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    The 8 by 9 coil, Vaquero, Cibola, Tejon MASKING?

    One member of the forum does not seem to care for the 8 by 9 coil on the "hot" machines.. I am starting to wonder if masking is a problem...The reason being the Compadre I bought ,,knocking coins out of the ground that I had covered a few weeks earlier with my Vaquero...I was having a ball...
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    Tejon vs Vista RG 750 on Beaches

    Guy I know in Brooklyn is going to put a DD 5.75 coil on his Tejon to do some beach hunting this Winter..I guess the DD coils work better in the marginal areas..I have an RG 750 Vista from Bulgaria that will out distance the Tejon...Coil is a DD, so I am going to send it out as a loaner for him...
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    If you don't ask, the answer is always NO

    I keep on telling everyone this, and it is amazing how it does not sink in...I asked to search a yard not long ago....too late, three feet of soil removed from the major portion...Found out who owned the house next door, and asked..That portion of yard goes back to the 1805 start of town days...
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    Vaquero air distance.Std, clean sweep,5.75 concentric

    On 9/22, I posted "Clean Sweep Air Distances on my Vaquero"..Hardrock miner made a comment that a standard coil would go deeper.. Which I agree with.. However, the main use of my CS coil are the mighty playing fields of home..where everything should be in the upper 5 inch layer . I used a...
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    Power Balancing a Clean Sweep on a Vaquero

    With cold weather making an early move into Ohio, I decided to try and power balance a Clean Sweep coil....Will be out tomorrow at an area I covered with the Clean Sweep earlier this year..Since coverage is pretty good, any finds will have to be deeper..The grass is a bit lower, and there is...
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    Treating head phones

    Headphones get sweaty..Used they were on sweaty ears..Might consider going to the grocery store and spraying with that bacteria killer they use to keep cart handles free of germs..Then buy one or two pairs of small children's socks and put over the phones, makes life easier..I'm going for pink...
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    How does the Compadre stack up for nuggets?

    I was reading another classifieds and there was a Vaquero for sale. Then the seller mentioned he was going nugget hunting, and was going to buy a Gold bug..I have probably the cleanest Compadre going that I half considered selling.Has a 7 inch coil ... Has anyone done any nugget hunting with a...
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    Air Distance vs Ground Balance Settings

    As I mentioned some place else, I pull and pop coils all the time. I use the 5.75, standard 8 by 9, and a clean sweeper.While the soil is pretty mild, it is of such a nature that coins are attracted to China....ie Go Deep.I want maximum depth, with out spending money on erotic coils because...
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    Clean Sweep Coil,Air Distances on my Vaquero

    I finally found my Clean sweep coil and decided to see what various targets would do in air.....Vaquero, threshold maxed, sensitivity just at ten (room to go yet) . Silver half dollar over 8 inches, call it under nine.....Quarter , nickel,large cent, copper ring at 8 inches....two small gold...
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    Artifacts from a dead trooper Battle of Kildeer

    These are artifacts found where two troopers on picket duty were killed by Sioux Warriors at the Battle of Kildeer.....The event was described in the History of North Dakota,and the names of the two dead men were mentioned in the description od Sulley's Campaign..Can anyone tell me what the...
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    I have given up trying to air test my Vaquero

    I went to a site, 1832 house, and found nothing over four inches. Came home set a target (dime ) in the ground, and ,at 4 inches, had trouble finding it with my Vaquero.The Compadre did better.AIR test, said 5.5 inches, on both the Compadre and Vaquero..Now, I get the sensitivity at ten and...
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    Sorting out the Vaquero /headphones

    Trying to see what is going on with this detector,and getting used to Grey Ghost phones. I never wear phones, but these make up for my hearing loss.. Also, there is a difference in the sounds..Yesterday, I went to what should have been a fantastic spot..The ground moving equipment beat me to...
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    Do I Have a Problem? Vaquero/ dime distance

    I'm getting ready to drive 400 miles to hunt a colonial site in Jersey....Checked my Vaquero ,in air, Grey Ghost phones,, threshold at the three o'clock position, sensitivity same position, and a dime as the air target. Got seven inches in air..Disc was at nickel...Went outside and same...
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    Compadre modification

    I have an older Compadre with the 7 inch coil..I would like to be able to unhard wire it so that I can use a 4 inch coil in really trashy conditions, also a 9 inch coil.Question is..What number of pins will the add on coils take, and will the Compadre be able to drive a 9 by 8 coil? I have the 4...
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