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    Several firsts and several lessons learned today

    Went door knocking today and got a few good leads, but basically struck out minus a few wheats at an old bar I hit for half an hour or so. I got turned down a couple of times, but the bigger problem is nobody's home on a sunny Saturday! Oh well, I got some numbers and will make some calls over...
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    Is there a way to block/hide a user's posts?

    Without going into detail.... is there any way to block or hide a user so I don't have to see their slew of obnoxious posts day after day?
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    Got silver in my back yard where I KNOW I've hammered before getting this Etrac

    So I scored my first silver in 7 years yesterday afternoon with a borrowed Etrac (mine is coming in tomorrow) and tonight I hit a '52 Rosie in my back yard. I've pulled lots of wheats out of there with my F5 in the past, and it's a good location I think....about 40' from the edge of my yard...
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    7 years detecting = no silver. 5 hours with the Etrac = silver.:drinking:

    I'm starting to be convinced! I took up detecting in late 2006 with an Ace 250, hit every park, every school, every church yard I could get permission at in my city and aside from 1 wheat penny I didn't find anything but clad and a couple of earrings for about 2 years. I detected off and on for...
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    Keeping a notebook

    Going to be getting an E-trac in about a month or so and I've been doing a lot of reading. I'm about 6 pages into this forum, have read Andy's book, and read the manual twice so I'm itching to get out and get one. I'm coming off of 7 years of detecting, first with an Ace 250 then a Fisher F5...
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    Can somebody explain the Fisher F-series Fe3O4 meter to me?

    I've had my F5 since August and that meter has essentially been a nice paperweight on the display since then. Theoretically I know what it's supposed to be showing, but what can you actually DO with the information you're given, or how should you adjust your hunting or ground balancing depending...
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    Conflicting F5 depth information

    I swear every time I read something about the F5 it contradicts something else I read about it an hour ago.... I want to get some clarification on a couple of things. Does running it in either 3 or 4 tones reduce depth? If so, what's the point in having the options? Does turning the gain or...
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    Headphones

    What's the deal with "metal detector headphones"? As in, do they differ from standard headphones in any appreciable way? I have a set of old headphones from a stereo that are about 30 years old and have never noticed any issue with them. They're the big kind that cover your whole ear on each...
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    What's the largest coil....

    ...compatible with the Fisher F5? I want more depth!
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    Old foundation hunt with before/after electrolysis pics

    So I spent some time last weekend hunting an 1800's foundation (read "pile of rubble where I was told a house used to stand") and found a few cool things. Only found a single 1917 wheat penny as far as the coins go, but I can't help wondering if there are more there and I'm just missing them...
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    F5 ground balance question

    In an area where there is either so much mineralization or so much small iron that you can't find a "quiet" spot to ground balance, what do you do? I've been hunting some OLD locations lately and not finding any coins at all. I know they're not "guaranteed" to be there just because the place has...
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    Garrett repair...how long?

    Just got a Propointer and it doesn't vibrate. I filled out online warranty info this morning. When I send this in, how long should I expect to be without it?
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    Pinpointing with the F5

    So i've had my F5 for about a month now coming off of a few years on an Ace 250. With the ace I could always pinpoint well right on the tip of the inner coil ring. I know on the Fisher the pinpoint location varies depending on the depth, but I still keep finding myself having to expand my holes...
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    Learning the Fisher F5...5 rings in 24 hrs!

    So I am still getting used to my Fisher F5 but have hit a streak of interesting stuff over the past 24hours. All 5 rings were found at schools, none are marked, and I'm relatively certain they are all junk but its neat for me as I hadn't found a single ring since I started detecting 5 years ago...
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    Ring without markings = junk necessarily?

    So normally when I find rings they are obviously "play" rings and are bent or have some design in them. Today I found one behind the backstop at a local baseball field about 4" down and it looks "real" to my very untrained eye. I have never found an actual adult's ring before but I at least know...
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    Getting my F5 on Monday

    Finally decided to upgrade from my Ace 250 this week after dragging my feet on it for a couple of years. A friend of mine is starting to get into the hobby and I've been teaching him on the Ace, so that's been the kick I needed to take the plunge into a better detector. We actually dug a civil...
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