Recent content by thickas

Thanks for the vote of confidence chewy

A quick update on my progress. I have done 4 trips since the penny finaly droped on running my 4500 quietly. The first 3 trips where spent playing with coils and settings and finding plenty of junk finaly feeling really good about things. On saturday all i had to do was turn the 4500 on give it...

Yer Im about the same now.

I did exactly that for years but you cant get the best from a detector until you understand what you need to do to get the best from the machine on any day or location

Reminds me of an old rhyme. Here i sit broken hearted, paid my penny and only far----. Being a new member Ill leave it there. Dont want to push boundaries yet

As the name says, thickas. I got a 4500 about 2 years after they where released. My mate i do most of my detecting got his earlier. Through all the trips,conversations,testing and effort he put into me to help me understand the machine is greatly appreciated and will never be forgoten. Last...

i have been going through the topics and have seen very little on the gpx 4800. As Im new to the site am I missing something.

Sorry mate i keep hitting the wrong keys and losing what i type. I have tried the custom settings but i find them noisy. When i get it wrightn i have a great day but more often than not Im not quit there. Thank you for your reply

good old 4500

I am a newby to forums of any kind. I have had a detector for a lot of years and it is hard to believe anyone can spend so much time with a machine and learn so little, hence the name thickas