I think CZconnoisseur and sube hit it on the head...it's still very relevant today.
Most people, including some Detectorists, vastly underestimate the raw quantity of 'stuff' in the ground...and how that affects the detector operation.
I'm always entertained by those new to the sport, for whom the quantity of junk they find is unbelievable to them.
I know when I first started, I was flabbergasted by how much metal was in the ground.
In the very early days of discrimination, we wanted the detector to ONLY show the POSITIVELY GOOD targets. Digging even one pull tab was often considered unacceptable.
Times change. Now, for the most part, we're looking to clean up the ones that got left behind.
Some advances in technology have certainly been made to 'unmask' co-located coin/junk targets, but it comes with the price of digging more...and keeping less.
The modern detectors have a lot more tools, options, and processing power...but it's still up to the operator to use them to their fullest...on those 'iffy signals, and make the final 'dig' decisions.
One way to be better at this, is to experiment with junk/coin co-located targets in the ground. Creep in from different angle to hear the different responses.
Use the PP Trace and target trace to help you get a mental picture of what's in the ground.
(Sube has at least one video about 'sneaking up' on a coin next to iron, that is a must see.)
Another way is to stop looking for that 'perfect' signal when hunting, and try to sniff out some of those deeper, 'iffy' targets.
See if you can guess what it might be, before you dig.
In other words, to find more keepers...look more for reasons TO dig, as opposed to looking for reasons NOT to dig.
:)
HH,
mike
Most people, including some Detectorists, vastly underestimate the raw quantity of 'stuff' in the ground...and how that affects the detector operation.
I'm always entertained by those new to the sport, for whom the quantity of junk they find is unbelievable to them.
I know when I first started, I was flabbergasted by how much metal was in the ground.
In the very early days of discrimination, we wanted the detector to ONLY show the POSITIVELY GOOD targets. Digging even one pull tab was often considered unacceptable.
Times change. Now, for the most part, we're looking to clean up the ones that got left behind.
Some advances in technology have certainly been made to 'unmask' co-located coin/junk targets, but it comes with the price of digging more...and keeping less.
The modern detectors have a lot more tools, options, and processing power...but it's still up to the operator to use them to their fullest...on those 'iffy signals, and make the final 'dig' decisions.
One way to be better at this, is to experiment with junk/coin co-located targets in the ground. Creep in from different angle to hear the different responses.
Use the PP Trace and target trace to help you get a mental picture of what's in the ground.
(Sube has at least one video about 'sneaking up' on a coin next to iron, that is a must see.)
Another way is to stop looking for that 'perfect' signal when hunting, and try to sniff out some of those deeper, 'iffy' targets.
See if you can guess what it might be, before you dig.
In other words, to find more keepers...look more for reasons TO dig, as opposed to looking for reasons NOT to dig.
:)
HH,
mike