A very good thread.
A few comments here based on my experiences.
A person would serve themselves well to judge their soil mineralization,, to determine the best reactivity setting for max depth.
Now silencer at -1 ,,,this is a given.
My experiences show,,if mineralization meter is 3/4 of the way full or fuller--- reactivity settings 0 and 1 not useable or are very restricted,,meaning the signals on deeper targets can be skewed to low tone and or be very swing speed/ coil position sensitive.
Even using reactivity 2 with said mineral levels above-- may not be the greatest idea.
Something else I have been witnessing,,,,coins on edge-- tone not the sweetest sounding, or high tone sounding,,moreso caught in the middle tone wise,,almost sounds closer to low tone. My ground has been wet as of late-- this could,be a contributing factor.
Also,,the horseshoe may be a good key-- the amount shaded,,,meaning even a low tone with a sliver of horseshoe--- could be a deep nonferrous target.
Also,,I have been getting a few targets providing low tone ( iron tone) with disc set at 5.8,,, and checked some of these targets with full tones O disc,,show iron signal--- and out pops a nonferrous target in nails.
Pay close attention to the tone--- some targets both shallower an deeper not higher sounding,,actually lower sounding--- and these can be nonferrous targets.
Sometimes I think, but can't prove-- either mineral or iron dust is compromising the tone signal on nonferrous targets-- both mid depths and deep.
If you are only digging textbook tone targets--IMO you are leaving nonferrous targets in the ground.
Meter readings--- you depend on these,,you are leaving some ( key word some)) good targets in the ground.
Remember,,just locating a nonferrous target ( depending on the site)) is a major feat sometimes for any detector,, even the Deus,,,no matter the ID reading on the meter.
A few comments here based on my experiences.
A person would serve themselves well to judge their soil mineralization,, to determine the best reactivity setting for max depth.
Now silencer at -1 ,,,this is a given.
My experiences show,,if mineralization meter is 3/4 of the way full or fuller--- reactivity settings 0 and 1 not useable or are very restricted,,meaning the signals on deeper targets can be skewed to low tone and or be very swing speed/ coil position sensitive.
Even using reactivity 2 with said mineral levels above-- may not be the greatest idea.
Something else I have been witnessing,,,,coins on edge-- tone not the sweetest sounding, or high tone sounding,,moreso caught in the middle tone wise,,almost sounds closer to low tone. My ground has been wet as of late-- this could,be a contributing factor.
Also,,the horseshoe may be a good key-- the amount shaded,,,meaning even a low tone with a sliver of horseshoe--- could be a deep nonferrous target.
Also,,I have been getting a few targets providing low tone ( iron tone) with disc set at 5.8,,, and checked some of these targets with full tones O disc,,show iron signal--- and out pops a nonferrous target in nails.
Pay close attention to the tone--- some targets both shallower an deeper not higher sounding,,actually lower sounding--- and these can be nonferrous targets.
Sometimes I think, but can't prove-- either mineral or iron dust is compromising the tone signal on nonferrous targets-- both mid depths and deep.
If you are only digging textbook tone targets--IMO you are leaving nonferrous targets in the ground.
Meter readings--- you depend on these,,you are leaving some ( key word some)) good targets in the ground.
Remember,,just locating a nonferrous target ( depending on the site)) is a major feat sometimes for any detector,, even the Deus,,,no matter the ID reading on the meter.