:usaflag:Andy's Explorer/E-Trac Handbook

[MNCoinhunter]

My (autographed) handbook arrived in the mail today....and it was my wife's first inkling that something was up...ha-ha!

Guess I should just start from the beginning and read it three or eight times.

Have a great weekend metalheads !!

 

[teleman2525]

started reading mine right off as it came with my detector after lots off time using my se re reading the book and the posts on this site things realy start to come together there is lots of things to learn but as you go you,ll find the se pro is actualy quite simple to operate i think its easyer then my xlt and less to learn easyer set up have a blast you,ll love your new toy but you will wonder abit at first if you made the right choice dont give up suddenly it will start to all make great sense you,ll never look back hang in good times to come

 

[MNCoinhunter]

Funny thing, is that my hunting buddy has an Explorer II. The first time I tried it he told me not to get frustrated and keep at it. I found a '36 mercury dime about a half an hour later..lol. He said I was just lucky..ha-ha!!

 

[dirt doctor]

Andy's book is great reading .I read it before going to sleep when it's nice and quiet it sinks in better for me that way .

 

[Idaho PRB]

For me, the book broke everything down into bite size pieces so I could absorb the information, rather than have my brain overload and reject it. I keep a highlighter pen clipped to the cover so I can mark sentences or sections that I want to be able to recall quickly or emphasize. When I'm really tired and don't want to re-read a whole chapter, I just re-read my highlighted sections.

 

[MNCoinhunter]

Well, I have gotten to about page 100 in Andy's Book. I gotta say that it would be very tempting for a "newbie" with a ML to just borrow another person's settings. But I think I understand that what works for one person won't neccesarily work in your ground conditions etc.. There are so many variables involved that it would make more sense to invent your own programs for your area. Of course I would be lying if I said I was'nt going to at least try out, say Bryce's "old coins" settings, to see how it performs up here. But I think it would be more rewarding in the long run for me, if I came up with my own "silver sucker" programs.

I should add that if you are not familiar with some of the terminology used in this book, you better take an aspirin beforehand..

Great book though. I have learned a lot in the last day or two.

 

[MNCoinhunter]

I meant to say "deep coins" program....sorry Bryce

 

[Bell-Two]

I learned from Andy's book, I did think though the layout could have been tweaked a bit. It jumps back and forth from talking about Explorers to E-Trac. I thought it would have been simpler to keep information about each detector in it's own space. At times I felt it's primary focus was for Explorer users who wish to know more about or to move to the E-Trac.

 

[born2hunt]

It's all those variables that make the explorer such a great machine,IMO. It does so much more than just change discrimination patterns, like some detectors. I haven't started reading my copy yet, it's all wrapped up and under the tree. I feel like I'm 12 again.

 

[Andy Sabisch]

Thanks for the positive posts and E-mail I've received from people that have found the book to be a real help in getting the most out of their detectors . . . the new Quattro / Safari Handbook should be out by the end of January and shoudl give users of those detectors the same level of information to help them in the field.

Looking at a few options for my next book project . . . . . as they say. the writing keeps me out of trouble

Andy Sabisch