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    FLORIDA LAW regarding found jewelry

    I just read an article stating that I could be arrested if I fail to surrender a diamond ring I found to the local police. This falls under laws regarding "lost or abandoned property". The same article states that in South Florida the police departments take in lost cash and other items that...
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    Two questions on CTX

    Just got my new CTX and read Andy's book (twice) Two things need more explanation. The first is regarding Combined tones. The FE "Bin" covers all items below a certain FE level (below the bin line, actually above a certain FE level, but shown as below on screen), The FE bin can include areas...
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    SWORD END CAPS, dimensional differences

    Hi all. I have an early NY Sword Excalibur that has undergone numerous repairs and mods over the years. I am looking to get it working again. I got it in about 1995 and was overseas where parts were impossible to get. I had the housing crack on me due to using Trichloroethane to clean the...
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    2016 coil choices, need advice

    I am planning a coil upgrade on my Excal II. I was first set on the SEF 12 x 15 butterfly after seeing so many people with them on the treasure beaches here after the recent hurricane. (I met one well known detectorist who had just scooped up 23 1/2 and 1 reale coins from the sand dune, using...
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    MIAMI SOUTH BEACH July 13-15 report

    I took a mini-vacation to South beach this last weekend hoping the location would yield better than other Florida beaches I have tried. Fri afternoon I went into the water although it was way too rough. Waves 1-2 with whitecaps due to easterly wind of 15 mph gusting to 22. Area hunted generally...
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    Florida East Coast trek and stealth scoop review.

    I took my new Excal II out Sunday am determined to find a spanish half-reale coin or two. I arrived at my spot at 530 am (North of Sebastian Inlet) and started detecting using headlight and a small LED light on my detector shaft. I had not been to that area since about 2009 and was shocked to...
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    Anderson shafts for Excalibur - issues

    I just got a new Anderson over-under travel shaft and am very disappointed in the quality. Some of the issues I should have seen beforehand, but others are apparent after I had it in my hands. - they use the spring buttons for everything, detector housing and battery. Who uses these anymore ...
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    Excalibur - help needed, headphone circuit.

    Hi all, I was wondering if there are any audio geeks here who have some knowledge of the Excalibur original style headphone wiring. Background first: I threw away my old "NY" model phones years ago when they went bad but I did note they had little transformers potted to the backside of each...
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