There are a few things that can help you. Being new to detecting, it helps to know how good targets behave as compared to junk. I've taken a few new detectorist out over time and notice how they detect. lack of knowledge is usually the main culprit.
One of the best things that can help at first, is to get used to your detector in a controlled endearment. Go out into your back yard, or local park if you don't have one and find an area that is clear of metal junk in the ground. Turn your detector on and put it in all metal mode to check the ground. Once you have a clear piece of ground, grab some good targets, coins rings and anything else you think you'll like to find in the ground and place them one at a time on the ground and pass the coil over them several times, listening for how they sound and watch what happens to the numbers. (Do a noise cancel first as per instructions in the manual. This helps to keep the detector running stable.) You will note that good targets will give a consist ant number or bounce of numbers that is fairly predictable. Do them all flat for now and in a few weeks experiment with your coins at different orientations. Doing that strait up may give you too much info for now. Also, if you play around with the pinpoint, listening to the strength of the signal and where in the ground it is located, can give you a good heads up. Lifting the coil slightly (or multiple passes, causes the signal to narrow, which can really help at working out where the target is in the ground. Drawing the coil back towards yourself also helps heaps. The signal will normally drop of at the 12 o'clock position of the inner coil.
It's also a very good idea to do exactly the same things to junk items that you may have already pulled out of the ground. They tend to give inconsistent sounds and numbers. After a while you will hear variations in the tones of various targets that you don't notice now. (ear training.) Just remember, that junk targets can often sound like good targets. As long as you are aware of that, you are a lot less likely to get frustrated when it occurs. It's just part of the hobby that we all experience (but don't often post about). Over time, you do get better at figuring targets out. None of us get it right all the time, but your good to bad target ratio improves; usually.:Lil:
Just remember; passing a coil over a target with numerous passes is important and often not done by the inexperienced. This is how you figure out what a target is.
If you can get together with other detectorists, there is nothing like having an experienced operator showing you the ropes for sure.
One other major thing you can do to get you detector over good targets, start to notice where people congregate. This is really important because if you don't get numbers of people at a location at some point in history, then there will be nothing to find. It took me six hours of detecting till I finally picked up my first coin. It was a 5 cent piece. I didn't think that such a low value coin could be so exciting, but after so much initial frustration; it was a sweet moment. I found it because I watched were people were sitting.
Good luck and hang in there. You have a good detector that is easy to get on with. With a bit more time and practice (as well as another detectorist by your side if you can manage it) then you will start to experience the fun of the hobby.
Mick Evans.:useful:
. i tried parks, beach, and an old ghost town area and always junk
.It would be nice to find at least one good find to keep the motivation going. I dont know at this point if I a doing something wrong, I tried to follow as much of the tips from here as possible. I have all the extra equipment but its a long way from paying for itself. Well I thought i would just vent on here and maybe get some advise on what i should try next or maybe i just need to give it a rest for a while.
