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Cal_cobra Wrote:
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> IF Minelab made a wireless inline pinpointer to go
> with the new Nox, that would really be something!!
>
> I think the Dues XP wireless inline pinpointer was
> a failed attempt, all it has to do is work like a
> wireless Sunray probe with the Nox and you have a
> big hit!!!
>
> I alr
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canslawhero
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Des D Wrote:
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> The "X-Terra 705, was able to GB in it's Beach Mod
> e and operate quite well in some grounds it had di
> fficulty ground balancing in it's 'normal Coins Mo
> de' e.g. pasture, plowed fields etc.
> This had a side effect when really rusted away fer
> rous bits were encountered,
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canslawhero
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good post Brandon,
"I think what a lot of people aren't focusing on, is that Multi-IQ is handles mineralized ground better than FBS/BBS. This is why I believe my Equinox is achieving better depth in my hunting areas than my CTX."
Can you describe your ground conditions for us, ie just how 'mineralized' is it? I always felt I never got the depth I needed with eithe
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canslawhero
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auminesweeper Wrote:
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> canslawhero Wrote:
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> > I agree with you aumine, well put....
> > and I will be buying the Nox 800, 99% certain an
> d
> > we should know by spring thaw (up here anyway) j
> us
> > t how well it does.
> >
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canslawhero
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I agree with you aumine, well put....
and I will be buying the Nox 800, 99% certain and we should know by spring thaw (up here anyway) just how well it does.
but there's no way my G2+ will ever be 'obsoleted', lol...the Nox would be my secondary machine compared to it, and
that's because of my detecting situation up here....and BTW my G2+ has already paid for my future Nox
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canslawhero
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Cal_cobra Wrote:
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> Bayard Wrote:
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> > steveg Wrote:
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> > -----
> > >BBS/FBS still have an advantage for finding hig
> h-
> > conductive silver coins in all conditions.
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canslawhero
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Bayard Wrote:
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> steveg Wrote:
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> >BBS/FBS still have an advantage for finding high-
> conductive silver coins in all conditions.
> >
> That tells me all I need to know. Any thoughts of
> this inexpensive machine being better than an Etra
>
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canslawhero
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Bill long Wrote:
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> If this detector does all its hyped up to do no qu
> estion ill be getting one. The only problem is, it
> may put an end to going back and finding some good
> ies in our old hunted out sites. And those old sit
> es are getting close to all we have left. What the
> n?
I'm hoping it will hit
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canslawhero
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Cal_cobra Wrote:
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> canslawhero Wrote:
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> > Pimento Wrote:
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> > as an aside, I just received last week the new v
> er
> > sion of wireless headphones (now have battery
&g
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canslawhero
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Mike Hillis Wrote:
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> Nox. I like that Brian. You could even add the n
> umber....The Nox 6, or the Nox 8.
>
> HH
> Mike
and the X-Terra becomes the X-Tinct, lol
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canslawhero
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Pimento Wrote:
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> I do hope they've got the low-latency Bluetooth wo
> rking properly. Detectorists can be a picky bunch,
> and with this being a fast machine, anything even
> slightly sluggish is going to get noticed. A laten
> cy figure of 30 millisec or less should please eve
> ryone. I'm reminded of Makr
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canslawhero
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NASA-Tom Wrote:
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> I do reserve one primary question: If the Equinox'
> multi-freq option is so spectacular.......... then
> why is there still a need for all of the other sin
> gle-freq options. (( I reserve plenty of speculate
> d answers. ))
>
> Technological advancements are welcomed with open
> ar
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canslawhero
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
EMField Wrote:
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> NASA-Tom Wrote:
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> > DO give them time!
> >
> > J&D............correct.
>
>
> Absolutely, Tom. Patience, before purchase, is
> a good rule of thumb.
>
> Lots of folks get excited about newly release
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canslawhero
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detectingMO Wrote:
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> >
> > But then again maybe I'm reading too much into t
> he
> > quoted posts. How 'bout it fellas? Can you offer
> a
> > ny insight at all into what, other than Minelab'
> s
> > unveiling on the 16th, might be coming down the
> pi
> > pe?
> >
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canslawhero
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Jackpine Wrote:
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> Cross between the Deus and Impact? That's my gues
> s
>
> Hoping for decent weight and balance with an up to
> date rechargeable battery system, wireless headpho
> nes etc...
>
> Oh yea, and all for under a grand.
and with internet updatable software, lol
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canslawhero
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
"We will begin building and shipping the new AT Max detectors after the Labor Day holiday. Please be aware that it may take several weeks to completely fulfill our backlog of orders both internationally and domestically, but the wheel is in motion."
their problem is that they only have 1 wheel, lol
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canslawhero
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
possum mo Wrote:
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> With the amount of detectors sold in the U S, it w
> ould make sense to have something like that here.
> Don't they have some kind of prospectors show in V
> egas?
mostly Garretts I think....
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canslawhero
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Junk and Disorderly Wrote:
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>handful of 'carefully selected testers who then will promote it as the best
> detector ever,then us as the punters will start fri
> nding out if this is actually a game changer.
>
> Gut feeling tells me it could have some newish fea
> tures but wont render every other brand obsolete
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canslawhero
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dewcon4414 Wrote:
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> You wait........ its not the honey dew list, but m
> uch like work, its MANAGEMENT who can drive you to
> the beach lol. I retired when i was 50 to enjoy
> life and stay active..... so Social Security suffe
> red. BUT..... the beach gold pays for my detecto
> rs. You will find you stay very b
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canslawhero
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Tom Slick Wrote:
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> I doubt there was a single set sitting on a dealer
> s shelve in the USA but I've been wrong before. Li
> ke the time I thought I was wrong but I wasn't.
with my luck there would be only 1 old version in all North America and I'd get sent that one, lol
version control is a real pet peeve w
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canslawhero
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Nokta Detectors Wrote:
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> Hello all.... just to give you an update...
> The headphones have been updated and finalized.
> We have been waiting on the lipo batteries as ther
> e are many new rules regarding the transportation
> of these batteries.
> Looks like we will receive them this week. I will
> give you an up
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canslawhero
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Alpha Goat Wrote:
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> I will miss those checks that allowed me to buy de
> tectors till my Heart's content! I know you all wi
> ll get us all informed!
your Social Security check (while it lasts, lol) should allow you to buy an Ace 250 or so....
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canslawhero
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Des D Wrote:
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> Beyonder-Pa Wrote:
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> > Can someone point out what advantage(s) the conc
> en
> > tric would bring? I am at a loss to figure out w
> ha
> > t, if any, it would. Maybe a very large 12-15 in
> ch
> > concentric coil i
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canslawhero
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
hoping for a 'revolutionary' machine, I bought the etrac the day it was available, then the CTX and was successful at finding quite a few I missed
at the old sites....
really hoping for something to give me another go at it....fingers crossed.
also, I do remember that the day I heard about the etrac it was available to order (with no delays and that was here in Canada)...impressi
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canslawhero
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Sven1 Wrote:
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> Damn bees, we had a yellow jacket nest in our fron
> t yard deep underground. Tried flooding them out w
> ith water, had the hose going for an hour, hole ne
> ver filled up. Yellow bellies a few days were back
> like normal.
> Tried filling up the hole entrance, they made anot
> her. After 4 months
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canslawhero
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
stepped on one of those nests once while picking up golfballs during a run around a golf course, extreme pain, didn't know I could run that fast....
only one instance more painful, in Nicaragua volunteering at a coffee finca, hiked down to the Lake with locals, was taking a piss next to a tree, tiny red ants climbed up my shoe, bam, hit with excrutiating pain so bad almost went into shock
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canslawhero
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum