Second time out with Omega 8000

[BarryL]

With that being said it equals out to about 16 hours.using the stock 10 inch coil . My ground is not high mineralized so ground balance is not to difficult but I have noticed if I try to GB it during use at the same location sometimes it sounds like a KIds toy space gun with a constant shreal . I also am not impressed with the 10 inch concentric coil on it . Thus I have a DD coil coming for it . Compared to My ET pro and NEL sharpshooter coil I don't see much difference other than Manual ground Balance . I run Disc at 40 to eliminate nails and most foil with Sens at about 70 which seems to work pretty well . It is the version 4 , but runs pretty quiet most of the time . Also noticed The pinpointing is not very accurate on it ,as I tested it with a coin on top of the ground to see just where it would locate on the coil which always was right under the rod mounting bolt . so this is where I would try to get it to be on a target response but it was always about 4 inches off towards the front of the coil and I only found this out after about the third target recovery so I started taking a very close look at the ground when pinpointing and taking my digger and only making a two inch by two inch hole but no target so I would cut the plug about two inches further towards where the front of the coil would be and there it would be , depth wise it is very accurate I will say that .

 

[atomicscott]

With that being said it equals out to about 16 hours.using the stock 10 inch coil . My ground is not high mineralized so ground balance is not to difficult but I have noticed if I try to GB it during use at the same location sometimes it sounds like a KIds toy space gun with a constant shreal . I also am not impressed with the 10 inch concentric coil on it . Thus I have a DD coil coming for it . Compared to My ET pro and NEL sharpshooter coil I don't see much difference other than Manual ground Balance . I run Disc at 40 to eliminate nails and most foil with Sens at about 70 which seems to work pretty well . It is the version 4 , but runs pretty quiet most of the time . Also noticed The pinpointing is not very accurate on it ,as I tested it with a coin on top of the ground to see just where it would locate on the coil which always was right under the rod mounting bolt . so this is where I would try to get it to be on a target response but it was always about 4 inches off towards the front of the coil and I only found this out after about the third target recovery so I started taking a very close look at the ground when pinpointing and taking my digger and only making a two inch by two inch hole but no target so I would cut the plug about two inches further towards where the front of the coil would be and there it would be , depth wise it is very accurate I will say that .

Went for my first hunt with NEL Sharpshooter (3rd hunt with Omega, Version 4) today. School I have pretty much hunted out, so I use it as a "proving ground". I am surprised to find any coins here at this point. WOW, the Omega/NEL combo found about 15 coins between 3" & 7" deep that I missed with 4 other detectors and 8 coils. I saw a small piece of surface foil to see where the sweet spot was to pinpoint. The pinpointing was incredible! Exactly under the square 'Teknetics' sticker is where the target will be, every time. Within 5 minutes of using the NEL I was digging 2-3" wide plugs with the target either being at the bottom of plug or hole. Depth gauge was accurate. ID numbers seemed just as accurate as the 8" coil. Separation is intense compared to the 8" concentric I was using for the first two hunts. Found 2 nickels that had very solid tone & ID, one at about 6" the other at a solid 5". One quarter was a good 7". I know because I buried the blade on the Lesche. Also I found a Disney watch at about 4". I was running sens 65-69 & very little EMI, disc set at 15-16 & using 4 tones. This school is not large at all & the areas I hit are my go-to spots that I have hit every week or 2 for the past 2 years, so finding coins more than 2" deep here is impressive to me at this site. The quality of the NEL coil seems very good. Durable, with a very thick cable. Seemed just as easy to swing as the 8" but a bit heavier maybe. I am really loving this Omega/Sharpshooter combo.

 

[BarryL]

With that being said it equals out to about 16 hours.using the stock 10 inch coil . My ground is not high mineralized so ground balance is not to difficult but I have noticed if I try to GB it during use at the same location sometimes it sounds like a KIds toy space gun with a constant shreal . I also am not impressed with the 10 inch concentric coil on it . Thus I have a DD coil coming for it . Compared to My ET pro and NEL sharpshooter coil I don't see much difference other than Manual ground Balance . I run Disc at 40 to eliminate nails and most foil with Sens at about 70 which seems to work pretty well . It is the version 4 , but runs pretty quiet most of the time . Also noticed The pinpointing is not very accurate on it ,as I tested it with a coin on top of the ground to see just where it would locate on the coil which always was right under the rod mounting bolt . so this is where I would try to get it to be on a target response but it was always about 4 inches off towards the front of the coil and I only found this out after about the third target recovery so I started taking a very close look at the ground when pinpointing and taking my digger and only making a two inch by two inch hole but no target so I would cut the plug about two inches further towards where the front of the coil would be and there it would be , depth wise it is very accurate I will say that .

Went for my first hunt with NEL Sharpshooter (3rd hunt with Omega, Version 4) today. School I have pretty much hunted out, so I use it as a "proving ground". I am surprised to find any coins here at this point. WOW, the Omega/NEL combo found about 15 coins between 3" & 7" deep that I missed with 4 other detectors and 8 coils. I saw a small piece of surface foil to see where the sweet spot was to pinpoint. The pinpointing was incredible! Exactly under the square 'Teknetics' sticker is where the target will be, every time. Within 5 minutes of using the NEL I was digging 2-3" wide plugs with the target either being at the bottom of plug or hole. Depth gauge was accurate. ID numbers seemed just as accurate as the 8" coil. Separation is intense compared to the 8" concentric I was using for the first two hunts. Found 2 nickels that had very solid tone & ID, one at about 6" the other at a solid 5". One quarter was a good 7". I know because I buried the blade on the Lesche. Also I found a Disney watch at about 4". I was running sens 65-69 & very little EMI, disc set at 15-16 & using 4 tones. This school is not large at all & the areas I hit are my go-to spots that I have hit every week or 2 for the past 2 years, so finding coins more than 2" deep here is impressive to me at this site. The quality of the NEL coil seems very good. Durable, with a very thick cable. Seemed just as easy to swing as the 8" but a bit heavier maybe. I am really loving this Omega/Sharpshooter combo.

Thanks this is why I have the sharpshooter coming as I have it on my ET Pro and it is more accurate than the stock coils as for as I am concerned . I truly believe the Omega is a detector that will deliver with the right coil. Only other issure is the screaming sound sometimes when checking the ground balance is this normal . When I get to a site to hunt I GB and go at it and then sometimes it will start to do a lot of falsing so I go to check my ground balance and it will give this onGodly screaming effect like I said sounds like a toy Space gun I use to have yrs ago LOL

 

[atomicscott]

I haven't experienced any screaming during GB adjustment, only if I hit the GG button & there happens to be metal under the coil. I'm sure you are trying GB in AT mode over clean ground, with no targets present? I sometimes have to move 20-30 feet to find a clean spot of ground to GB over, these sites I hunt are so trashy. The "toy space gun" sound to me, sounds like the overload signal the Omega gives on a larger surface target. The NEL Sharpshooter is the easiest coil to pinpoint I have ever used, other than the 4" on the F2. Keep us posted, I am curious as to why the GB would be screaming.

 

[BarryL]

With that being said it equals out to about 16 hours.using the stock 10 inch coil . My ground is not high mineralized so ground balance is not to difficult but I have noticed if I try to GB it during use at the same location sometimes it sounds like a KIds toy space gun with a constant shreal . I also am not impressed with the 10 inch concentric coil on it . Thus I have a DD coil coming for it . Compared to My ET pro and NEL sharpshooter coil I don't see much difference other than Manual ground Balance . I run Disc at 40 to eliminate nails and most foil with Sens at about 70 which seems to work pretty well . It is the version 4 , but runs pretty quiet most of the time . Also noticed The pinpointing is not very accurate on it ,as I tested it with a coin on top of the ground to see just where it would locate on the coil which always was right under the rod mounting bolt . so this is where I would try to get it to be on a target response but it was always about 4 inches off towards the front of the coil and I only found this out after about the third target recovery so I started taking a very close look at the ground when pinpointing and taking my digger and only making a two inch by two inch hole but no target so I would cut the plug about two inches further towards where the front of the coil would be and there it would be , depth wise it is very accurate I will say that .

Went for my first hunt with NEL Sharpshooter (3rd hunt with Omega, Version 4) today. School I have pretty much hunted out, so I use it as a "proving ground". I am surprised to find any coins here at this point. WOW, the Omega/NEL combo found about 15 coins between 3" & 7" deep that I missed with 4 other detectors and 8 coils. I saw a small piece of surface foil to see where the sweet spot was to pinpoint. The pinpointing was incredible! Exactly under the square 'Teknetics' sticker is where the target will be, every time. Within 5 minutes of using the NEL I was digging 2-3" wide plugs with the target either being at the bottom of plug or hole. Depth gauge was accurate. ID numbers seemed just as accurate as the 8" coil. Separation is intense compared to the 8" concentric I was using for the first two hunts. Found 2 nickels that had very solid tone & ID, one at about 6" the other at a solid 5". One quarter was a good 7". I know because I buried the blade on the Lesche. Also I found a Disney watch at about 4". I was running sens 65-69 & very little EMI, disc set at 15-16 & using 4 tones. This school is not large at all & the areas I hit are my go-to spots that I have hit every week or 2 for the past 2 years, so finding coins more than 2" deep here is impressive to me at this site. The quality of the NEL coil seems very good. Durable, with a very thick cable. Seemed just as easy to swing as the 8" but a bit heavier maybe. I am really loving this Omega/Sharpshooter combo.

Thanks this is why I have the sharpshooter coming as I have it on my ET Pro and it is more accurate than the stock coils as for as I am concerned . I truly believe the Omega is a detector that will deliver with the right coil. Only other issure is the screaming sound sometimes when checking the ground balance is this normal . When I get to a site to hunt I GB and go at it and then sometimes it will start to do a lot of falsing so I go to check my ground balance and it will give this onGodly screaming effect like I said sounds like a toy Space gun I use to have yrs ago LOL

well figured out the screaming issue with the omega It did it so I decided to dig the spot and man there was so much shredded aluminum scrap so small I barely saw it so when it does it there has to be some type of metal there . after searching a little on you tube I found a vid that it was happening and there it was the sound LOL so now I know . the Omega looks like a keeper for me so now the order the NEL Hunter coil for it to go with the NEL sharpshooter

 

[atomicscott]

With that being said it equals out to about 16 hours.using the stock 10 inch coil . My ground is not high mineralized so ground balance is not to difficult but I have noticed if I try to GB it during use at the same location sometimes it sounds like a KIds toy space gun with a constant shreal . I also am not impressed with the 10 inch concentric coil on it . Thus I have a DD coil coming for it . Compared to My ET pro and NEL sharpshooter coil I don't see much difference other than Manual ground Balance . I run Disc at 40 to eliminate nails and most foil with Sens at about 70 which seems to work pretty well . It is the version 4 , but runs pretty quiet most of the time . Also noticed The pinpointing is not very accurate on it ,as I tested it with a coin on top of the ground to see just where it would locate on the coil which always was right under the rod mounting bolt . so this is where I would try to get it to be on a target response but it was always about 4 inches off towards the front of the coil and I only found this out after about the third target recovery so I started taking a very close look at the ground when pinpointing and taking my digger and only making a two inch by two inch hole but no target so I would cut the plug about two inches further towards where the front of the coil would be and there it would be , depth wise it is very accurate I will say that .

Went for my first hunt with NEL Sharpshooter (3rd hunt with Omega, Version 4) today. School I have pretty much hunted out, so I use it as a "proving ground". I am surprised to find any coins here at this point. WOW, the Omega/NEL combo found about 15 coins between 3" & 7" deep that I missed with 4 other detectors and 8 coils. I saw a small piece of surface foil to see where the sweet spot was to pinpoint. The pinpointing was incredible! Exactly under the square 'Teknetics' sticker is where the target will be, every time. Within 5 minutes of using the NEL I was digging 2-3" wide plugs with the target either being at the bottom of plug or hole. Depth gauge was accurate. ID numbers seemed just as accurate as the 8" coil. Separation is intense compared to the 8" concentric I was using for the first two hunts. Found 2 nickels that had very solid tone & ID, one at about 6" the other at a solid 5". One quarter was a good 7". I know because I buried the blade on the Lesche. Also I found a Disney watch at about 4". I was running sens 65-69 & very little EMI, disc set at 15-16 & using 4 tones. This school is not large at all & the areas I hit are my go-to spots that I have hit every week or 2 for the past 2 years, so finding coins more than 2" deep here is impressive to me at this site. The quality of the NEL coil seems very good. Durable, with a very thick cable. Seemed just as easy to swing as the 8" but a bit heavier maybe. I am really loving this Omega/Sharpshooter combo.

Thanks this is why I have the sharpshooter coming as I have it on my ET Pro and it is more accurate than the stock coils as for as I am concerned . I truly believe the Omega is a detector that will deliver with the right coil. Only other issure is the screaming sound sometimes when checking the ground balance is this normal . When I get to a site to hunt I GB and go at it and then sometimes it will start to do a lot of falsing so I go to check my ground balance and it will give this onGodly screaming effect like I said sounds like a toy Space gun I use to have yrs ago LOL

well figured out the screaming issue with the omega It did it so I decided to dig the spot and man there was so much shredded aluminum scrap so small I barely saw it so when it does it there has to be some type of metal there . after searching a little on you tube I found a vid that it was happening and there it was the sound LOL so now I know . the Omega looks like a keeper for me so now the order the NEL Hunter coil for it to go with the NEL sharpshooter

Are you setting the disc at 16? I notice this really helps with small foil close to the surface. Did you try the NEL sharpshooter from the ETP on your Omega yet? It is compatible with the Greek series Tek's. If you haven't tried it, maybe give it a shot.

 

[BarryL]

With that being said it equals out to about 16 hours.using the stock 10 inch coil . My ground is not high mineralized so ground balance is not to difficult but I have noticed if I try to GB it during use at the same location sometimes it sounds like a KIds toy space gun with a constant shreal . I also am not impressed with the 10 inch concentric coil on it . Thus I have a DD coil coming for it . Compared to My ET pro and NEL sharpshooter coil I don't see much difference other than Manual ground Balance . I run Disc at 40 to eliminate nails and most foil with Sens at about 70 which seems to work pretty well . It is the version 4 , but runs pretty quiet most of the time . Also noticed The pinpointing is not very accurate on it ,as I tested it with a coin on top of the ground to see just where it would locate on the coil which always was right under the rod mounting bolt . so this is where I would try to get it to be on a target response but it was always about 4 inches off towards the front of the coil and I only found this out after about the third target recovery so I started taking a very close look at the ground when pinpointing and taking my digger and only making a two inch by two inch hole but no target so I would cut the plug about two inches further towards where the front of the coil would be and there it would be , depth wise it is very accurate I will say that .

Went for my first hunt with NEL Sharpshooter (3rd hunt with Omega, Version 4) today. School I have pretty much hunted out, so I use it as a "proving ground". I am surprised to find any coins here at this point. WOW, the Omega/NEL combo found about 15 coins between 3" & 7" deep that I missed with 4 other detectors and 8 coils. I saw a small piece of surface foil to see where the sweet spot was to pinpoint. The pinpointing was incredible! Exactly under the square 'Teknetics' sticker is where the target will be, every time. Within 5 minutes of using the NEL I was digging 2-3" wide plugs with the target either being at the bottom of plug or hole. Depth gauge was accurate. ID numbers seemed just as accurate as the 8" coil. Separation is intense compared to the 8" concentric I was using for the first two hunts. Found 2 nickels that had very solid tone & ID, one at about 6" the other at a solid 5". One quarter was a good 7". I know because I buried the blade on the Lesche. Also I found a Disney watch at about 4". I was running sens 65-69 & very little EMI, disc set at 15-16 & using 4 tones. This school is not large at all & the areas I hit are my go-to spots that I have hit every week or 2 for the past 2 years, so finding coins more than 2" deep here is impressive to me at this site. The quality of the NEL coil seems very good. Durable, with a very thick cable. Seemed just as easy to swing as the 8" but a bit heavier maybe. I am really loving this Omega/Sharpshooter combo.

Thanks this is why I have the sharpshooter coming as I have it on my ET Pro and it is more accurate than the stock coils as for as I am concerned . I truly believe the Omega is a detector that will deliver with the right coil. Only other issure is the screaming sound sometimes when checking the ground balance is this normal . When I get to a site to hunt I GB and go at it and then sometimes it will start to do a lot of falsing so I go to check my ground balance and it will give this onGodly screaming effect like I said sounds like a toy Space gun I use to have yrs ago LOL

well figured out the screaming issue with the omega It did it so I decided to dig the spot and man there was so much shredded aluminum scrap so small I barely saw it so when it does it there has to be some type of metal there . after searching a little on you tube I found a vid that it was happening and there it was the sound LOL so now I know . the Omega looks like a keeper for me so now the order the NEL Hunter coil for it to go with the NEL sharpshooter

Are you setting the disc at 16? I notice this really helps with small foil close to the surface. Did you try the NEL sharpshooter from the ETP on your Omega yet? It is compatible with the Greek series Tek's. If you haven't tried it, maybe give it a shot.

yes I run the disc at 16 and bought another NEL sharpshooter so I have one on both machines . Rain has kept me in here as we are experiencing a lot of flooding here in Texas Like Oklahoma so will be a few more days before I can give it a test run But I think if it performs as well as my ETPro does I may not need the ET Pro LOL