an Honest Test

[CT Todd]

Yesterday I found the perfect place for my own Two tone vs Multi tone Ferrous test.It was a mowed yard with a old cellar hole in the middle that they now throw brush in to burn. Before I start I want to state what my opinion had been in the big thread on this subject.My position was that it was a great way to hunt iron rich sites and fields but that I thought it was better to do it in Multi tone.My point was that I should use all the info that the unit had to give about a target and that I didn't want to be constantly looking at the screen and would use my ears more.What I found in practice is that I look at the screen with every High target anyway and it was of no benefit to me at all to be in multi.I paid the same amount of attention to the lower High tones as I did the High High tones.So in the end I think my premise for multi tones with this set up has no practical advantage.I was wrong.I did find only two good targets yesterday during the test and they were found one in each mode.I hunted about 20-30 minutes in each mode.

 

[Digger]

Nice couple of finds. And thanks for offering your opinion of using either multiple tone or two tone, in the ferrous mode. I believe a preference for one over the other will be like so many aspects of this great hobby..... opinions will vary and individuals should use what works best for them. It is unfortunate that the addtional audio information did not come in handy for you. But if you find yourself looking at the display everytime you get a tone that is not low, then two tones is likely all you'll benefit from. And again, we should each use what works best for us.

Having played guitar for many years, I am able to pretty well distinguish and identify pitch ranges of the E-TRAC in multiple tone audio. I recognize that coins won't always provide a 12 ferrous reading. But knowing that the overwhelming majority of them I have dug have provided me with a ferrous tone in the range of 9 - 14, it narrows down the number of times I feel compelled to glance at the TID while coin hunting. As with most aspects of this hobby, it takes time in the field and using the tools we have confidence in using. Again, thanks for offering your opinion. It is appreciated. HH Randy

 

[LabradorBob]

I tried both also,to me,i noticed more of a tonal difference in multi,
which hit my fancy. I liked it better over two tone,not that it is better.
I just personally myself liked it better.
and i might add,in ferrous you deffinately are usually sifting through junk
trying to find hidden objects,a lot of the time the masking by the trash objects will cause the ID to be off anyway.
so if i am in ferrous i mostly don't even look at the display.

LabradorBob

 

[Goes4ever]

good post, thanks for your opinion, and good finds BTW!
I too prefer two tone if doing ferrous sounds

 

[OhioCoinHunter]

Nice job. Thanks for sharing what you learned.