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He wasn't saying test gardens aren't beneficial. He is saying: watching someone else do a video in *their* test garden doesn't give him any great info to get excited about. He knows a detector's performance will vary for different soil conditions and most likely, the videos so far don't match his local soil. So, why get excited about 14+ inch coins in inert sandy soil u
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I've not had a chance to watch any of these yet but I saw bits of the one he did on the beach that was from a live feed. In it, I thought the M-Core was very erratic like it needed noise canceling. I didn't ever see him do a noise cancel but I could have over looked it.
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Tom -- I think the MCore will do OK here. My soil is largely 4 bar and some places 5 bar dirt. Very rare are the patches of 3 bar dirt here. That's why when the pulse machines came along, it opened up a whole new world to known and hunted out sites. I don't hunt much any more so I don't need the pulse machines and can accept that I'm missing things with a VLF. The Equinox
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I was supposed to be on a list back when they first announced it. But when I inquired today in response to the units shipping, the dealer had no recollection of me asking for one. So I guess I'm at the back of the line now. Maybe a dealer will get some unspoken ones in and I can grab one of those.
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So far that's the best video I have saw of it. Extremely simple menu navigation for settings. I like what I see; especially with the screen ID info. I definitely want one now!
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That teaser video threw me off. They wrote it as 1-12-22 which to me, meant Jan 12, 2022 which has came and gone. But I guess to the rest of the world, that means Dec 1, 2022. Anyway...supposed to be something announced as coming in twos on Dec 1st.
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Keith -- Yes he does. Channel name is RelicRiley. If you go to the Dalton Civil War show, he is usually there in a booth. He and that other kid from Depths of History usually set up together. He writes some for American Digger magazine or used to (I've not subscribed in years). He finds a lot of stuff over that way. I don't know how in the world he gets as many permissions as he doe
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That's Riley. He has been doing videos every week or so when he finds something good. He has found quite a bit for just eyeballing. He's just down stream from the Bass Pro pyramid in Memphis.
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I quit posting here as much because Y’all said I was a "know it all and blowhard". Some of you have done a pretty good job of keeping people ran off that you don't feel are part of your clique. If all you welcome are ghosts, it doesn't take it long to become a ghost town. If it weren't for Tom's posts, I probably wouldn't come here at all.
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Now THAT sounds promising. Some people are sitting back waiting and watching for things to settle to determine whether to buy one. I'm hoping to be one of the first guinea pigs haha. I'm ready.
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There's a lot of good info about them on Steve's prospecing site; discussing the packages and rebranding of the Gold Bug Pro/F19/Tek G2/BH Time Ranger Pro.
Whatever happened to the love for the Nokta Fors Relic? It was described as the F19 on steroids and everything people wanted from the F19, but wasn't included with it. Here's a throwback link to it. Read Keith'
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I'm starting to see individual coils available for the D2 now. Do you think it would be of any benefit to get the 9 inch coil or would the difference be so minute that it would be a waste of $?
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I think the interest is there in anything you post Tom, but it is hard to generate the interaction with so few members that have a D2, and as noted, few have interest in getting one. Especially now that the M-Core is lurking in the shadows. That in itself probably put people in the "wait and see" mind set. When I bought my D2, I only did so out of wanting something different than every
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Greater transmit power related to EMI reduction. Is that part of the M-Core's secret to EMI reduction? Tied into the 50% more transmit power bullet point?
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Tom - So, getting down to where the rubber meets the road, the verdict seems to say: XP did a fair job for their first SMF offering. BUT...falls short of what you would consider to be a keeper machine for the types of hunting you do, as there are other choices currently (and soon to be) offered. Would that be a fair and accurate assessment so far?
I hadn't personally fooled around wi
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Someone mentioned looking for an F19; brought up a question. Where's "the place" to go to look for used detectors now days? eBay use to be a great source but since the $600 tax reporting thing, it seems like there's no where near as many detectors and such listed as what there used to be...and hardly any of what is listed, is listed for a good deal.
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Is the EMI detectable in any way, such as erratic behavior, chatter, etc? Or is it silent EMI and you just notice it by experimenting with different channels? The reason I ask is because I can run my D2 near maximum sensitivity without chatter or erratic behavior; never had to run it less than 95. The only time it has acted weird was when I was hunting and a thunderstorm caught me out and I coul
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The expanded iron range does sound exciting if I am understanding it correctly. A lot of detectors will lump all size iron together in condensed ID ranges. There are a lot of desirable iron targets for relic hunters. Previously the most used method of finding those was to run an all metal mode where you could get a sense of the size of the object. And that in itself, brings on a whole new level
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Tom,
I just wanted to say I have been reading your posts and appreciate your time and feedback. I know at one time you had mentioned that you didn't feel like there was much interest from the feedback you were getting...I just wanted to be clear that it is appreciated!
There are a few nit picks with the D2 that I have...mine is mostly with the headphones. I don't like the back
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Cal could do a video saying there's a 98% chance of rain tomorrow and these youtubers would do a counter video saying there's a 2% chance it won't, and that Cal is just trying to sell people umbrellas. I would say they lose a fair amount of sleep worrying about him, if they are dedicating time to do videos specifically mentioning him. I haven't been in the detecting fray in a
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Doggone CD....you got people so bent out of shape on YouTube that you live rent free in their heads. I was watching some videos today and at least 3 of them were dissing your videos.
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It's actually refreshing to see somebody give a formulated review in their own words and findings! So many are just parrots to what they have read or heard other people say...in other words, just repeating what other people have said and then THAT becomes their view also.
I've not had the D2 on salt or even freshwater beaches yet. In comparison to the Equinox, I personally didn
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Ahh I see. I didn't mean any offense by saying I don't watch or follow. There's not a single detecting channel I follow or watch anymore. I used to watch the Hoover Boys but I don't think I have watched even 5 minutes since 2022. Fishing stuff and TikToks have had my short attention span. This is actually the only detecting forum I frequent.
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Calabash, I can't speak for anybody but myself, but I don't really watch or follow your videos so I have no idea what you have said and not said or shown. So whatever Tom finds out, it won't be a repeat for me.
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I chipped in on the pot, and if that falls through, Tom can borrow mine any time. Tom is one of the few I feel I can trust the opinion of. Once detector companies started handing out freebies to common folk, or people with YouTube channels, the believability and credibility went out the window for a lot of them, as they were trying to make said products be better than what they actually were. N
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