Scorpion beach hunting question

[marmota.monax]

Anyone EVER use the TR mode for the wet sand at the beach? Not in the surf, just close.

I found this in the old Deepskeer ADS II/III manual :

Salt Water Canceling: Place the panel-mounted Primary Discrimination Mode Selector in the
(downward) TR, yellow position. Press the Master Control switch to the right and release,
with the discrimination control at 0 position. To determine necessary adjustment, lower
searchcoil to the surface of the wet sand, making sure no metallic targets are under the
searchcoil. If the audio level increases, the discrimination control is increased approximately
two numbers clockwise. Press the Master Control switch to the right and release. Lower the
searchcoil to the beach. If the audio level now decreases, the discrimination control should be
turned one number counterclockwise. Press the Master Control switch to the right and
release. Continue this tuning process until there is no chance or very little change when the
searchcoil is lowered to the wet salt beach. The adjustment is slightly critical in the last stages,
usually requiring only slight rotation of the control. When the detector is properly adjusted, it
eliminates the effects of salt water, gives maximum depth capability, and operates at a
discrimination level that rejects foil, nails, and rusty bottlecaps. Rings and nickels, however,
will not be rejected at this setting.

Hmmm, Scorpion should be able to do this. Monty any comments?

 

[RWDirt]

That is very interesting. I haven't tried that with my Stinger.
It sounds like it should work. I say, try it and see.

Rob

 

[Fishers Ghost]

"Those who forget the past (In this case, detector history) are doomed to repeat it and all past mistakes.

One of the main purposes of the TR mode on all good qual VLF/TR Discriminator detectors is to enable use on salt beaches
you will notice on many of the early whites machines that there was a Salt Setting on the disc control. this was to be used on the TR mode at the beach.
On Some detectors the disc adjustment did not go into the salt range. I do not know if the Scorpion disc has enough range, so as someone said, you will have to try it and see what happens.

Merry Christmas Yankees and have a great New Year.

Cheers ,
from Down Under.

Fishers Ghost

 

[Joe Kononchik]

Yes! It should work fine. Ussually it will tune salt out about were small white gold or foil should be on the discrimation. You need to keep it in auto retune. Some TR's have a tune knob like the Mac , Aquasound , Sea King, and Nuatilus (Waterproof). They were custome built for Florida. These detectors used the disc. knob or tuning with a ten turn Pot.. They also only work on no mineralized beaches like South Florida. You would pump the coil on the wet sand and turn the disc. or tune knob till you get a positive or negitive soud then go back till the threshold stayed the same so like a very slight pos. on the pump down. You will not lose any gold( white or yellow) and iron ussually bong's and everything else is a smooth signal. hope this helps! Joe

 

[marmota.monax]

Yes! It should work fine. Ussually it will tune salt out about were small white gold or foil should be on the discrimation. You need to keep it in auto retune. Some TR's have a tune knob like the Mac , Aquasound , Sea King, and Nuatilus (Waterproof). They were custome built for Florida. These detectors used the disc. knob or tuning with a ten turn Pot.. They also only work on no mineralized beaches like South Florida. You would pump the coil on the wet sand and turn the disc. or tune knob till you get a positive or negitive soud then go back till the threshold stayed the same so like a very slight pos. on the pump down. You will not lose any gold( white or yellow) and iron ussually bong's and everything else is a smooth signal. hope this helps! Joe

Thanks!

 

[marmota.monax]

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