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This is an Open Forum to discuss any metal detecting questions or subjects. Please feel free to discuss any metal detecting subject, in good taste and with due respect to all users. Thomas Dankowski frequents this forum and is happy to share his knowledge and experience about metal detecting to answer questions along with many other metal detecting experts who frequent this forum.
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Please note that Dankowski Detectors now has Terms of Use provisions. Nothing has really changed, its just now everything is written down for the sake of those who in the past liked to argue. To view, CLICK HERE. If anybody sees anything unreasonable or disagreeable in the Terms of Use, please let me know.
Re: Here’s a used Fisher Impulse AQ limited for sale - 2 years ago
Welp, I've kept my powder dry for a very long time, and yes I am an experienced saltwater beach hunter, so I do have an interest in applicable technology. In the linked thread below I questioned the logic of how the product was being introduced. I stand by my listed concerns of the product's performance characteristics. If it were the Holy Grail of Saltwater then it would be flying oby BeachBum - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Bad Dirt-O-Meter? - 2 years ago
If you would like a deeper dive into soil characteristics:by BeachBum - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Video I did of the Garrett Apex Nail Board test (9/18/20) update video for Bad dirt 10" Dime - 3 years ago
Very nice "overall impression" write-up Keith.by BeachBum - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: What if the CZX isn't DEAD 
- 3 years ago
"I've been asking for a modern CZ wet sand machine for close to 20 years" You and many others. In some ways the Nox's, Vanquish, and Apex are the modern realization of that design. These new detectors are more software defined detectors as opposed to the CZ being a hardware defined detector. The needed software modeling to convert that design into an economically competby BeachBum - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Looks like Whites is going down... - 3 years ago
MXT SNIPER Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think Whites is still a very viable company and > will be soon bought by someone willing to put in t > he hard work the old owner obviously didn't want > to do. They have the latest surface mount circuitb > oard technology machine, they have a lot of good t > ech assemblers, and the in houby BeachBum - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Tom D. have you signed an NDA for the Impulse AQ??? - 3 years ago
> Never. I dont use any of those eves-dropping "ass > istants" Agreed, if you have one of those devices in your home you have wiretapped yourself vis-a-vis the government and left yourself very exposed to hackers!by BeachBum - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Tom D. have you signed an NDA for the Impulse AQ??? - 3 years ago
The motivation behind the question was based on the happenings on the forum during the Equinox release. Tom D. was constantly being pestered with questions concerning the Equinox and "theories" that he wasn't answering questions, or limiting the amount of information because of an NDA. It would be more productive for the forum and less troublesome to Tom D. if he wasn't undeby BeachBum - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Tom D. have you signed an NDA for the Impulse AQ??? - 3 years ago
I don't recall you having stated in the negative or positive in any threads I've seen. If I'm incorrect and missed it my apologies.by BeachBum - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Rick... - 3 years ago
ozzie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Correct me if I may be wrong but isn't it obvious > the reason Tom D. was not included as part of the > Impulse team or didn't receive one? My guess, as s > imple as it may be, is that he is working on compe > titive projects and the Fisher boys are just being > cautious. Tom is a well knoby BeachBum - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Rick... - 3 years ago
The following has nothing to do with Rick but only FT. If FT wanted to create a copyright prior to the end of 2019 they could have easily done the following: 1. Print a single page White Paper on their Web Site which gave a summary description of the product or underlying technology with Copyright-able verbage and/or logos. 2. Printed out that White Paper and put it in a sealed envelopeby BeachBum - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Rick... - 3 years ago
If this detector were the Terra(land format) that was being sent to Rick, then that would make absolutely good sense, since he is at least near some gold bearing regions with some levels of mineralization. Now since Rick bought it and owns it he has zero responsibility to divulge anything about it unless he signed an agreement with FT, which he has stated has not happened. An interesting questiby BeachBum - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Rick... - 3 years ago
Rick the post is not about "You"! A. Rick did not design or build the detector. B. Rick is not in charge of marketing or releasing the detector. The post is about decision making at FT. You have in various posts here and elsewhere stated that you are a big fan of FT. Therefore the use of the term "cheerleader". Nowhere did I state that you were dishonest or attaby BeachBum - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Rick... - 3 years ago
calabash digger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I cant get my head wrapped around this.....Fisher > has come out with some new cutting edge tech and > as far as I can tell have been silent about. EXCEP > T They sent Rick one.... What am I missing?? What you are going to be missing is most of the relevant performance information from an disintby BeachBum - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: David Emery - 4 years ago
Lots of talk, promotion, and some field testing. Then no delivery of a production model with a myriad of reasons for the delay.........and then radio silence.by BeachBum - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: New Minelab detector “ Vanquish” ? - 4 years ago
White's has been releasing product but so far FT is "All Hat and No Cattle".by BeachBum - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Whites V3i detector? - 4 years ago
lytle78 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think most of us would be shoc > ked at how hard it is to get a world beating ideas > to go from an idea to a working prototype and for > that prototype to be run through successive change > s to get it to perform up to the expectations of t > he inventor and the satisfaction of the marketing >by BeachBum - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: Whites V3i detector? - 4 years ago
D&P-OR Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > lytle78 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > It’s not just Carl Moreland who left Whites and > we > > nt to work at First Texas. The complex V3 softwa > re > > ’s author also works at First Texas now. Carl po > st > > ed that info a whby BeachBum - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: US Detector Companies - 4 years ago
The Nox twins and captured much of the mid to high market segment. If the new Simplex arrives and has the same impact in the lower tier, then the U.S. makers are going to be squeezed even more. Especially if the Simplex is driven into Big Box stores. If this new Minelab offering is a Nox like PI with decent salt performance at the $1400-$1500USD price point it would present a challenge to thby BeachBum - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: American Metal Detector Manufacturers - 4 years ago
Bruce Candy/Halcro/Minelab have been applying for and receiving patents for multi-frequency, complex waveform(BBS/FBS), and PI technology since at least 1990. The current Minelab development team is staffed with a significant number of PhD level physicists. If U.S. companies want to compete in the high end of the market then they need to make a commitment of capital and engineeby BeachBum - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: EQ 800 Testing/Reports By the Masses of Joes - 5 years ago
MichiganRelicHunter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Since I posted this in another thread and certain > people are trying to bury it so others don't see i > t = thought I'd start my own thread so most have a > chance to read it. You appear to be quite emotional about the Equinox. But if you would take the time to think through some oby BeachBum - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Re: GEOTECH....question - 5 years ago
Being interested in this technology I watched the videos and read the brochure etc. And I also did a search of the E.U. and U.S. patent databases(applications also) using search terms such as TARTAR ALEXANDRE, Manta, First Texas, pulse metal detectors and so forth. The only patent listed to TARTAR ALEXANDRE is in the EU database is for an anti-theft mat used to detect shoplifting via RF. Thereby BeachBum - Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
