Dan(NM)
Well-known member
I took the Fors Gold out for the first time today to an old home site littered with iron, aluminum and everything else you'd expect to find after 100 plus years of occupation. I really struggled with decideding which settings to use 
Shall I use Mode 2 or 3, chose DI3, what levels of sensitivity should I use 90 or 95, choice 95, do I stay in factory preset disc of bump it down, naw, 10 is fine. Ground balanced in a flash and then off to the hunt. The first thing I noticed were the tones Nokta used are very similar the the tones I ran on the Deus, I usually ran a 3-tone audio, it sounds very close to the same frequency as well. This thing is no slouch when it comes to recover speed, it may be a hair under the Deus, the separtion is excellent as far as I'm concerned. I do have a 5" coil coming this week and I believe it will be lethel on this particular site. The first 3 conductive high tones had some bleeding of low tones and when I recovered the targets there was iron in each hole, very impressive !! The deepest target I dug was an old medicine bottle top about the size of a dime at 7" The one thing I did notice today, the depth readings weren't even close, maybe because of all the trash near the target, not sure what's was going on. I did manage to find a couple of wheatbacks, one was almost straight up and down, an old flattened thimble and a couple of odds and ends. This has got to be one of the most adapable detectors I've used in a long time, basically a turn on and enjoy machine. I have no doubt it'll hit some deep stuff when I swing over it. Smooth is an understatement, rock steady and stable as can be. I chose the Fors Gold, just because I live a couple of hours from some gold bearing areas and wanted a multi-purpose machine. I believe it's right at home hunting coins and relics as well. The price can't be beat for the quality of workmanship and performance of the Nokta's. I expect to do very well with this machine. I also have a Racer Pro package on preorder, looking forward to using that machine at this site.
One very satisfied customer !!
Shall I use Mode 2 or 3, chose DI3, what levels of sensitivity should I use 90 or 95, choice 95, do I stay in factory preset disc of bump it down, naw, 10 is fine. Ground balanced in a flash and then off to the hunt. The first thing I noticed were the tones Nokta used are very similar the the tones I ran on the Deus, I usually ran a 3-tone audio, it sounds very close to the same frequency as well. This thing is no slouch when it comes to recover speed, it may be a hair under the Deus, the separtion is excellent as far as I'm concerned. I do have a 5" coil coming this week and I believe it will be lethel on this particular site. The first 3 conductive high tones had some bleeding of low tones and when I recovered the targets there was iron in each hole, very impressive !! The deepest target I dug was an old medicine bottle top about the size of a dime at 7" The one thing I did notice today, the depth readings weren't even close, maybe because of all the trash near the target, not sure what's was going on. I did manage to find a couple of wheatbacks, one was almost straight up and down, an old flattened thimble and a couple of odds and ends. This has got to be one of the most adapable detectors I've used in a long time, basically a turn on and enjoy machine. I have no doubt it'll hit some deep stuff when I swing over it. Smooth is an understatement, rock steady and stable as can be. I chose the Fors Gold, just because I live a couple of hours from some gold bearing areas and wanted a multi-purpose machine. I believe it's right at home hunting coins and relics as well. The price can't be beat for the quality of workmanship and performance of the Nokta's. I expect to do very well with this machine. I also have a Racer Pro package on preorder, looking forward to using that machine at this site.One very satisfied customer !!