Teemore
One foot out the door
OK, been using the SDC since it was first released so many many years ago. But believe hearing is impacting my results.
Can genuinely state that I will find gold 90-95% of the times that I go out and I know I should be happy with that (and to a certain extent I am).
Ditto with the GPX 4800 with a range of coils but success is limited. Mainly through a lack of use, not finding gold within a couple of hours and then reverting to the SDC.
Best bits with both detectors range from those that don't register on the scales to a lovely 22gm nugget.
Here's the BUT ....... while I get my 1's and 2's, sometimes 10's and 12's there are other operators out there doing MUCH better averaging 10 or more on their outings.
I know that some of that would be related to location BUT have had experiences where I've taken mates to spots where I've got my 2's and 3's and they immediately ping 7's, 8's or more (anyone remember how Scrounger used to clean up?).
There are times when my better half will have a go at me, can't hear the oven timer chiming, can't hear the iron pinging to say it's been left unattended etc. etc. ..... clearly I don't hear tones that she does.
SO .... and this may be difficult, but what tone range does the SDC actually use (in either of it's 2 settings).
There is a "tone generator" website that can be used for a lot of varying things ..... if I knew what the SDC tone was it could be entered and the tone replayed (at varying volumes) .... that might identify what tones can or can't I hear.
Probably something for someone with experience (Nenad/Pat-SteelPhase etc) out there could advise on or have a fiddle with to determine which tone to set the "app" to to replicate the SDC tones.
Ultimately perhaps a SP01 v2(or something) that can change a tone from something inaudible to a range of people to something in the range they can hear.
Sorry it's a bit long winded but hope you get my drift....
The link is below,
Cheers Tom
http://www.szynalski.com/tone-generator/
Can genuinely state that I will find gold 90-95% of the times that I go out and I know I should be happy with that (and to a certain extent I am).
Ditto with the GPX 4800 with a range of coils but success is limited. Mainly through a lack of use, not finding gold within a couple of hours and then reverting to the SDC.
Best bits with both detectors range from those that don't register on the scales to a lovely 22gm nugget.
Here's the BUT ....... while I get my 1's and 2's, sometimes 10's and 12's there are other operators out there doing MUCH better averaging 10 or more on their outings.
I know that some of that would be related to location BUT have had experiences where I've taken mates to spots where I've got my 2's and 3's and they immediately ping 7's, 8's or more (anyone remember how Scrounger used to clean up?).
There are times when my better half will have a go at me, can't hear the oven timer chiming, can't hear the iron pinging to say it's been left unattended etc. etc. ..... clearly I don't hear tones that she does.
SO .... and this may be difficult, but what tone range does the SDC actually use (in either of it's 2 settings).
There is a "tone generator" website that can be used for a lot of varying things ..... if I knew what the SDC tone was it could be entered and the tone replayed (at varying volumes) .... that might identify what tones can or can't I hear.
Probably something for someone with experience (Nenad/Pat-SteelPhase etc) out there could advise on or have a fiddle with to determine which tone to set the "app" to to replicate the SDC tones.
Ultimately perhaps a SP01 v2(or something) that can change a tone from something inaudible to a range of people to something in the range they can hear.
Sorry it's a bit long winded but hope you get my drift....
The link is below,
Cheers Tom
http://www.szynalski.com/tone-generator/