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Omega

The Omega has a "smoothness" to it...hard to put into words, but to be a digital machine, it feels pretty dog-goned "analogish". (in a very good way!) I've not used a T2 for comparison, but do have a F75. With stock coils, (10" elliptical concentric on the Omega and 11" DD on the F75) the F75 wins the depth competition...but the Omega has a coil size disadvantage. I have a gut feeling the Omega will scream when/if (rumors?) an 11" DD coil is available for it as well.

Omega depth in my central North Carolina soil is very, very good. The iron discrimination is outstanding, and the audio talks to ya...very descriptive.

I saw another post talking about how it compares to the F5...it's similar, but different! If you're a "tweaker", you may prefer the F5. If you prefer simplicity, you'll probably like the Omega better. I'm a big fan of the F5, but find a lot to love with the Omega as well. Like Buckeye said, I like the ergonomic package of the Omega...probably one of the easiest "swing-all-day" machines ever.

HH'n
 
Pinpointing is excellent in every method. Of course regular pinpointing is via the pushbutton which has VCO and numeric depth. If it's a coin sized target, no detuning or "double clutching" is required. If you just want to "x" the target in either disc or auto tune modes, simply moving the coil in all 4 directions while standing in one spot gets the job done very nicely. On the caps SO FAR, it's been doing great. The closest thing to being "fooled" is when the modern screw caps are crushed flat which it then comes up as zinc but at the depth these have been at, I won't dig zinc as it's too shallow to be an Indian and sounds different than what a ring with the same ID would sound like.
 
I've been wondering how you were getting along with the Omega. Speaking of coils, I think a lot of folks have the perception that concentrics have a sort of "V" shaped pattern which if so, obviously requires significant overlap if you want to get good coverage at maximum depth. Seems this isn't the case with both the elliptical and round concentrics of the Omega/Gamma (as well as their equivilent FRL coils). Their pattern (via air test) is pretty much flat at max depth instead of something resembling the point of a :"V" or even a "U". Makes it especially nice and flexible on swing orientation when hunting corn stubble etc.
 
Yeah...I noticed (especially the elliptical) seems DD'ish with its wider area of uniform heel-to-toe coverage. Even with that coverage though, I've noticed for really accurate ID you need to find the "sweet spot" (Like all concentrics). Most coils/detectors seem to force you into this with the more V shape detection field...but with the great U type field on these coils, you have to make a conscious effort to make sure you're centered...not tough to do, but something that can become a bad habit if I'm not careful.

I'm putting together one of my reviews on the Omega, and hope to have it out pretty soon...work has been interfering with my fun time a lot lately!:rage:
 
I used the same set up as Andy,Nm to run a air test on the F5. The F5 will not read a quarter sized coin at 12-13 inches like the omega or gamma.
10 inches with a repeatable response at the very limits of it's detection depth. Don't get me wrong the f5 is a good detector but the Teknetics line seem to have a edge. The test was ran with the f5 ground balanced and wide open on gain and threshold in all metal also mixed and matched the gain and threshold in disc mode also. 10 inches max on quarter sized targets and less on smaller ones.
 
Thanks for the info Brad. I can see why the Omega is worth $100 more than the Gamma. I think the Omega probably does have an edge over the F5. I believe it was Dave Johnson that said the Teks were a major revision of the F5 which is a revision of the Bounty Hunter gold and platinum. I think in the revision they put a little more "oomph" in the Teks. If I remember right he also said they did some software tricks that make them act more like analog. I also like the 2 headphone jacks as I usually go to the lightweight phones in the summer. I read the posts by Mike Hillis but he stopped with them before really getting into the Omega.

When the small coil comes out it looks like you could have a darn good detector with 2 coils for around $750. I am getting to like concentrics better because of the bottlecap thing with DD coils. I also like the fact the Omega has the elliptical concentric which I am used to from my Ace 250. I am getting to where I keep the concentric on my F4 instead of the DD. I was also considering the exterra 705 but I think the Omega might be edging it out. The exterra starts at $700 and then you buy more coils. So many good detectors to choose from lately.

Thanks again,

blacktoe
 
yes it does and that (it's ability to display an ID number on fairly deeper targets) too seems to be slightly improved as well. The Gamma does the same.
 
it fits one grumpy old man!. Enjoy it while you can still get up and down ya old fart. :rofl:

:buds:​
 
n/t
 
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