In August 2004 I came here in search of Sovereign information.
Through a series of emails with Rick and Art I was loaded down
with all kinds of great information. Finally got a XS2 with 8"
and 10" coils this past April. Sent it to David at Dixie to do
his mod and to check it out as it looked to be in kind of rough
shape. My first hunt was last Saturday. Used to a single tone
machine. Went to a field that has produced gold jewelry on a
regular basis in the past. Set up the machine and started hunting.
Dead silence for 15 minutes. This is not good. Good thing I have
another detector in the trunk. Checked it out and it was set like
it should be. This time though I put the sensitivity up to around
10 o'clock and got stable operation. Disc and notch down at their
lowest possible level. Shortly thereafter I got my first signal.
A balled up piece of aluminum can. Thought it wouldn't hit that small
stuff. Saw some gum wrapper foil on top of the ground and it ignored
that just fine. This place has tons of gum wrapper foil as my other
detectors have found. Then it happened. My second signal.....14K
charm about penny size. Only about 2" deep but what a hit. A deaf
man would have heard that one. No more thinking about the detector
in the trunk. The remainder of the 3 hour hunt was very interesting
as well. Heart shaped charm and a gold earring...suspect they are not
real. A nice silver inlaid mans ring. Looks like a wheat penny about
8 inches deep. Then for one of my biggest surprises. Thought I had
not pinpointed well as I couldn't find my target in the hole but my
pinpointer found it right along the side. Just over 6" deep, the
length of my 3 in one digger,was a wheat penny completely vertical.
And it was a good hit. 194- something.
Dug everything that didn't bounce too much and that didn't
have a negative figure on the meter. Sorry this is so terribly long.
Didn't know a good way to shorten it up and say what I wanted to.
Rick and Art have made me one happy camper. After only 3 hours I
like it. I really like it. Never did get a manual for it but I don't
need it with the "Rickart" or the "Artrick" manual I have made up
from past emails. Not sure what to call it. Hardest part is to say
which name to put first. These are two great guys in my opinion and
I just wanted them to know that I am putting would they have told me
to good use. Can't hardly wait until I really know what I am doing.
I do believe that these guys are going to make me dangerous.
Through a series of emails with Rick and Art I was loaded down
with all kinds of great information. Finally got a XS2 with 8"
and 10" coils this past April. Sent it to David at Dixie to do
his mod and to check it out as it looked to be in kind of rough
shape. My first hunt was last Saturday. Used to a single tone
machine. Went to a field that has produced gold jewelry on a
regular basis in the past. Set up the machine and started hunting.
Dead silence for 15 minutes. This is not good. Good thing I have
another detector in the trunk. Checked it out and it was set like
it should be. This time though I put the sensitivity up to around
10 o'clock and got stable operation. Disc and notch down at their
lowest possible level. Shortly thereafter I got my first signal.
A balled up piece of aluminum can. Thought it wouldn't hit that small
stuff. Saw some gum wrapper foil on top of the ground and it ignored
that just fine. This place has tons of gum wrapper foil as my other
detectors have found. Then it happened. My second signal.....14K
charm about penny size. Only about 2" deep but what a hit. A deaf
man would have heard that one. No more thinking about the detector
in the trunk. The remainder of the 3 hour hunt was very interesting
as well. Heart shaped charm and a gold earring...suspect they are not
real. A nice silver inlaid mans ring. Looks like a wheat penny about
8 inches deep. Then for one of my biggest surprises. Thought I had
not pinpointed well as I couldn't find my target in the hole but my
pinpointer found it right along the side. Just over 6" deep, the
length of my 3 in one digger,was a wheat penny completely vertical.
And it was a good hit. 194- something.
Dug everything that didn't bounce too much and that didn't
have a negative figure on the meter. Sorry this is so terribly long.
Didn't know a good way to shorten it up and say what I wanted to.
Rick and Art have made me one happy camper. After only 3 hours I
like it. I really like it. Never did get a manual for it but I don't
need it with the "Rickart" or the "Artrick" manual I have made up
from past emails. Not sure what to call it. Hardest part is to say
which name to put first. These are two great guys in my opinion and
I just wanted them to know that I am putting would they have told me
to good use. Can't hardly wait until I really know what I am doing.
I do believe that these guys are going to make me dangerous.