Tony N (Michigan)
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Is there an internal pot in the Sov. GT that can be turned to bump up the sensitivity a little more?
Just curious.
Just curious.
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Is it possible to bump up the sensitivity on the Sov?
- Thread starter Tony N (Michigan)
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Art (NWOH)
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adam in cal
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I cant even find a spot where I can run it at max sensitivity my ground here is really gnarly .............If you run it too high you will need to learn Chinese ..........its almost ''that'' deep ........
Art (NWOH)
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Tony,
Looks like the GT is starting to sniff out a few good targets for you, now you say you are in the love/hate with it which is only normal. As you spend the time to learn it and have the patience it will go more to the love relation ship as you will see some targets that have been missed by others. On the sensitivity of the GT it has more than you will ever be able to use as you will see once you learn it a little more.I could max the XS and the XS2 out when I had them in some area, but not the GT as the highest has been around the 10 o'clock position, anything higher and it will null or chatter too much to be able to find a good target.
Good luck and when you get your meter I think you will do great in the old parks and such where a meter is important to get the best ID possible. You should by then know most your good signals sound like and use the meter for the close tones.
Rick
Looks like the GT is starting to sniff out a few good targets for you, now you say you are in the love/hate with it which is only normal. As you spend the time to learn it and have the patience it will go more to the love relation ship as you will see some targets that have been missed by others. On the sensitivity of the GT it has more than you will ever be able to use as you will see once you learn it a little more.I could max the XS and the XS2 out when I had them in some area, but not the GT as the highest has been around the 10 o'clock position, anything higher and it will null or chatter too much to be able to find a good target.
Good luck and when you get your meter I think you will do great in the old parks and such where a meter is important to get the best ID possible. You should by then know most your good signals sound like and use the meter for the close tones.
Rick
Tony
Rick Art Adam and James are all correct. I know there are people out there who claim to peak them out. But bottom line is you peak one side and you loose something.
I had a radio that had freq. blocked I did a modification on it , sure it picked up the blocked freq's but it lost sensitivity to far off stations. That was only a $95.00 piece of equipment My advice you spent almost $700 on this detector. Don't open it up it will null and void the warranty if you do. IMO
Rick Art Adam and James are all correct. I know there are people out there who claim to peak them out. But bottom line is you peak one side and you loose something.
I had a radio that had freq. blocked I did a modification on it , sure it picked up the blocked freq's but it lost sensitivity to far off stations. That was only a $95.00 piece of equipment My advice you spent almost $700 on this detector. Don't open it up it will null and void the warranty if you do. IMO
Art (NWOH)
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You can't "peak them out" with internal adjustments.......There are only two.............tone adjustment and threshold adjustment.
There are no rf adjustments. It's not a radio.
HH
There are no rf adjustments. It's not a radio.
HH
Tony N (Michigan)
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Rick, on this farm I have my office at I can pretty much run my SOV wide open. But in town it is a different story. In town I have to run it around 11:00 to 12:00 O'clock due to electrical interference or something.
Sometimes in the country all of a sudden my other detector, the Explorer, starts chattering and I take the headphones off and notice a plane will be flying nearby. This does not happen with every plane. I wonder if it could be radar or some guidance system certain ones have? When it goes away all is well. I'm sure this could affect the SOV. as well.
Sometimes in the country all of a sudden my other detector, the Explorer, starts chattering and I take the headphones off and notice a plane will be flying nearby. This does not happen with every plane. I wonder if it could be radar or some guidance system certain ones have? When it goes away all is well. I'm sure this could affect the SOV. as well.
adam in cal
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but too much sensitivity is like driving with your bright lights on in the fog, it seems like it would be better but it just makes everything hazier and you see even less .........
Tony N (Michigan)
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Adam about what sensitivity do you detect at for the best depth in your area?
I've been experimenting with mine, sometimes at 11 o'clock or 12 and sometimes 9 and sometimes full blast.
I've been experimenting with mine, sometimes at 11 o'clock or 12 and sometimes 9 and sometimes full blast.
Tony,
Like others have said too much sensitivity can miss some targets as it sees too much. I can tell my the amount of nulling, not how much it will chatter while the coil is in the air. My tone should be coming and going while swinging the coil, if it it is nulling too much I have to go slower or lower the sensitivity a bit. With max on the GT it seems like it is chattering and ID jumping all over so if you got a weak signal you would never know it. If there is a lot of iron it will be nulling too much too in order to hear the deep signals. I have gotten used to sensitivity at around 11 o'clock position and just adjust my sweep speed so I can hear all the targets coming and going. I slow down if nulling to much and speed up the sweep if it is not nulling and the tones stays the same.
I feel this is why many have a problem with the Sovereigns learning them as they set the sensitivity too high and then sweep the coil too fast and cant find anything deep. Most that are new I recommend the auto sensitivity until they get to know the detector a little bit, then adjust as you learn.
Like others have said too much sensitivity can miss some targets as it sees too much. I can tell my the amount of nulling, not how much it will chatter while the coil is in the air. My tone should be coming and going while swinging the coil, if it it is nulling too much I have to go slower or lower the sensitivity a bit. With max on the GT it seems like it is chattering and ID jumping all over so if you got a weak signal you would never know it. If there is a lot of iron it will be nulling too much too in order to hear the deep signals. I have gotten used to sensitivity at around 11 o'clock position and just adjust my sweep speed so I can hear all the targets coming and going. I slow down if nulling to much and speed up the sweep if it is not nulling and the tones stays the same.
I feel this is why many have a problem with the Sovereigns learning them as they set the sensitivity too high and then sweep the coil too fast and cant find anything deep. Most that are new I recommend the auto sensitivity until they get to know the detector a little bit, then adjust as you learn.
adam in cal
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Tony N (Michigan)
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'bout how deep does that get you in California?
adam in cal
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They are still plenty loud at 6 inches, at 8 I can hear them, 14 inches is the deepest coin I have dug, and that was just a slight waver in the threshold .
wait til ya get the training wheels off...you'll be amazed. You'll start identifying the faint whispers and start learning the benefits of the Rick wiggle.
You've got a wealth of extremely wise and humble experts here that'll put you through the learning curve very quickly. But, it takes time to learn your detector. I'm almost embarassed to tell anyone how deep the 10" coil goes in the wet sand for coins or jewelry....they'd think I was crazy.
You'll read posts talking about different sounds depending on how your target lies.... Experience will give you a high probability of knowing what it is, how deep it is, and how it is laying
Don't be afraid to do a search for those frequently asked questions...this forum is phenominal wealth of info....
You've got a wealth of extremely wise and humble experts here that'll put you through the learning curve very quickly. But, it takes time to learn your detector. I'm almost embarassed to tell anyone how deep the 10" coil goes in the wet sand for coins or jewelry....they'd think I was crazy.
You'll read posts talking about different sounds depending on how your target lies.... Experience will give you a high probability of knowing what it is, how deep it is, and how it is laying
Don't be afraid to do a search for those frequently asked questions...this forum is phenominal wealth of info....
Tony N (Michigan)
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I've detected out in California on numerous occasions and the soil can be a real challenge! I hope that 14" coin was not dug in hard pan soil! That would have taken me about three hours to dig out there if it was unless I had an ozzie pick.
But 14 inches with the sens at only around 3 o'clock? that is amazing. What size coin was it?
But 14 inches with the sens at only around 3 o'clock? that is amazing. What size coin was it?