Will a detector go deeper in the ground than it air tests?

[Anonymous]

Just curious.

 

[Anonymous]

Some do. Some don't. Supposedly. Soil's different all over for everyone so even the same detector will act differently in different parts of the country and blahblahblahblah.
All in all, the only thing that matters is *your* detector and how it performs for *you* based on how well you know your machine, and how carefully you hunt because if you ain't doing it right and set right, depth is a moot point. Seeding yourself a little test garden in the back yard and leaving it be for a season so the soil matrix settles down and more closely replicates what you'd find in the field is the best way to tell whether *your* detector acts any differently between air and ground tests.
Scott

 

[Anonymous]

all detectors are tr..... twinkle twinkle
and we will sell this...the only reason..? they must simplify for you , its called the burt toast syndrom

 

[Anonymous]

I find a good P.I. can on a salt beach but have yet to be convinced when used 'in-ground'.
The problem with an established test bed is that it leads to great disappointment, especially to those with large coil or poor pinpointing machines, to find out that the super depths they have been achieving are down to missing the target and digging past it for it to later drop down in the bottom of the hole.

 

[Anonymous]

When moisture evaporates from the surface it is replaced from below drawing with it metallic ions from the goodies. These accumulate on the surface above the goodie forming a detectable "halo". Scalp the top off where you get one of these signals and if the goodie is deep, you lose the signal. Go on down, and you'll usually find it.
I don't know about PI's, but TR's and VLF's can sometimes go deeper than air tests due to the halo effect.
At least I think so, maybe.

 

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