F5 IN AM MODE?

[Woodchuck]

IF you run the F5 in AM mode in general will it give you a wider range of VDI numbers in general ? And in AM will it give you a better chance of finding more valuables? Anybody on this ?

 

[Alimo88]

Numbers will be the same but depth is increase by about 25%

test it out

as soon as you click into discrim' you loose depth

air test and see the difference

 

[marcomo]

Yep, Alimo is right. AM is noticably deeper, but takes more concentration. I usually start my hunts in AM but I find it fatigues me quickly.

I haven't noticed the VDI numbers are different in AM, the VDI and audio work independently on the F5.

 

[Monte]

perhaps, if you hear and see the VDI of targets that would have been rejected in the Discriminate mode.

I often search in All Metal, and have through the years with different brands, but a lot depends upon the site you're hunting, the target type and count, and your patience level. I often opt to search in motion Disc. mode, but accept all targets and that can give me a little 'edge' over running with some rejection. Not as much as a true All Metal mode, with most models, but it's a happy trade-off a lot of the time.

Monte