High powered detectors

[John D.]

I just read an article about searching for the remains of WWII MIAs.
The article mentioned "high powered metal locators" which can find a steel helmet 20' in the ground.
Is there such a detector and what will it cost?
Your Friend,
John D.?

 

[John-Edmonton]

There are no metal detectors, VLF or PI that will pick up a helmet at 20 feet in the ground that I am aware of. No perhaps with some different technology, you might get a reading at that distance, but you have no way of knowing whether it's a tin can, junk iron or a helmet. There are however a lot of bogus sales pitches on some very interesting items, like LRL's (long range locators) which can find treasure miles away and hundreds of feet in the ground. Start running if someone tries to sell you one of these.

 

[metalhead]

Try these links.

OKM in Germany
http://okm-gmbh.de/

Lorenz
http://www.kellycodetectors.com/lorenz/lorenzdeepmax.htm

Oh yeah, try Accurate Locaters, too! They sell blanket pulse induction detectors

They're all pretty expensive. Good luck. Happy Hunting!

 

[Uncle Willy]

They may be using Ground Penetrating Radar which isn't actually a detector and is mind numbing expensive.

Bill

 

[treasurefiend]

Wouldn't a "2-Box" detector be able to do that?

http://www.kellycodetectors.com/garrett/garrett-gti2500pro_th.htm

 

[metalhead]

Wouldn't a "2-Box" detector be able to do that?

http://www.kellycodetectors.com/garrett/garrett-gti2500pro_th.htm

Well, a two box detector could maybe get a steel helmet at about five feet. It goes about 3 feet for a soda can. 5 feet for a gallon size target 6-7 feet for an object as big as one meter cube and 20 feet for an automobile size object. Happy Hunting!

 

[DJR]

It is probably like UW said a GPR of some sort.

They sometimes use those here in Florida to locate possible grave sites,sink holes, and old dump sites.

I believe they have diffirent types of units for different types of uses

Don

 

[Uncle Willy]

I don't know if it would pick up a helmet at twenty feet. It'll pick up a gallon can at 4-6 feet.

Bill