Re: Your best tip for someone starting with the CTX
Since AJ took my first response, I'll have to go with my second: 0-disc. Open that screen up and let all the targets in. The more you hear, the more information you'll have to help you make that...
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I always give new owners the same advice: download and read the user manual, buy and read the Sabich book. Put it in a factory mode and dig everything that beeps until you understand what the tones...
View ArticleTarget ID's and WM10
I recently started using my WM10 with iphone earbuds to get away from headphones. I notice right away the target ID's seem to differ from those of the headphone era. Is it just a time of year thing (I...
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I don't have an answer, but I will contribute another major factor that affects tonal response: everyone hears differently based on their genetics and life history(damage in various frequency ranges)....
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All good advice; mine is almost identical to Jason's. Sabich book and then get out and hunt that sucker. And by all means, give yourself time to learn. I do disagree with anyone not running 50C; I...
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I feel the same as Champ, I hate pitch hold.... but some people like it, so to each their own. As for running 50C, I will give the reason I don't. I use combined because I like the bins. I don't need...
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The value I have found with Pitch Hold is if you happen to let your mind wander for a moment, it will clue you in by the fact that the threshold tone is now different. I heard that Andy is a proponent...
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Quotebklein I notice right away the target ID's seem to differ from those of the headphone era. Silver used to be right screen and have often moved mid-screen. But quarters and dimes used to have...
View ArticleRe: Recent Interesting finds from land and water 1730s coins, Indian heads...
Gary, Very nice...:thumbup: Nothing (metal) that old around here...starts around the late 1800's. It's great to see what you can still find out east... Thanks for posting! mike
View ArticleRe: Two little strange coins found wirh ctx 3030!!
I don't think it would be counterfit, because the back was left blank.
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I just set up the tone bins when I 1st got it, I tried to replicate the etrac 50 tones (for the 1st 2 days) and couldn't so went well I am going the bins and its been very productive even the bleed...
View ArticleRe: 1877 Indian head.......sorta:blink:
Yes on my property I have been looking a little bit but haven't had anything appreciable other than that thanks
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QuoteGKMan The value I have found with Pitch Hold is if you happen to let your mind wander for a moment, it will clue you in by the fact that the threshold tone is now different. I heard that Andy is...
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QuoteGKMan For me, I would still suggest visiting this forum. It may be quiet now. But there is an encyclopedic amount of information hidden within that covers practically all things CTX. I would also...
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I second Mike's advice to check the coil connector. If it worked loose (happened to me) you will get unpredictable results. Are you running high trash mode? That seems to change the responses. Double...
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I've got a test garden laid out with targets thats on top of my list, coins, civil war, colonial and other various artifacts. I mapped it out and use it on a regular basis. sometimes I'll throw some...
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QuoteDigger QuoteGKMan For me, I would still suggest visiting this forum. It may be quiet now. But there is an encyclopedic amount of information hidden within that covers practically all things CTX....
View ArticleRe: Two little strange coins found wirh ctx 3030!!
Ha, Like I said it could have been a very poor counterfeit...
View ArticleChoosing Target Separation Based on Mineralization
Hey guys I just read Andy's CTX book and confused about choosing a target separation option with respect to ground conditions. My question is, what machine-recommended sensitivity level is considered...
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Lots of variables, when you consider target separation, ground conditions and sensitivity levels. On the CTX, both Auto and Manual Sensitivity registers from 1–30. So I suppose you could say that...
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