Thanks Bell-Two. That is a well written and encouraging piece, it brings back memories of when I started to become confident with my VX3. After few months of swinging it I watched as my good finds to trash ratio climbed. I was able to use the different tools to determine when to dig or not and although I still dug most of the time, quite often I was correct in my predictions.
The E Trak learning curve doesn't scare me. I have been through the menus and most things seem pretty straight forward but it will take me a while to become comfortable. My biggest concern is staying proficient with the V machine. They are two different animals. I'm hoping to drag my wife into the hobby and will have to teach her to use the V plus help her in the field so that means keeping up to date with that machine while learning the E trak.

Ron