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Late last week Mike Scott called me about several things and since he was going to continue to be tied up at trade shows for awhile, he offered to send me his personal new 15” DD Fisher coil to check out. I obviously and graciously accepted. Unfortunately, I’ve had pretty much nothing but bad weather here since but I have done some air testing and a very short field hunt. I need to get it out in
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BuckeyeBrad
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
So how close were the two of you when you were alternately checking targets? Since you didn't say otherwise, I'm assuming the II wasn't shut off when you were cross checking with your CZ? Rule #1 in multi-detector same target checks........only one detector on at a time.
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Lowboy.....I think Mike's travel expenses pretty much consumes FT's expense budget already so there is nothing left for what you're asking. LOL!!!!
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And it could be expensive in more ways than the obvious. One should wonder if they would break away from electro-magnetic principles/methods, would it potentially represent the veritable semi-final nails in the coffin of the hobby? In other words, would there then be a new and another level of objects of interest and enough of them to keep at least a critical mass of hobbyists opening their walle
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BuckeyeBrad
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
While this is easy to speculate by virtue of a somewhat educated guess, it's virtually impossible to know for sure. It would be very site specific also.
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BuckeyeBrad
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Yes, yes, and couldn't agree more!! I only wish I could have shot a video of my hunt yesterday and thank God there was a live witness. I think it would have been some unexpected learnings to a lot of folks. I know it sure did with the witness that has 25+ years in the hobby.
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BuckeyeBrad
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Several things about the Omega that you're wrestling with...... first being the "junk" targets. Not always, but (depending on the site) the Omega will show a foil or higher junk target at or near what a higher conductive coin should do as you first come across it, BUT when you rotate 360 degrees (exactly) over the target, it will show the proper ID range for quite a bit of the rota
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BuckeyeBrad
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
I've had all the Explorers and E-Trac and I've noticed additional nulling with increased sensitivity but it wasn't (with any of them) showing up at a certain sensitivity level. Rather, it was always whenever I got too greedy with trying to run WAY over whatever auto or semi auto was "recommending" for current conditions. With the E-Trac for example, I usually run auto+3 m
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BuckeyeBrad
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
So Tom, if you hunt auto+3, what do you typically see in sensitivity in your hunting haunts?
Also, instead of me trying to find it somewhere in your 3000+ posts, could you please post the link to your original E-Trac evaluation?
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BuckeyeBrad
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Brian, are any other guys that hunt where you typically do run AT's? If so, are they sniffing out the small silver as well or better than any of the other detectors you or your buds are using?
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jt.... - 13 years ago
and here's precisely why I throw in that comment. I've bought usually several examples of just about everything out there and I do provide my opinion sometimes, although not near as often as what I used to because you have no idea how often someone asks for an opinion, they get it provided to them, and then ultimately doesn't like the detector after they take the plunge. It happens
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BuckeyeBrad
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
The E-Trac shouldn't be thought of as having similar unmasking performance as any of the other Explorers (XS, II, SE, and even the SE Pro) when it nulls. It might not necessarily look like a world beater in "the nail board test" compared to faster single freq's but the in ground performance is quite a bit different. MANY times I have clearly heard and pulled silver out from un
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BuckeyeBrad
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Where is there a ML production facility here in the US? I thought all that changed was US sales and service went from Vegas to Chicago?
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Jim... - 13 years ago
I know your post is pertaining more to the "what could be" than the "what is" but the reality of any comparison is that it only pertains to the particular examples of the detectors the tester has at the time of the test. Given that, all I can and will say is that the AT I have doesn't come close to making the E-Trac I have "blush". Also and only speculatively sp
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BuckeyeBrad
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
E-Trac now eh? That's great because here is something I'm paying attention to with mine and I'd be curious to hear the following component reported on as you do further testing. I regrettably didn't consider this enough when I had my XS, II, SE, and SE Pro and used them in comparison situations. The E-Trac graphically shows what the computer is doing to the sensitivity in real
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BuckeyeBrad
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OMG!!!!!!!!!! With that bit of personal info, I'm forced to wonder if we don't have a common parent! LOL and of course, JK!!! All I can say is enjoy "the curse" and give thanks daily for having an understanding wife.
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BuckeyeBrad
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....and that, Steve, is why you'll do and be just fine in this hobby. More importantly, allowing that inherent inquisitive nature as well as your confidence in yourself to have the ability and desire to generate your own realities to flourish and serve you very well, you're gonna have an absolute BLAST as you make the journey!
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BuckeyeBrad
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I've been consistantly following multiple detecting forums since I got into this hobby and the more I learn from a self taught aspect, and that is a never ending process that I pursue vigorously and ongoingly, the more I'm amazed at how much mis-information there is out there daily and how much of it is swallowed up as fact. I'm not even going to go into specific detectors or if th
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BuckeyeBrad
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Brian,
Mike already posted about the new 15" DD in an earlier post here the other day. In case you missed it....
Mike Scott [ PM ]
Hey Brad!
February 27, 2011 01:12PM Registered: 7 weeks ago
Posts: 17
The new 15 inch coil does what it was designed to do and was primarily made for the tens of thousands of T2 units being sold and used in the African gold rush. Our customers t
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BuckeyeBrad
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
To draw a loose analogy, the AT Pro is to Garrett what the T-2 was (in its first 6 months) to First Texas in that one is and one was a considerable leap to significant new features and performance levels for their respective companies in both coil and detector design. When all the denial and condescending bantering was being spewed by the most voracious of the Garrett faithful, ("There
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BuckeyeBrad
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
LGC, your post is spot on! Learning the hows/whys and setting for conditions is moreso the key instead of what particular detector one is using.
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BuckeyeBrad
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Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum
Coiltec, Detech, Notech, Bulgaria, Bullcrap, whatever! LOL!! That's the first $#@&% misquote I've made this yea......uhhh.....wee......uhhhhh......day. By George Mike, I believe you have stated "the rest of the story". and most of the speculation, mine included, has now been addressed.
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BuckeyeBrad
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There are several things I keep in mind as I consider this particular new coil. First and foremost, FT is advertising this as having substantially more depth. I trust that will definitely be the case (at the very least in the right circumstances) because if it were to not be the case, soon after release, the news that it doesn't deliver as promised would destroy future sales and FT would be
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BuckeyeBrad
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