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    Noise Cancel and Channel Selection on the Etrac

    http://www.mapsurfer.com/df/df-et-channels.html Wondering what everyone thoughts are on this article? It's a little older but it was sent to me last week and it's something I haven't seen discussed on here too much. I'd like to do some of the deep silver testing myself to see what shows up, but...
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    I feel like I had a breakthrough last weekend: Sensitivity and Coil Size

    Hit an old homesite last weekend that I have hit three times before I got my Etrac and that other detectorists have been hitting for 20+ years pretty heavily. I have found exactly one keeper (a carved bullet) at this location on those three previous visits. The site is now a working farm field...
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    What's meant by "hunt by sound, not by numbers"?

    I've been using an Etrac for about 8 months now and have seen this over and over again on the forums, Andy's book, and have heard it from friends who use either the Etrac or the 3030. I do alright with my finds, and I hunt more with audio than with visual, but I know I've got a lot to learn yet...
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    It's still January - to those of you posting over a dozen silvers FTY already:

    Where in God's name are you hunting that you're finding that many in the first three weeks of January? I don't mean specific places, just what types of sites (schools, parks, homes, etc). I live in one of the oldest areas of the country and I found about 20 last year from May through December...
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    KKK / IOOF Counterstamped Coin (updated pics)

    This is the Matron Head large cent I dug and posted in late November. It has a KKK and IOOF rings counterstamped onto the obverse, and the original pictures I took were before much de-crusting had taken place. I let it set in mineral oil for a few weeks and worked with a toothpick and the very...
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    Button and lead object

    These were both found at a 1799 homestead that saw some CW action. I don't think the button is military, but I'd like some verification because buttons are not my strong suit. The lead piece looks vaguely familiar from something else I feel like I saw on a forum, but I've got no real ideas...
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    So let's talk about pitch hold for a minute....

    So normally I go back and forth between Andy's pattern with normal response and TTF with long response. I read through Andy's book again over Christmas and something stuck with me in the section about pitch hold response. He says that lots of people have made good finds using it because only the...
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    Are there any good resources available for historical WV maps?

    I live in the panhandle of WV, one of the oldest areas of the country, and I can't find anything useful in terms of historical maps for this area. I'm not talking about historicaerials.com kind of stuff...I want old (pre-1900).... I grew up in Pennsylvania and only live about 15 minutes from the...
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    What do you think of this article (re: iron masking)?

    Can a standard office staple completely mask a silver dime? I found this in another forum and a quick read is kind of discouraging, but I find myself wondering how accurate it is. Several members there said they tried the same test and were able to see right through the offending staple. What...
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    Thoughts on the 6x8" SEF?

    I have the stock coil on my Etrac and do just fine with it, but I'm wondering about getting a small coil for next year. I know the 6x8 works well, but is getting a smaller coil really worth it? I did a hunt last weekend with a group of guys (I was the only Etrac, two others had ATPros, there...
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    Thanksgiving finds in snow - haven't been off of TTF in a month and it's paying off!

    I have been hunting more old home sites in the past month or so and, without realizing it, I haven't taken my detector off of TTF in over a month now and have apparently gotten used to all the noise of hunting heavy iron in that mode. I'm liking it! We went to visit family over Thanksgiving and...
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    Need some advice researching pre-1850's sites

    I live in one of the oldest parts of the country, so I know they're around. My first goal of the year was ending my silver drought, and my second goal (still yet to be met) is big copper. Lately I've been door knocking quite a bit and having good success at it, but the problem is I can pretty...
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    How accurate have you found numbers to be in pinpoint mode?

    This is something I've wondered about since I got my Etrac in May. I know numbers aren't everything, but I'm thinking in terms of pinpointing in mixed signal areas. In pinpoint mode, how accurate are the numbers in terms of separating targets? For example, consider the following situation...
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    A wide assortment of stuff from today at a newer site

    I went back to the 1924 house on the 1799 homestead that I posted about the other day. On that day, I found a 1943 2 Franc coin from France and assumed a WWII veteran might have lived there at one point, and I confirmed that twice today! All told, the keepers included 2 toasted Buffalo nickels...
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    Question about gold on the Etrac

    Last night, I found several pieces to a pocket watch within about a 15' radius in a yard that I strongly feel is virgin ground. I didn't find the case, but I'm wondering if it's there somewhere. This morning, I had a thought. I wondered why such a solid piece of metal in an area I covered pretty...
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    This is what door knocking is all about! Single best night I've had.

    So over the past few months I've finally grown a set, put on my big boy pants, and gotten comfortable with door-knocking and I have to say it's been generally a positive experience so far. I've met a lot of cool people, and tonight was no exception. I've been working this 1799 house off and on...
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    How would you approach this site?

    I have the opportunity over the next couple of days to return to an old home site that I found a Civil War grapeshot ball and a 1930s padlock last year with my F5. I've stayed away from it since I got my Etrac because I wanted to get a better handle on the machine before returning because I know...
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    A month with the Etrac - a breakdown of my sudden change in fortune.

    I started detecting in 2005 and went through a low-end detector and a mid-level detector prior to picking up this Etrac from Keith at Fort Bedford Detectors about a month ago. As of May 1st, my silver count since 2005 was exactly zero (although I think I got an earring maybe a few years back). I...
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    How often do you find good targets with 01 Ferrous reading?

    I've had my Etrac a month or so, and one of the things I remember who has had years on his telling me is that he's never found anything good with a ferrous reading of 01. Recently, though, I've gone back and looked at Andy's book and I see that he has some coins listed as giving a 01 reading. I...
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    I need a game plan for this cellar hole

    I recently came across two house locations on an 1864 map of my area that are actually on family property (why my grandfather never thought to mention them to me, I have no idea, because he definitely knew they were there and has had me over to his place before looking for stuff at another old...
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