I'm new here and I want to get into detecting. I'm an avid outdoorsman hunting, fishing, camping so on. I'm looking to get started in beach detecting since I'm going to OBX this year.
I'm new here and I want to get into detecting. I'm an avid outdoorsman hunting, fishing, camping so on. I'm looking to get started in beach detecting since I'm going to OBX this year.
hello , welcome to the forum bdemutis . what part of the country are you in ??
Dan
"Honesty is an expensive gift ,
so don't expect it from cheap people"
XP Deus II , DFX ,TDI sl -
Click here to view my finds album
Welcome from Washington state, it's good to have you on board.
Pennsylvania is a great part of the country loaded with interesting old history . Effective beach machines have either multi-frequencies or are pulse induction types . Single frequency machines tend to false or act erratic on the wet beaches due to the wet salt (which the machines detects as a mineral) and the black sand (a type of iron ferrite a magnetic mineral) . Duel or multi frequency machines can use one frequency to cancel one out and negotiates the other pretty effectively to allow the machine to run pretty smoothly unlike single frequency machines. Pulse Induction detectors are affected very little by minerals because of their different nature (they pulse a signals at a rapid pace and sample the return signal before the ground minerals adversely affect it. But the draw back is pulse machines have very little or no discrimination and pick up all metals (junk metal , iron and good stuff ) so if your beach is littered with iron scrap and trashy metal , your wasting a lot of time digging garbage .
"Honesty is an expensive gift ,
so don't expect it from cheap people"
XP Deus II , DFX ,TDI sl -
Click here to view my finds album
Welcome to the forum from Wisconsin!
Equipment:
Minelab: CTX 3030, GPX 4800, X-Terra 705. Whites TDI SL.
2024: Silver 1, Gold 0
Best finds: 28 silver dime spill, 1800s Dutch customs seal.
Oldest/best coins: Late 1700's Chinese Cash Coin, 1837 Upper Canada large cent, 1877 Seated Dime
Oldest Relic find: 1800 Sailors Luck token
You Tube: Rediscovering America
Quote: Treasures are like potato chips, you can never have just one!
Welcome aboard. Good lot of detectorists herre so any question ask...none are off the wall. Look forward to reading your posts!
From the land of the Bluenose.....life is a beach at least till the tide comes in and the Bud is all gone. Swish and dig at the drop of a dime!
Welcome aboard bdemutis,,, look forward to reading about your finds!!!
Primary machine= Teknetics T2
2016 Totals
Oldest Coin= 1920 Wheat Cent
Silver Coins= 0
Rings= 1
welcome to the forum.
Garrett AT Pro, Garrett Waterproof Pinpointer, CTX3030 with 6,11,17" coils.