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Threshold - Loud or Nothing - Is it me?
- Thread starter flysar
- Start date
saltwater jim
New member
Are you in salt water my threshold will be overidden my mineral sounds ie salt then i just slow down , the targets really come thru any misc noise jimmy
Freshwater. Most of my searching will be on freshwater beaches that make my CTX nearly useless.
I spoke with Rusty at Garrett and he said because it's digital it has no fine adjustments and I could adjust the headset volume to lower the threshold.
My concern with that is not hearing the smaller or deeper targets so I need to do some tests to compare which nets the smaller deeper/smaller targets:
- silent threshold (6.5) with headset normal volume (or)
- louder threshold (7) with lowered headset volume
I spoke with Rusty at Garrett and he said because it's digital it has no fine adjustments and I could adjust the headset volume to lower the threshold.
My concern with that is not hearing the smaller or deeper targets so I need to do some tests to compare which nets the smaller deeper/smaller targets:
- silent threshold (6.5) with headset normal volume (or)
- louder threshold (7) with lowered headset volume
WaterWalker
Well-known member
In fresh water:
GB at water's edge
Try Auto frequency select
I find I can run between 6 and 8 with a slight threshold sound
Sensitivity to a maximum setting were I can tolerate the sensing of signals too small to find - some might call these signals falsing
I have the GG Amphibian headphones set to approximately 80% so I can increase the volume if needed, ditto with the ATX's volume
Resign to the fact that you are using a PI detector and it is near to impossible to set an ATX up to run with the constant threshold hum of a VLF detector.
GB at water's edge
Try Auto frequency select
I find I can run between 6 and 8 with a slight threshold sound
Sensitivity to a maximum setting were I can tolerate the sensing of signals too small to find - some might call these signals falsing
I have the GG Amphibian headphones set to approximately 80% so I can increase the volume if needed, ditto with the ATX's volume
Resign to the fact that you are using a PI detector and it is near to impossible to set an ATX up to run with the constant threshold hum of a VLF detector.
Desert Detective
New member
Interesting... I am about to upload my first vids to my YouTube Channel using my ATX... I am hunting in heavy mineralization, on desert sand next to freshwater, I was hunting on the Virgin River Sandbars today and I have total threshold control at a very slight hum... I was running at 12 sens and 7-8 threshold and it was giving a smooth, clear hum. I haven't tried it in the water yet.