Full Tones Worked For Me!

[nalgene77]

Many thanks to RKS 1949 for posting the YouTube video from Stephen Auker encouraging the use of full tones. Took a while to get used to but it was worth the effort. I'm in Canada and after 2 exploratory hunts and a little tuning it looks like I'm a believer!

Today's hunt = 1911 V Nickle (worn out), 1918 British Penny, 1880 British Farthing (bent), 1917 Dime, Pre 36 Dime, and my first (of this style) 1932 and 1936 One Cent.

 

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[rks1949]

The more I use it,the better I like it!there's just a short learning curve for your ears to get used to the tones,then when you hit a good target,you will know it instantly! I'm glad it works for you too! I don't know why more people over here don't use it?

 

[Pointman]

I've found more nickels including V nickels and British Large sent (1894) like the one you found with the Deus, because the machine will sound really good on lower conductive targets than any machine I have used (I haven't changed the settings on the CTX, but I am sure that it can be programmed as well).

When I first had a Deus (December 2013), I used full-tones, and now I think I will go back to using that setting.

 

[rks1949]

In full tones,once your brain and ears learn to sort out the different tones,the Deus really gives you a great "picture" of what is under the coil!

 

[Silver Simon]

I'd like to try full tones and see if I can catch on. I have the program ready, but I haven't used it yet. I keep seeing people post good things, so I might try it this weekend. Any tips?

 

[nalgene77]

Skunked yesterday!

Six hours of hunting today. Costume jewelry and the lock came from an old vacant lot. Then detected the river gravel where the paddle-wheeler's would tie up, might be an employee button based on the anchor. My first fishy, mercury dime, and 5 cent coin. Interesting winged Canada pin.

Everything still sounds very similar to me with the Deus, but I'm starting to notice subtle differences in the full tones.

 

[Higgy]

I'm trying the full-tones program from Gary (Gary's Detecting). Yesterday, I got out for about an hour - which isnt much, but the best I could do. I found an aluminum tag with the name of a family member who have owned the farm for over 110 years. My wife is an avid genealogist, and looked it up. Sure enough, now I know exactly whom to give that tag. Its the wife of one of my former work-mates. He married into the family, and his wife is great-granddaughter of the guy on the tag.

Anyhow! Learning that full-tones. It was a really trashy area around a carriage shed, and there were a lot of lower and mid tones. I'll go back when I can break loose and play around with the lower tones again, not just the high ones.