a neighboring house that looks like it has been abandoned. Tall grass and unraked leaves. Only managed one IH there. I've always found the bigger air gap detecting over tall grass really seems to be a depth killer. I believe the air gap messes with the auto ground balancing. Anybody have an opinion on this?
Then just as darkness was falling I moved over to our yard. I've been over it a zillion times with the XS, F-75, with many different coils. Got a iffy hit and probed it with the periscope. Definitely not iron falsing. Dug up a cent at 7-8 deep. I turned off the machine and headed inside. I know I've buried coins in the past for testing purposes, thought that would be the case here. Once I got in saw it was an IH. Not something I would bury. Way cool. Someday hope to do some landscaping and scrape of 4-6 inches of dirt and try again. Seems like every time I encounter this the coins start flying out again; I bet 50-75% of the oldies are still being masked by other junk, no matter what coils or setting one uses.
Wouldn't normally bother with a picture for such meager finds, but this may be the last until March or April.
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Chris
