Western Kentucky

[Murrayguy]

I just got myself a White’s eagle spectrum does anyone know anything about them and anyone from Western Kentucky

 

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[dts52]

Welcome from Goshen, CT. Sorry, I’m unfamiliar with White’s machines.
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[Megalodon]

Welcome to tnet from Maryland! I was briefly at Murray State over 40 years ago as a biology grad student & left when my advisor died in a jeep crash. Lived out at the (then new) Biological station and always thought some of those swimming beaches would be good places to hunt. Those shores and islands are great for projectile points and other artifacts.

 

[A2coins]

I think the whites eagle spectrum was a top machine way back when , there is a section a forum on metal detecting and brands click forum to check it out

 

[A2coins]

Welcome also from Mi Tommy

 

[vpnavy]

I just got myself a White’s eagle spectrum does anyone know anything about them and anyone from Western Kentucky

I noticed this was your very first post - so, Welcome Aboard Murrayguy! Take a look at Forum: Kentucky for information (i.e., clubs, etc.) directly related to your state.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Welcome to the forum!

I bet can find the user manual online or get a copy from White's.

 

[Rookster]

Welcome to Tnet from Mississippi.

 

[cudamark]

Welcome! A White's Spectrum is a good machine.....a bit dated, depth limited, and not a good salt water beach machine, but, a very good coin machine. It has a very accurate I.D. system on coins. Worth maybe $200 in today's market place assuming it's in good shape and works properly.

 

[Murrayguy]

Yea I’m looking to buy another one later on

 

[Megalodon]

There's a nice swimming beach not far from you. Get yourself out there when there's nobody around on the beach - like this time of the year, and practice, practice, practice where the digging is easy.

 

[Raider19962]

I still have a White's Spectrum. It's a good coinhunter. It'll work on the dry beach, not so great in the salty stuff. I can't complain...it did the job.

 

[westKYdigger]

Welcome to TNET, I am also in Murray. DO NOT detect in LBL. It is Federal land & they are serious about artifact hunting of any kind. The last page of their rules state:
• The use of metal detectors within LBL is strictly prohibited.
• Destruction, defacement, disturbance, or removal of any building, sign, structure, barrier, archaeological
artifact, natural feature, or public property of any kind is prohibited.
https://www.landbetweenthelakes.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014LBLRulesRegsFactSheet.pdf
They will take your detector, your vehicle & anything they think you used while hunting. Their idea of an archaeological artifact is anything that's been there longer than about 10 minutes.
Sorry to disappoint.

 

[Megalodon]

Yep. The gov't flooded whole communities but walk there with a metal detector to pick up a few coins and you're the bad guy.

Interesting read on local history:
https://kentuckylakehistory.wordpre...lake-lake-barkley-and-land-between-the-lakes/