OregonMike
Member
Hi, and thanks for looking at this:
E-Trac user for about a year, after 9 years of other fairly high-end detectors.
I loaded TTF onto my detector and played around with it a little, but never needed it very much until now.
I got permission Sunday to hunt a lot right on Main Street where an old house once burned down. Google Earth goes back to 1994 and the house is already gone by then.
I entered the property, and could not get a threshold. About half the lot is this way. Skipped it and went on to the rest of the lot. Finds were skimpy, just a couple of wheats and some clad.
After that, I went back to the trashy side and turned on TTF, but I'm not really sure what to look (or listen) for. I realize that higher tones could be better, but I just kept finding nails so I gave up for the time being.
My questions:
1. Let's say that for me using the e-Trac in conductive mode, a silver dime hits at 12-45. What should that same coin read on the screen when using TTF? How else can I tell the nails and trash from the treasures?
2. What are some "dig/don't dig" guidelines to know when using TTF?
3. Any other tips for detecting in a sea of what looks to be the remnants of a machine shop/fire site? Honestly, metal everywhere, no threshold on conductive for several feet in any direction.
Oh, one other thing to know. I have a 5 inch coil that I'm guessing is the right one for this job. That's going to take a lot of swinging, but fortunately the permission is for unlimited visits, so I can take it slow. Between not having used the 5 inch coil much, and not having used TTF much, I feel pretty inexperienced, (as I should, I guess!)
Thanks again for reading this. I will definitely appreciate any help.
Mike
E-Trac user for about a year, after 9 years of other fairly high-end detectors.
I loaded TTF onto my detector and played around with it a little, but never needed it very much until now.
I got permission Sunday to hunt a lot right on Main Street where an old house once burned down. Google Earth goes back to 1994 and the house is already gone by then.
I entered the property, and could not get a threshold. About half the lot is this way. Skipped it and went on to the rest of the lot. Finds were skimpy, just a couple of wheats and some clad.
After that, I went back to the trashy side and turned on TTF, but I'm not really sure what to look (or listen) for. I realize that higher tones could be better, but I just kept finding nails so I gave up for the time being.
My questions:
1. Let's say that for me using the e-Trac in conductive mode, a silver dime hits at 12-45. What should that same coin read on the screen when using TTF? How else can I tell the nails and trash from the treasures?
2. What are some "dig/don't dig" guidelines to know when using TTF?
3. Any other tips for detecting in a sea of what looks to be the remnants of a machine shop/fire site? Honestly, metal everywhere, no threshold on conductive for several feet in any direction.
Oh, one other thing to know. I have a 5 inch coil that I'm guessing is the right one for this job. That's going to take a lot of swinging, but fortunately the permission is for unlimited visits, so I can take it slow. Between not having used the 5 inch coil much, and not having used TTF much, I feel pretty inexperienced, (as I should, I guess!)
Thanks again for reading this. I will definitely appreciate any help.
Mike