dadoftwogirls
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A concentric 10" or an elliptical 11" DD coil and why? Your personal opinions and insight are appreciated.
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Spooky said:I guess I should ask, what machine, and are these your ONLY options?
Trashy?
neither.
I use a 4x6 or a 5.3 concentric on the DFX with the EEPROM hi trash program, or MXT 5.3 with low gain and his disrim but I digress...
Smaller is GENERALLY better in trash, but that depends.
The DD WILL give you better seperability in trash, but not a HUGE gain over the concentric in the size you mentioned.
Of the two you mentioned, the DD is better at handling trash, but the larger coil size MIGHT nullify the advantage..
In my experience, they should be about even, but "trash' is a difficult thing to gauge..
4-H said:Sorry. Couldn't resist.
stevefisher7767 said:a small coil will make you think you have a NEW detector in a Trashy park.
Frankn said:I know I am flowing against the tide here, but, I would use the 10" concentric. I use a 9.5 concentric with my XLT and I rely on my panel indication.
Here's my reasoning. The DD has a wider& shallower pick up pattern. The 10" more pointed pattern which can more easily work around the trash. The 10" will pinpoint better because of the pointed pattern and fact that it has only one sweet spot! The DD wide pattern causes problems in trashey areas Plus the double pattern actually has two sweet spots which can cause problems pin pointing. I know most hunters have been brainwashed into using a more costly DD without looking at the facts and I expect to get a lot of flack without any electronic backing. Back up your comments with facts please!
ivan salis said:first in trashy areas --you need to get "target seperation" so trash signals do not comingle with good signals -- otherwise the junk signals will be masking good stuff --thus you use a SMALL COIL * TO GET BETTER TARGET SEPERATION -- for getting max depth in a "clean" area yes a big coil is better , but in trashy areas --your going to have fits with a "big coil" because more than one target will be detected at a time ( thus you'll get comingling / masking issues)
the 11 inch DD is the better coil of the two larger types you speak of. in my veiw.