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[vancemetaldetecting.com]

Listen guys me and my cousin detect almost everyday, and I want to share this little story with you fellas and LADIES on an incident that happened to me when I first got my ctx! Before it I was using a dfx an etrac and an atpro, I got my ctx and first thing I did was hit print on the manual after I ordered the machine! I think I read my manual 3 times before it was ever delivered and I'm glad I did! So my cousin and I are at this old 1800's house and he hits an iffy target and digs using his atpro.. Turns out to be a barber, now mind you I'm running wide open in combined ferrous coin, and he tells me to go over the iffy before digging and tell him what I think! Long story short the ctx misses the target or so I think! In was just a silent hit!!! NO AUDIO BUT IT DID VDI!!! you need to understand your machine if you read nothing else in your manual read your target separation stuff beginning on page 41! Quick rundown in ferrous-coin it allows you to hear multiple targets under the coil....IN THEORY... But it doesn't always work,, which is why I use my own type of reverse hunting technique!! In HIGH TRASH target separation your machine will cancel out most large rejected targets and hit on the smaller target that's accepted IE big piece of iron (rejected) laying a 1/4 inch from a standing liberty half dollar (accepted) most machines might miss this type of masking!! How ever by hunting your site in combined mode ferrous coin wide open your running a type of clean up, your going through (WITH A SLOW SWING SPEED) and picking up and digging all of your good signals and even iffys!!!! Now reverse hunt switch your machine into your favorite jewelry coin disc pattern and into combined high trash and even slower work you site a second time In atleast 2 direction 4 if you have the time!!! Folks I guarantee you you will 96% of the time if you do it correctly grab 96% of the great or good items and extract them from your soil!!! READ YOUR MANUALS!! Get time behind your machine that's why you paid the money you paid to have the best! But you have to learn how to use it! If you have any other questions for me check out my videos on you tube I have 5 releasing this week!! I hope this helps someone!!

 

[detectorfreak74]

Ok I agree somewhat, 90% of the older houses I detect are so infested with trash when I use my 6 inch coil I have complete null so I keep it in combined f.c. Wide open all the time

 

[vancemetaldetecting.com]

That's what I'm saying buddy, now once you hunt these houses with your 6" go back over the property In high trash a couple different directions, I GURANTEE you pull a couple more coins out that u never heard in ferrous coin! I don't understand it myself but my ctx seen the barber in ferrous in just wouldn't sound off I think because there were 2 stronger targets with it! But I'm only guessing, I have been hunting this way for a year now I'm not asking for anyone to agree I'm only asking or tasking should I say you guys to give it a try and let me know if you have the same results! It's not hard for me to hunt this way because I go back to some properties15 to 20 times! Especially after a good rain!!lol!!!!

Ok I agree somewhat, 90% of the older houses I detect are so infested with trash when I use my 6 inch coil I have complete null so I keep it in combined f.c. Wide open all the time

 

[CT Todd]

Hi,
Hunting a yard from a second direction has always been a good idea no matter what machine you are running. This practice alone should put more targets in your pouch. Changing your units settings I think could only be credited with more finds after you have hunted the site from the second direction at least. Then a third hunt with the CTX in a different mode would be in order to prove this very interesting theory. I'll think about it and give it a try if I hit a site (with rain) and willing owner that will keep my interest long enough. Thanks for the interesting post. HH

 

[Big Boys Hobbies]

Hi,
Hunting a yard from a second direction has always been a good idea no matter what machine you are running. This practice alone should put more targets in your pouch. Changing your units settings I think could only be credited with more finds after you have hunted the site from the second direction at least. Then a third hunt with the CTX in a different mode would be in order to prove this very interesting theory. I'll think about it and give it a try if I hit a site (with rain) and willing owner that will keep my interest long enough. Thanks for the interesting post. HH

Agreed! Using Gone Huntings CTX's settings will GREATLY improve those types of hunting.

 

[GateKeeper]

This is great! I'm so glad that you guys are thinking outside the box. The more you do, the more you will get out of this great machine. I do agree with Bav on this this. Although hunting from different directions will always bring out more coins, as well as rain and lightening. Keep up the great work guys. The more you know, the better you get.

Although Gonehuntings settings are a good program, they are not meant for every type of hunting situation. Learn the machine, make your own program which fits your ground and situation. The sky's the limit.

 

[SteveB]

Guys,

Thanks for this info! It's given me plenty of food for thought on how to use my machine.

 

[Johnnyanglo]

The CTX-3030 is superior to the E-Trac in unmasking (a coin next to iron). But it still isn't as proficient at unmasking as some other detectors. If you want to give the CTX all the help it can get in this area: 1) use a smaller coil and 2) change your sweep attack angles to try and coax a non-ferrous target signal out from the iron and 3) . If you are hunting ground that is mineralized (about below a suggested sensitivity of 1, the manufacture suggests not using Ferrous-Coin (best for low mineralized soil - i.e., above 1. In the higher mineralized soil Ground-Coin or High Trash is recommended. These are undoubtedly different filters and they probably wouldn't have much effect on a relatively strong target signal. But for those deep, weak, fringe coins at 8-12" it might help the CTX resolve the target better (TID) to use the manufactures recommended settings.

 

[doc1964]

I have a small park that I've hunted hard for a year now - lots of old coins that others have missed over the years. Every time I go back I change something and every time I find more. The first couple of times I pounded it in combined/ferrous-coin. Then, when the targets were petering out, I switched to multi-tone high trash... and found more that I had missed. I went back last weekend and switched again to manual sensitivity with "fast" off (I usually run it on) and found 3 nice coins. I agree with everything said here - one of the biggest advantages of this machine is that it gives the user the flexibility to "think outside of the box" - it is truly like Batman's utility belt!

 

[Jim Robertson]

Folks
Thanks for the help. Will be trying it this fall as it cools down around here.

 

[Digger]

it says both targets will be more accurately identified and their cursors displayed simultaneously on the Detect screen. In the notes along the left side of that, it says The Ferrous-Coin setting may not always provide audio.

Long story short the ctx misses the target or so I think! In was just a silent hit!!! NO AUDIO BUT IT DID VDI!!! you need to understand your machine if you read nothing else in your manual read your target separation stuff beginning on page 41! Quick rundown in ferrous-coin it allows you to hear multiple targets under the coil....IN THEORY... But it doesn't always work

Target separation modes are designed to optimize the signal processor for your specific sites. And it is based on stabilizing the TID values (placement) on the Smartscreen. I've written dozens (if not hundreds) posts regarding the use of the various Separation modes, and I have tried to always indicate you would "see" multiple targets. We are able to have multiple visual targets simultaneously. Especially with Target Trace. But our ears can't decipher mixed signals (of multiple targets) with enough accuracy to be of benefit in properly identifying individual targets.

Here is part of an article that I wrote for Minelab, regarding the various separation modes......
Ferrous-Coin Target Separation provides an extremely stable Target ID for those detecting in areas of low mineralization. And it does an amazing job of sorting out coins from the ferrous trash. The advanced signal processing of

 

[vancemetaldetecting.com]

Digger I completely agree budfdy, its written in black and white and that little note is actually what turned my light bulb on to try this.. I have always reverse hunted to a certain extent but I have hunted this hill up down left right and side ways 4 different times, and I went back and tried this and I pulled 10 more silvers and a mini ball check out my new video too fellas!!
[video]http://youtu.be/xx0u0tz-drU[/video]

it says both targets will be more accurately identified and their cursors displayed simultaneously on the Detect screen. In the notes along the left side of that, it says The Ferrous-Coin setting may not always provide audio.

Long story short the ctx misses the target or so I think! In was just a silent hit!!! NO AUDIO BUT IT DID VDI!!! you need to understand your machine if you read nothing else in your manual read your target separation stuff beginning on page 41! Quick rundown in ferrous-coin it allows you to hear multiple targets under the coil....IN THEORY... But it doesn't always work

Target separation modes are designed to optimize the signal processor for your specific sites. And it is based on stabilizing the TID values (placement) on the Smartscreen. I've written dozens (if not hundreds) posts regarding the use of the various Separation modes, and I have tried to always indicate you would "see" multiple targets. We are able to have multiple visual targets simultaneously. Especially with Target Trace. But our ears can't decipher mixed signals (of multiple targets) with enough accuracy to be of benefit in properly identifying individual targets.

Here is part of an article that I wrote for Minelab, regarding the various separation modes......
Ferrous-Coin Target Separation provides an extremely stable Target ID for those detecting in areas of low mineralization. And it does an amazing job of sorting out coins from the ferrous trash. The advanced signal processing of

 

[efreestyle]

Bay thank you.. I am still trying to learn my CTX. I am trying to learn how to hunt in open discrimination mode.. So much to learn on this machine is challenging.

 

[vancemetaldetecting.com]

I pm'd you my number give me a ring today and we'll get you together brother.

 

[poljana]

Thanks Bav!! Will give this a try!!

 

[poljana]

By the way, do you have any vids of you using the settings at a site? I'm had an Etrac before, but the ctx is very different. I've had it for a little over a month now and am getting the hang of it.

THX again
Ed

 

[vancemetaldetecting.com]

Not a problem poljana ill try to get a video up this week!! My channel is 502petrie on youtubs

 

[vancemetaldetecting.com]

This has really been working well I found a 2bit cut Spanish carlous 111 reale using the program in ton of iron