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<blockquote data-quote="AU Fever" data-source="post: 10707" data-attributes="member: 397"><p>After having a think overnight I realise I was probably using the wrong settings yesterday. The problem with the Eureka Gold is that with 3 frequencies to choose from, how do you know which was is best for the ground you're in?</p><p>I (stupidly) thought that I would go for the big deep nuggets, so had the machine set at 6.4kHz and audio on boost. This should've given me the best depth, but could also miss a lot of smaller nuggets just below the surface. </p><p>It wasn't until I was having a chat with a local just before leaving that I realised the place had been flogged and most likely all of the big deep nuggets were already taken.</p><p>Once he had shown me the little nuggets he'd found just below the surface it hit me that I should've set the EG for 60kHz and audio on "Fine". This is the best setting for the smallest of nuggets in shallow ground and the Fine audio setting amplifies the target signal without amplifying the ground noise.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, live and learn. I'll be back out there next weekend - pending on a leave pass from the minister of course <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p></p><p>AU</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AU Fever, post: 10707, member: 397"] After having a think overnight I realise I was probably using the wrong settings yesterday. The problem with the Eureka Gold is that with 3 frequencies to choose from, how do you know which was is best for the ground you're in? I (stupidly) thought that I would go for the big deep nuggets, so had the machine set at 6.4kHz and audio on boost. This should've given me the best depth, but could also miss a lot of smaller nuggets just below the surface. It wasn't until I was having a chat with a local just before leaving that I realised the place had been flogged and most likely all of the big deep nuggets were already taken. Once he had shown me the little nuggets he'd found just below the surface it hit me that I should've set the EG for 60kHz and audio on "Fine". This is the best setting for the smallest of nuggets in shallow ground and the Fine audio setting amplifies the target signal without amplifying the ground noise. Anyway, live and learn. I'll be back out there next weekend - pending on a leave pass from the minister of course ;) AU [/QUOTE]
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