New SGI / Military cavern (treasure?) location technique

[Marc]

It seems there will be a new tool in the governments arsenal for locating caves and caches deep underground...

Read the story at News.com

[cptbil]

To All Concerned:
This technology has been around, as the article says, for years in the field, for searching out oil deposits!
Only one draw back...
You have to have that receiving/computing equipment Truck mounted!
Heck!
Hay!
Where I go, Me 'n Dog have a hard time :P getting there on foot!

[da Hobo]

Yep Cptbil, you are correct . . . . it's been around many a year. First time I saw it in use was early 70's in East Africa, in the desert. They used a LARGE truck with a BIG metal plate in back and they did indeed call it "Thumper" because that baby could thump the ground REAL good. That and dynamite were the two common ways to make the sound wave necessary to penetrate the earth's surface to the depths they wanted.

On this subject and at sea, I used to work in that field (oil exploration) and they used a similar system there (dynamite in the old days and later "Air Guns" that blast a sudden air charge under water to penetrate the sea bottom). It was often amazing to walk into the "Recording Room" and see the image of a sunken ship moving across the strip chart recorder. I often wondered if it was new sinking or an ancient one. We would glance at it and then go on with our work because we had no interest in anything other than oil and gas deposit structures, usually thousands of feet deep.

With todays technology, 3D images and color, it must really be amazing!!

Hobo

[lets_go]

When you can buy one and put it in your back pocket let me know. Right now, only the big boys get to play with it.

[insomnia123]

Hello Cptbil

I understand you are in the Corpus Christi Area..

I am looking to detect on Padre Island & Mustand Island area beaches.

I Understand I am not able to detect national seashore, and state parks such as Mustang island state park, I also belive there is a small state park just south of mustang island, also again in Port Aransas area.

I have some locations of ship wrecks that are in areas I belive are OK to detect.

As well are looking for soft sand as opposed to hard clay to dig...lol...

Any tips, recommendations ect are greatley appreciated. " Does & Dont'S " ect

Thankx in advance

Insomnia123

PS yer inbox is full