Oh... So THAT'S why using some discrimination is a good idea!

[secondstar]

Good evening everyone, today I experienced firsthand the benefit of running the XP Deus with some discrimination. I've recently moved away from full tones with 0 disc in favor of 3 tones with disc set at 7.5. I don't use pitch because most of my sites are contaminated with modern trash. My strategy is to "scout" in 12 kHz with reactivity set to 2, silencer -1 and then switch to 25 kHz with reactivity set to 3, silencer -1 once the trash starts to get heavy. I was detecting a stretch of woods and got into some iron when all of a sudden, wham! I got a signal with a solid 80 before I had the chance to cut over to 25 kHz. As a test, I switched over to my old full tones program and did not like what I heard at all. I dig, and out pops one of the nicest IHP's that I have ever found!





In full tones, the presence of ferrous next to non ferrous (the IHP) caused the signal to not only down average but to also be inconsistent. In 3 tones with disc set at 7.5 the TID remained at a solid 80 in 12 kHz no matter which way I came at it. I am convinced that I would have missed this coin if I were using full tones with 0 disc.

Mike

 

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[HuntinDog]

Your on track with that one.
Great score .
Congrats

 

[bigtim1973]

Good job. I only use 3 tones on my deus. I think it is simpler to distinguish targets better that way. I run disc at about 6 and prefer to hunt in 17 or higher freq. The signals pop good enough for me and I prefer tones to pitch. Keep up the good work!!

 

[Jeff H]

Good one Secondstar. I like multi tones and a bit of disc myself. I also like to do what you did. Check a signal with different programs/settings before I dig it. It takes but a second to do that and you learn a lot.

 

[RustyGold]

Great find Mike! Thanks for the XP settings.