Power Gain? on CTX

[Atlas]

Hi All,

Probably a dumb question but is the CTX running at full output power all the time? Or do the volume gain and or sensitivity levels have some effect on power gain output?

I ask because areas I hunt are highly mineralized (Auto+3 runs in single digits to low teens). Due to this I run in ground coin mostly but sometimes high trash separation (the areas also can have a lot of iron trash). I've tried manual ground balance from time to time when in ground coin and not sure I noticed any differences. I have volume gain set to the high 20's and run combine tones. I've been thinking maybe I should switch to 50 Conductive also.

I'm trying to cut down on the number of false iron hits and many times can sort out using 2 way/ 4 way signal comparisons and the pinpoint control. However, I hate hitting the pinpoint button every time to sort out if and high tone is a false iron signal.

 

[sprchng]

I encounter ground like that a lot , even had a reading on the etrac once of -3.
Try seawater and a 3 tone combined setting and set your sensitivity at manual where the stability just begins to deteriorate

 

[Yeasty]

The only adjustment of the transmitted signal available is Noise Cancel which slightly offsets the transmitted frequency to a less noisy frequency.