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Out of boredom last night I reloaded v3.2 into my Deus for today's hunt, and didn't really expect much difference in performance. After I "updated" the software last night I went out to my test garden where I have a couple of 8-9" coins buried to see if the same programs would hit any differently.
The 12 khz programs seemed to hit marginally better on deeper targets...but the biggest difference was 8 and 18 khz will now hit deeper targets MUCH better in Reactivity 2 and 3. I set up a program that I would use in the field, rather than opening up the Deus all the way which is unrealistic for me - I wanted to see if a "tried and true" field program would actually hit deeper targets any more confidently. 4 khz doesn't seem any different in Reactivity 3 and higher - I urge you to reload v3.2 for yourself (copy all custom programs first!) and see what kind of results you may get...especially if you've used a Deus for a few months...
So after a software reload, I was able to join Gerald and Dad at the rental we hit last Monday. Started off in 12 khz Reac 2 and began on the side of the house, away from the front yard where Gerald and I have hammered into oblivion (so I thought) on previous hunts. Made my way along a curb strip and was digging shallow clad here and there, and then came upon a solid "92" which turned out to be a sterling St Christopher's medal - this curb strip was fairly trashy, but this signal stood out from the background chatter and locked on after a couple of swings. Got a smooth 1917 Wheat a little later, and then all three of us would start on the smallish backyard in earnest.
EMI got to be bothersome, even when I turned TX to "1", and this didn't seem to help the chatter much at all. Switching to 4 khz made it worse, so I didn't move from 12 khz the entire hunt. I eliminated N2 which usually takes care of some aluminum siding scraps, pulltabs, and junk - knowing that the front yard had to be holding something that was previously notched. We spent about and hour and a half in the backyard - all of us were finding Wheats every so often to keep the spirit alive! I passed over a hole where Dad pulled a Wheat to get a very faint hit, reading "79". From about 8" deep came a nice green 1945 Wheat...right as I was about to tell him about it he holds up a 1946 Rosie!!! He rescanned the Rosie hole and popped out another Wheat and obviously didn't need my help for anything! This got all three of us to focus on a corner of the backyard, but with two others detectors running along with overhead wires my Deus was not settling down...I tried everything but it was simply too chatty. I ended up walking a few steps away and concentrating on another corner...
Finally ended up circling back to the front yard - I remembered that the garbage cans were covering a couple square feet of the front yard, so I rolled them out of the way and was able to pull a dime and two modern pennies...no big deal but it all adds up! There is a dogwood tree in the front yard that gave up about 12 old coins last hunt ranging from wheats to buffalo nickels to a Merc. I had a feeling there had to be more there! Still in 12 khz and Reactivity 2 I started scanning right where I found a buffalo and three Wheats in the same hole last week, and a couple feet away came a pretty confident 5-6" nickel hit - out came a sharp 1935 Buffalo nickel! This got me excited and I was determined to find more...
There was this funny "bottlecap" signal only 3 feet away from the base of the tree, but I wasn't so sure about it. On a cross-scan, I got NOTHING. But in the "good" direction I would get 77, 94, 83, 95...just a bunch of numbers with a broken high tone. I remember scanning the EXACT SAME target last week and decided then to NOT dig it - but right after digging that Buffalo today I was feeling lucky. Dug down through some roots and got a good hit beyond 8" with the propointer. The ground was about perfect to dig with all the rain we've been having - and I FELT the coin before I laid eyes on it. It felt like a slick, almost plastic surface but once I got my finger on the rim I knew it was a quarter. Out of the hole I saw the reverse side first...and much to Dad's and Gerald's chagrin a very worn 1901 Barber quarter came to light!
THIS IS TX = 1 
Went on to find another Buffalo nickel at only 4" deep - not sure how we missed that one last time...Then I walked over close to where I found a Merc last week and got a pulltab signal, a "58" while still in 12 khz - and out comes a 1943 nickel. A foot away from that I get just a whisper of a high tone in one direction only, and had Gerald check it with his Tejon using the 5 X 8 coil. He could only get a hit in one direction while a cross-scan was silent, just like the Barber quarter. From 8" deep out came a nice 1937 Wheat!!! THIS IS TX = 1
So while reloading the software probably didn't solely allow me to hit those deeper coins today, I have been very interested in learning those DEEP 8-inch plus coin hits while using Reacitivty 2 and 12khz with hardly any notching. I have just the place where this could be put to the test - a vacant lot which used to have a c.1912 house present...a place where I've dug many 6-8" Wheats before....also the first place I took the reloaded v3.2 last October and found many smaller, deeper targets before. I'm interested in seeing what's still there - the ground is like butter at this place and it won't stay this way for long...looks like another night hunt is in the works!
The 12 khz programs seemed to hit marginally better on deeper targets...but the biggest difference was 8 and 18 khz will now hit deeper targets MUCH better in Reactivity 2 and 3. I set up a program that I would use in the field, rather than opening up the Deus all the way which is unrealistic for me - I wanted to see if a "tried and true" field program would actually hit deeper targets any more confidently. 4 khz doesn't seem any different in Reactivity 3 and higher - I urge you to reload v3.2 for yourself (copy all custom programs first!) and see what kind of results you may get...especially if you've used a Deus for a few months...
So after a software reload, I was able to join Gerald and Dad at the rental we hit last Monday. Started off in 12 khz Reac 2 and began on the side of the house, away from the front yard where Gerald and I have hammered into oblivion (so I thought) on previous hunts. Made my way along a curb strip and was digging shallow clad here and there, and then came upon a solid "92" which turned out to be a sterling St Christopher's medal - this curb strip was fairly trashy, but this signal stood out from the background chatter and locked on after a couple of swings. Got a smooth 1917 Wheat a little later, and then all three of us would start on the smallish backyard in earnest.
EMI got to be bothersome, even when I turned TX to "1", and this didn't seem to help the chatter much at all. Switching to 4 khz made it worse, so I didn't move from 12 khz the entire hunt. I eliminated N2 which usually takes care of some aluminum siding scraps, pulltabs, and junk - knowing that the front yard had to be holding something that was previously notched. We spent about and hour and a half in the backyard - all of us were finding Wheats every so often to keep the spirit alive! I passed over a hole where Dad pulled a Wheat to get a very faint hit, reading "79". From about 8" deep came a nice green 1945 Wheat...right as I was about to tell him about it he holds up a 1946 Rosie!!! He rescanned the Rosie hole and popped out another Wheat and obviously didn't need my help for anything! This got all three of us to focus on a corner of the backyard, but with two others detectors running along with overhead wires my Deus was not settling down...I tried everything but it was simply too chatty. I ended up walking a few steps away and concentrating on another corner...
Finally ended up circling back to the front yard - I remembered that the garbage cans were covering a couple square feet of the front yard, so I rolled them out of the way and was able to pull a dime and two modern pennies...no big deal but it all adds up! There is a dogwood tree in the front yard that gave up about 12 old coins last hunt ranging from wheats to buffalo nickels to a Merc. I had a feeling there had to be more there! Still in 12 khz and Reactivity 2 I started scanning right where I found a buffalo and three Wheats in the same hole last week, and a couple feet away came a pretty confident 5-6" nickel hit - out came a sharp 1935 Buffalo nickel! This got me excited and I was determined to find more...
There was this funny "bottlecap" signal only 3 feet away from the base of the tree, but I wasn't so sure about it. On a cross-scan, I got NOTHING. But in the "good" direction I would get 77, 94, 83, 95...just a bunch of numbers with a broken high tone. I remember scanning the EXACT SAME target last week and decided then to NOT dig it - but right after digging that Buffalo today I was feeling lucky. Dug down through some roots and got a good hit beyond 8" with the propointer. The ground was about perfect to dig with all the rain we've been having - and I FELT the coin before I laid eyes on it. It felt like a slick, almost plastic surface but once I got my finger on the rim I knew it was a quarter. Out of the hole I saw the reverse side first...and much to Dad's and Gerald's chagrin a very worn 1901 Barber quarter came to light!
THIS IS TX = 1 Went on to find another Buffalo nickel at only 4" deep - not sure how we missed that one last time...Then I walked over close to where I found a Merc last week and got a pulltab signal, a "58" while still in 12 khz - and out comes a 1943 nickel. A foot away from that I get just a whisper of a high tone in one direction only, and had Gerald check it with his Tejon using the 5 X 8 coil. He could only get a hit in one direction while a cross-scan was silent, just like the Barber quarter. From 8" deep out came a nice 1937 Wheat!!! THIS IS TX = 1
So while reloading the software probably didn't solely allow me to hit those deeper coins today, I have been very interested in learning those DEEP 8-inch plus coin hits while using Reacitivty 2 and 12khz with hardly any notching. I have just the place where this could be put to the test - a vacant lot which used to have a c.1912 house present...a place where I've dug many 6-8" Wheats before....also the first place I took the reloaded v3.2 last October and found many smaller, deeper targets before. I'm interested in seeing what's still there - the ground is like butter at this place and it won't stay this way for long...looks like another night hunt is in the works!
I got smoked! I'm not making any excuses, because you are by far the best person that I've ever detected with. I tip my hat to you.
I need some rest and more Advil to try to keep up with you. 
Finding the barber quarter with your settings must have made your day--big congrats!!! Thanks for the details CZ--will have to reload the software even though Andy and XP assures us there are no incremental changes....maybe freshening the software periodically is simply a good idea 
