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texkinzee Wrote:
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> One of our forum friends seems to spread the wealt
> h of information away from this site. Re-directing
> you away to other places. I have no beef with thi
> s member. Just don't care for it.
I'm not sure what you are referring to. There is nothing wrong with sharing links to other forums
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Badger in NH
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All the public forums are dying and that is sad. Now people seem to be spread out over thousands of FB pages many of which are private. Maybe it's because more people are accessing the internet with their smartphones these days and are no longer using computers. I don't own a smartphone and refuse to join Facebook. With every new technology, there are always drawbacks and the death of
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Badger in NH
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I've never had any desire to sell things on Ebay. It's way too complicated, often with less profit.
Craigslist works fine for me. I've sold things to people all over the country. It just requires a little more work maintaining the ads and communicating with clients.
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Badger in NH
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I would love to design a modern lightweight high-performance CZ beach machine.
It would have no screen and no built-in speaker.
Multi-tone ID with various tone options.
True all-metal mode.
Many coil options.
Wireless options.
Superior ergonomics.
And most importantly, it would not come with headphones.
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Badger in NH
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It remains to be seen whether Garrett will do anything with the White's acquisition. They may have bought the name just to eliminate the competition.
I have a feeling First Texas isn't doing too well, but that's just a hunch.
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Badger in NH
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I do now see they raised the price on the 800. It was $900. Now it's $950. I didn't know that. Funny I saw no mention of the price change on the forums. Not that I read many forums.
In mild soil with stock coils, the Nox goes much deeper than the F75. Separation is also better with superior Recovery speed and Multi-IQ. Nox is also less suseptible to EMI.
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Badger in NH
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dewcon4414 Wrote:
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> The Nox from the beginning was under priced .... o
> r was all the beach machines OVER priced for salt
> water hunting? That sold a lot of people.... i c
> an how hunt in the water and its as deep or deeper
> than other machine. But IMO the Nox brought one
> other thing besides price, warranty
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Woodbutcher Wrote:
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> Best detector for me is easy, F75.. It's my favori
> te machine , most productive for me, and my pick f
> or myself.
> I'm not sure if this thread is about what everyone
> thinks is the best for everyone or what guys posti
> ng think is best for themselves?
> As for what dealers say
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Badger in NH
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If I could have only one machine, it would be the Nox 800. I can't think of any other detector that I would choose at any price.
Any secondary machine for me would be to fill a niche. It might even cost more than the Nox, but it would suck if that was all I had to work with.
Yes, the Nox is the best all-around detector for under $3000.
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goodmore Wrote:
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> I realize some Equinox users out there like the id
> ea of the 10 x 5 coil. Especially if they used a s
> imilar coil in the past on other models. So I do s
> ee the appeal of the one coil. But I have yet to s
> ee any real benefits posted regarding these new co
> ils. The stock coil will do the job
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Badger in NH
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Mccrorysjewelry2 Wrote:
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> I am on pre-order. I ordered mine back months ago.
> Plus I'm not seeing anyone making videos using the
> m.
If you pre-ordered from Kellyco, there's a good chance they let preferred customers cut in front of you. They did that to me once. Never again. You can't trust those guys.
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Badger in NH
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He said don't tell anyone!
None of those new features he mentioned interest me at all. All I need the screen to do is give me a VDI number and allow me to change settings. What they should do is concentrate on improving the audio. I think there is a lot more that could be done with tone quality and the information it delivers.
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Badger in NH
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I'm a wet sand guy but like having the coil right in front of my toes, just far enough away that I don't hit the coil while I walk. I get less back fatigue that way.
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Badger in NH
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I'm 6 feet tall and the Tarsacci had plenty of length for me.
My biggest complaints were the coil mount location and elliptical shape of the stock coil, tiny difficult to read numbers, and the weak plinky sounding tones.
Pros were good overall build quality, good target ID, and 1 - 2 inches more depth than the Equinox in the wet sand on coin-sized targets.
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Badger in NH
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Filling the PVC with saltwater would eliminate any air voids and also more accurately create the salt/sand conditions that you want for testing.
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Badger in NH
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I agree on the small low conductors in the wet sand. I forgot how good the Equinox is on those. Especially fine gold chains. Multi-IQ definitely has some advantages over FBS in that department.
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Badger in NH
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Detectorist Wrote:
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> I agree. In Florida, I could detect a US Nickel in
> wet sand with the Troy X5 at about 8". A quarter a
> t 11"-12" That's about as far down as I wanted to
> dig.
That would be truly amazing if any single frequency VLF detector could pick up a quarter at 11"-12" in the we
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Badger in NH
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Multi-IQ isn't much of a performance breakthrough in wet sand and saltwater hunting. The real breakthrough happened back in the early '90s with Minelabs BBS technology. Then it got even better with FBS in 1999. Both claimed to be simultaneous multi-frequency. Now, Multi-IQ claims to be true simultaneous multi-frequency.
Multi-IQ is only a slight improvement over FBS performancewise.
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Badger in NH
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IDXMonster Wrote:
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> Ahhhhh....see, I’ve never even SEEN a saltwater be
> ach, so that’s where my lack of knowing comes from
> with that. A single freq with manual GB is no good
> either?
Ground balance doesn't balance out salt very well. Single frequency machines will work on the wet sand but you have to turn the s
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Badger in NH
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IDXMonster Wrote:
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It has always seemed that
> people on the beach dig ALL non-ferrous, and SMF e
> xcels at accurate ID....so why would you even need
> such a thing at the BEACH?
Simple answer - Depth.
Multi-frequency is pretty much a requirement for detecting the wet sand and shallow saltwater. Up until now, Minelab
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Badger in NH
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eSCANz Wrote:
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> I hate the design of it -
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> The way they have the cables coming out of the con
> trol box and coil
> appears to me that a great lack of thought has gon
> e into the actual
> layout of the unit -
I agree. Since there is no screen to look at, why didn't they just put everything in a bo
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Badger in NH
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ozzie Wrote:
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> I also have an Ames floral shovel. It came with th
> very long handle, What I did was cut it to length
> that suited me and added a D handle.
I cut my Ame's too. The way I decide the length is to stand with my elbow bent at 90 degrees and cut the handle just above my fist. I'm 6' tall and I cu
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Badger in NH
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Get rid of that heavy metal Predator and go get an Ame's floral shovel. They weigh only 2.5 lbs and the best part is, only $15 at Home Depot. I hate bending when I dig and have been using these for over a decade. I've never broken one but I have lost a couple. It's always a good idea to keep a spare on hand.
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Badger in NH
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