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    the master hunter vlf/tr "groundhog"series

    i have a friend who saw the detector hanging in a cupboard in our house and wanted to know if he could use it to beach hunt.i said okay, if it still works?when i hung it in there,it was still working.cancer and ten years on i'm back in the hobby with a different type of detector.new batteries...
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    vaquero and a 5.75" coil?:ausflag:

    two months ago i asked a question,tabdog responded,but he didn't really answer the question.what i wanted to know was,if i put a 5.75"coil on my vaquero?is it going to find more good stuff in trashy grounds than my compadre which is all ready fitted with this coil ?or does gb on the vaquero make...
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    which way to go?:ausflag:

    i have a new chum recently met who has invited me to go gold hunting with him.he's talking pi detectors are the only way to go.i have a vaquero.he says vlf are okay,but pi are better.should i invest in a lobo super trac,a sand shark or just stick with the vaquero and hopefully prove him wrong.i...
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    wet red soil?:ausflag:

    i was using my vaquero with a 11"widescan coil this morning on a soccer field that has been top dressed with a red soil of unknown origin.the vaquero was very difficult to ground balance and as it was raining i nearly stopped.however ,a glutton for punishment,i pressed on! a lot of falsings and...
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    whites bulls eye 11 pinpointer?:ausflag:

    i'm thinking of replacing my bounty hunter pinpointer after wearing the tip off it with some over zealous pinpointing,with a bulls eye 11. i've heard good and bad reports about it,but i'm willing to give it a go and that's mainly because it's still in my price range.does the led light come on...
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    digging targets:ausflag:

    i try to read all of the forums for interest sake and any usefull information.to-night i read on another site,quote" i was slightly amused to find my north american cousins had to be told how deep the target was before they would bother to dig it",or words to that effect. my thoughts when i read...
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    xt50 ground balancing?:ausflag:

    i have impaired hearing due to many bombs and bullets and i find ground balancing difficult with the standard concentric coil.however the 5"by10"dd hf seems to pose no problems setting gb.i was wondering should one have gone to the xt70 with it's auto gb and saved all the hassles or just stay...
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    compadre no silent search?:ausflag:

    my compadre has no silent search mode anymore.turn it on,normal start up.then as i start seach,crackle,pop,yakka ta, bing ,bang ,crackle,pointing it at the ground.point it in the air,same thing.cleaned the out the dust under the skid plate.put in new batteries,still crackles and pops.have...
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    hard digging?:ausflag:

    has anybody tried digging in hard or frozen ground with a cordless drill,fitted with a modified auger bit .drill around the target to soften up the ground.easy to get the target out.those not wanting to quit due to the weather turning chillier can now march on regardless.hh hooroo blowfly:rofl:
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    vaquero and a widescan?:ausflag:

    i'm thinking of purchasing a 10"widescan for my vaquero.are the widescan coils used on the lobo super trac compatible with the vaquero as they both operate on different frequencies?the vaquero on 14.5khzand the lobo super trac on 17.5khz.which frequency would you operat in? does the coil control...
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    pin point button?:ausflag:

    the pin point button on my xt50 is getting harder and harder to use.this morning after pin pointing a target,i couldn't turn the pin pointer off.turned the machine off and on.this sorted it out this time.i have noted of late it's more of a press and wait syndrome.the pressure point that actuates...
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    coils for beach?:ausflag:

    what would be better to search a beach with a -8"by9"concentric or a 5"by10"dd? on the vaquero .hh,see ya! blowfly :detecting:
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    vaquero depth:ausflag:

    is there any adjustments that can be made with the vaquero to limit search depth?now i know that every other body wants to go deep,deeper and deepest.i don't! i hunt for modern day coins to enrich my bank balance.two to four inchs okay.digging twelve inchs in to mother earth ain't my scene.i...
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    coil size?:ausflag:

    i'm curious,when minelab manufacture a coil,where do the take their measurements from ?i have a hf dd 5" by 10" coil.wrong!! it's 5.5"by9.5".my way of thinking the inside wiring has to be smaller again or is it glued around the inside/outside wall of the coil to try and maintain it's detecting...
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    deleon and the minelab x terra 50?:ausflag:

    i have two tesoro detectors the vaquero and the compadre,i also have a minelab xt50 which was a showroom model bought cheap.at the time i was leaning towards a tesoro deleon,to keep it all in the family,so to speak.i have read a lot of good reports about both of them,and i was wondering what the...
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    bounty hunter probe?:ausflag:

    has anybody tried to attach a in the ear earphone to the bh probe,so you could hear it in difficult times? if so,where would you attach the wires.i improved the sound somewhat by strategically drilling some holes to help let the sound escape.this okay if there is no heavy noise in the close...
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    :vaquero and compadre?:ausflag:

    i have both of these detectors.they both can operate in the 14.3khz range according to tesoro, therefore what would be the advantage of putting a 5.75"coil on the vaquero if as i say ,i have both?reading back posts as far as#88 and what was said,on what a difference the smaller coil made to the...
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    xt50 problem?:ausflag:

    this morning after about an hour's hunting the low battery warning came on.thats okay i was begining to wonder with this set of batteries would give out.i turned of the machine and proceeded to put in fresh batteries.no big deal.the machine would not turn on.made sure the batteries were in the...
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    cleaning aussie decimal coins?:ausflag:

    i've been getting flack from my bank about the colour of some of the decimal coins i have found.we wash and tumble all of the coins before depositing them in our bank.we use fine sand,liquid detergent and water for about an hour in the tumbler.what i woul;d like to know is what your formulas and...
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    18.75 khz 5"by10"hf dd coil ?:ausflag:

    using the 5"by10"hfdd in heavy trash . is this going to allow me to "cherry pick"targets better than the standard mf 9"concentric when chasing coins in parks and on beachs?i have tried the 6"hfdd,you all may like it ,it didn't rattle my chains.having said this ,since aquiring this new coil i...
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