Andy Sabisch
Active member
As those that have been swinging the Deus for any length of time can attest, it speaks a language all its own. The Deus is similar to the Minelab's in that the language it speaks is so different from other detectors that often people that pick one up toss in the towel before they learn the language. For those where the light has come on, the capabilities are pretty amazing under some very challenging conditions.
I wanted to share an example of what the Deus can do and what it tells you from this weekend's hunt.
There are two reasons why sites that have been hunted for years still contain valuables to be found . . . . the targets are either extremely deep making it hard for most detectors to pick them up or they are not that deep yet masked by adjacent trash which makes them invisible to most detectors.
I was in South Carolina this weekend for my daughter's graduation and couldn't resist swinging over to a small site that had been hunted regularly for years and even had a few club hunts on it. Finds have all but dried up and local hunters have moved on to greener pastures. There were two structures on the property that were torn down many years ago which has left areas littered with trash - and much of it being ferrous in nature. Small coils, hunting with virtually no discrimination and even the ol' TTF technique have been employed here and the finds pretty much depleted.
I started in the thick of the trashy area and bumped the Reactivity up to "2" to reduce the recovery time (that number may be more relevant in the coming weeks
), set the Silencer at "2" and the IRON VOL at "3". A few other customized settings had me ready to start. The iron was clearly evident based on the iron tones but they were ignored by the frequency. Several signals came through that registered as good targets (high VDI values); however, the sound was noticeably different from what a coin would sound like . . . it had a slight buzz at the edges of the area and the VDI numbers would jump and hit the "98" / "99" on more than one pass. Checking them with adjustments to the SILENCER as well as REACTIVITY and IRON VOL, they become even more different from coins making them easier to distinguish and ignore. I dug several and confirmed they were iron in nature.
After 20 minutes or so, I received a clear signal reading in the "90" range followed by an iron tone in close proximity . . . . and the clear signal lacked the buzz from other targets. Circling the area, it was clear that there were multiple targets present. Switching to the AUDIO NON-MOTION DISC, I picked out the good signal and then two ferrous signals - one of which was a loud signal.
Cutting a plug, I pulled out a rusted piece of steel (see the photo) from about 5 inches followed by a nail and finally the 1945 Mercury dime (and the back was scratched when I found it . . . . honest . . . don't worry, my daughter didn't believe me either :veryangry: ). The coin was not under the iron - not saying that - but it was in the same hole as the other pieces of iron yet had still produced a signal that was clearly something worth recovering. Even with the IRON VOL at "0" and the SILENCER at "3", the coin came through while the ferrous targets did not.
I also found several clad coins at depths down to about 5" and in almost every case there was trash in the immediate area when checking it in the AUDIO NON-MOTION DISC mode which had likely resulted in other detectors missing them during the short period of time they were in shutdown from hitting the trash first.
Tuning your ears into what the Deus is telling you when the coil goes over a rusted, odd-shaped piece of ferrous trash (which often produces VDI's in the 90's) and a coin that produces the same VDI (and hence tone) takes a little practice but once you can tell the nuances apart (the subtle differences in the tones and audio response), you will find that you dig less ferrous trash and more keepers from amongst the ferrous trash.
Andy Sabisch
I wanted to share an example of what the Deus can do and what it tells you from this weekend's hunt.
There are two reasons why sites that have been hunted for years still contain valuables to be found . . . . the targets are either extremely deep making it hard for most detectors to pick them up or they are not that deep yet masked by adjacent trash which makes them invisible to most detectors.
I was in South Carolina this weekend for my daughter's graduation and couldn't resist swinging over to a small site that had been hunted regularly for years and even had a few club hunts on it. Finds have all but dried up and local hunters have moved on to greener pastures. There were two structures on the property that were torn down many years ago which has left areas littered with trash - and much of it being ferrous in nature. Small coils, hunting with virtually no discrimination and even the ol' TTF technique have been employed here and the finds pretty much depleted.
I started in the thick of the trashy area and bumped the Reactivity up to "2" to reduce the recovery time (that number may be more relevant in the coming weeks
), set the Silencer at "2" and the IRON VOL at "3". A few other customized settings had me ready to start. The iron was clearly evident based on the iron tones but they were ignored by the frequency. Several signals came through that registered as good targets (high VDI values); however, the sound was noticeably different from what a coin would sound like . . . it had a slight buzz at the edges of the area and the VDI numbers would jump and hit the "98" / "99" on more than one pass. Checking them with adjustments to the SILENCER as well as REACTIVITY and IRON VOL, they become even more different from coins making them easier to distinguish and ignore. I dug several and confirmed they were iron in nature.After 20 minutes or so, I received a clear signal reading in the "90" range followed by an iron tone in close proximity . . . . and the clear signal lacked the buzz from other targets. Circling the area, it was clear that there were multiple targets present. Switching to the AUDIO NON-MOTION DISC, I picked out the good signal and then two ferrous signals - one of which was a loud signal.
Cutting a plug, I pulled out a rusted piece of steel (see the photo) from about 5 inches followed by a nail and finally the 1945 Mercury dime (and the back was scratched when I found it . . . . honest . . . don't worry, my daughter didn't believe me either :veryangry: ). The coin was not under the iron - not saying that - but it was in the same hole as the other pieces of iron yet had still produced a signal that was clearly something worth recovering. Even with the IRON VOL at "0" and the SILENCER at "3", the coin came through while the ferrous targets did not.
I also found several clad coins at depths down to about 5" and in almost every case there was trash in the immediate area when checking it in the AUDIO NON-MOTION DISC mode which had likely resulted in other detectors missing them during the short period of time they were in shutdown from hitting the trash first.
Tuning your ears into what the Deus is telling you when the coil goes over a rusted, odd-shaped piece of ferrous trash (which often produces VDI's in the 90's) and a coin that produces the same VDI (and hence tone) takes a little practice but once you can tell the nuances apart (the subtle differences in the tones and audio response), you will find that you dig less ferrous trash and more keepers from amongst the ferrous trash.
Andy Sabisch
