E-Trac or Explorer

[Willee]

If depth is the ONLY factor you are looking for get a PI.
Many relic hunters are realizing that and the White's DTI and the Garrett Infinuim are starting to dominate the civil war battelfields.

The E-Trac has several improvements over the Explorer SE.
For one the display and the numbers have been changed.
The software has been revised to straighten out the "S" curve and make the conductivity more useful in ID'ing targets.
Most good targets will be somewhere around the "12" line verticaly (Fe) and spread out better along the horizontal line (conductivity).
A big improvement if you use that display to ID targets.
No big circuit changes so I really dont understand Minelab's contention that it is not a continuation of the Explorer line.
Expect the next one to have a color screen.

Hard to beat an Explorer II for coin shooting parks and school yards ... but if you are into all that target analyzing eye candy ... you will go for the E-Trac.

The Sovereign was produced as the first true multi-frequency detector and that concept has really paid off.
The Explorer series took that a bit farther utilizing a broader band of frequency's and analyzing more of them.
Yes ... the Sovereign is about as deep detecting as the E-Trac but it will not discriminate as well as it only has tone ID with no display to show FE and CO.
However, get some experience with those tones and a Sovereign is a very deep detector as many already know.

Dont forget ... the Minelab Excalibur is a reconfigured Sovereign curcuit (BBS not FBS) and it is highly rated.

The BBS and the FBS technoligy are about the best discriminating detectors you can use in and around salt water (no ground adjustment needed).
White's even has started down this road with the three frequency Spectrum V3 detector.

 

[sniffer]

now to get back on track. I went from a DFX to the ETRAC and while there is a learning curve to the Etrac, there is a curve to all MD's. However I love my ETRAC and wouldn't trade it for anything

 

[Keppy]

If depth is the ONLY factor you are looking for get a PI.
Many relic hunters are realizing that and the White's DTI and the Garrett Infinuim are starting to dominate the civil war battelfields.

The E-Trac has several improvements over the Explorer SE.
For one the display and the numbers have been changed.
The software has been revised to straighten out the "S" curve and make the conductivity more useful in ID'ing targets.
Most good targets will be somewhere around the "12" line verticaly (Fe) and spread out better along the horizontal line (conductivity).
A big improvement if you use that display to ID targets.
No big circuit changes so I really dont understand Minelab's contention that it is not a continuation of the Explorer line.
Expect the next one to have a color screen.

Hard to beat an Explorer II for coin shooting parks and school yards ... but if you are into all that target analyzing eye candy ... you will go for the E-Trac.

The Sovereign was produced as the first true multi-frequency detector and that concept has really paid off.
The Explorer series took that a bit farther utilizing a broader band of frequency's and analyzing more of them.
Yes ... the Sovereign is about as deep detecting as the E-Trac but it will not discriminate as well as it only has tone ID with no display to show FE and CO.
However, get some experience with those tones and a Sovereign is a very deep detector as many already know.

Dont forget ... the Minelab Excalibur is a reconfigured Sovereign curcuit (BBS not FBS) and it is highly rated.

The BBS and the FBS technoligy are about the best discriminating detectors you can use in and around salt water (no ground adjustment needed).
White's even has started down this road with the three frequency Spectrum V3 detector.

Willee You just said what i have said time & time Again.....If you want depth quit crying and useing a VLF...GO get a PI detector.....

 

[Iron Patch]

If depth is the ONLY factor you are looking for get a PI.
Many relic hunters are realizing that and the White's DTI and the Garrett Infinuim are starting to dominate the civil war battelfields.

The E-Trac has several improvements over the Explorer SE.
For one the display and the numbers have been changed.
The software has been revised to straighten out the "S" curve and make the conductivity more useful in ID'ing targets.
Most good targets will be somewhere around the "12" line verticaly (Fe) and spread out better along the horizontal line (conductivity).
A big improvement if you use that display to ID targets.
No big circuit changes so I really dont understand Minelab's contention that it is not a continuation of the Explorer line.
Expect the next one to have a color screen.

Hard to beat an Explorer II for coin shooting parks and school yards ... but if you are into all that target analyzing eye candy ... you will go for the E-Trac.

The Sovereign was produced as the first true multi-frequency detector and that concept has really paid off.
The Explorer series took that a bit farther utilizing a broader band of frequency's and analyzing more of them.
Yes ... the Sovereign is about as deep detecting as the E-Trac but it will not discriminate as well as it only has tone ID with no display to show FE and CO.
However, get some experience with those tones and a Sovereign is a very deep detector as many already know.

Dont forget ... the Minelab Excalibur is a reconfigured Sovereign curcuit (BBS not FBS) and it is highly rated.

The BBS and the FBS technoligy are about the best discriminating detectors you can use in and around salt water (no ground adjustment needed).
White's even has started down this road with the three frequency Spectrum V3 detector.

Willee You just said what i have said time & time Again.....If you want depth quit crying and useing a VLF...GO get a PI detector.....

You better have some clean sites! It's one thing for a relic hunter to walk a fairly clean field looking for a stray hit, but there is NO WAY anyone is using PI units to work a typical old site. And if they are they're wasting their detecting life away by digging WAY too much small iron. Usually comments like this are made by people who haven't tried a PI on land at an old site and as good of an idea as it is on paper, it sure don't fly in the real world.

 

[sniffer]

most places I hunt, if I used a PI, I'd never finish the site, although I'd have a mountain of trash and a sore back

 

[Iron Patch]

If depth is the ONLY factor you are looking for get a PI.
Many relic hunters are realizing that and the White's DTI and the Garrett Infinuim are starting to dominate the civil war battelfields.

The E-Trac has several improvements over the Explorer SE.
For one the display and the numbers have been changed.
The software has been revised to straighten out the "S" curve and make the conductivity more useful in ID'ing targets.
Most good targets will be somewhere around the "12" line verticaly (Fe) and spread out better along the horizontal line (conductivity).
A big improvement if you use that display to ID targets.
No big circuit changes so I really dont understand Minelab's contention that it is not a continuation of the Explorer line.
Expect the next one to have a color screen.

Hard to beat an Explorer II for coin shooting parks and school yards ... but if you are into all that target analyzing eye candy ... you will go for the E-Trac.

The Sovereign was produced as the first true multi-frequency detector and that concept has really paid off.
The Explorer series took that a bit farther utilizing a broader band of frequency's and analyzing more of them.
Yes ... the Sovereign is about as deep detecting as the E-Trac but it will not discriminate as well as it only has tone ID with no display to show FE and CO.
However, get some experience with those tones and a Sovereign is a very deep detector as many already know.

Dont forget ... the Minelab Excalibur is a reconfigured Sovereign curcuit (BBS not FBS) and it is highly rated.

The BBS and the FBS technoligy are about the best discriminating detectors you can use in and around salt water (no ground adjustment needed).
White's even has started down this road with the three frequency Spectrum V3 detector.

Now that's funny, you're the first person I have ever seen on the forums say the E-trac operates like an explorer, but the crazy part is I tend to believe you over the others... it's just what would make sense. If it is true it's the proof you can't believe much of what you read on here! (especially by people who bought the E-trac and had very little, or no explorer experience)

 

[stasys]

I agree with Willie about etac and sovereigns. etrac? should be some logic if procesor faster in etrac. Now I see IP answer , but my point etrac is the same technologi like explorer but faster proccesor, not much faster, but faster. if signal from control panel and coil to headphones can be faster. where I think it should be better theoreticly, first on high sensitivity manual in ferrous open screen sounds audio 1 smooth or normal in dens iron places where I with my explorer should go slow,slow,slow-simply to slow. yes i can lower sensitivity, but with lower sensitivity you will get nothing just iron low sound, all targets long gon. but if people use discrimination on etrac in iron its still very slow. I would like to test this simple settings on etrac for one day and I would give very clear answer to myself, all you and IP , but now I have too relay on other people posts.

 

[Keppy]

If depth is the ONLY factor you are looking for get a PI.
Many relic hunters are realizing that and the White's DTI and the Garrett Infinuim are starting to dominate the civil war battelfields.

The E-Trac has several improvements over the Explorer SE.
For one the display and the numbers have been changed.
The software has been revised to straighten out the "S" curve and make the conductivity more useful in ID'ing targets.
Most good targets will be somewhere around the "12" line verticaly (Fe) and spread out better along the horizontal line (conductivity).
A big improvement if you use that display to ID targets.
No big circuit changes so I really dont understand Minelab's contention that it is not a continuation of the Explorer line.
Expect the next one to have a color screen.

Hard to beat an Explorer II for coin shooting parks and school yards ... but if you are into all that target analyzing eye candy ... you will go for the E-Trac.

The Sovereign was produced as the first true multi-frequency detector and that concept has really paid off.
The Explorer series took that a bit farther utilizing a broader band of frequency's and analyzing more of them.
Yes ... the Sovereign is about as deep detecting as the E-Trac but it will not discriminate as well as it only has tone ID with no display to show FE and CO.
However, get some experience with those tones and a Sovereign is a very deep detector as many already know.

Dont forget ... the Minelab Excalibur is a reconfigured Sovereign curcuit (BBS not FBS) and it is highly rated.

The BBS and the FBS technoligy are about the best discriminating detectors you can use in and around salt water (no ground adjustment needed).
White's even has started down this road with the three frequency Spectrum V3 detector.

Now that's funny, you're the first person I have ever seen on the forums say the E-trac operates like an explorer, but the crazy part is I tend to believe you over the others... it's just what would make sense. If it is true it's the proof you can't believe much of what you read on here! (especially by people who bought the E-trac and had very little, or no explorer experience)

Now iron patch i always said the E-Trak was just a explorer with more bells & whistles...unless you missed some of my posts......

 

[Iron Patch]

If depth is the ONLY factor you are looking for get a PI.
Many relic hunters are realizing that and the White's DTI and the Garrett Infinuim are starting to dominate the civil war battelfields.

The E-Trac has several improvements over the Explorer SE.
For one the display and the numbers have been changed.
The software has been revised to straighten out the "S" curve and make the conductivity more useful in ID'ing targets.
Most good targets will be somewhere around the "12" line verticaly (Fe) and spread out better along the horizontal line (conductivity).
A big improvement if you use that display to ID targets.
No big circuit changes so I really dont understand Minelab's contention that it is not a continuation of the Explorer line.
Expect the next one to have a color screen.

Hard to beat an Explorer II for coin shooting parks and school yards ... but if you are into all that target analyzing eye candy ... you will go for the E-Trac.

The Sovereign was produced as the first true multi-frequency detector and that concept has really paid off.
The Explorer series took that a bit farther utilizing a broader band of frequency's and analyzing more of them.
Yes ... the Sovereign is about as deep detecting as the E-Trac but it will not discriminate as well as it only has tone ID with no display to show FE and CO.
However, get some experience with those tones and a Sovereign is a very deep detector as many already know.

Dont forget ... the Minelab Excalibur is a reconfigured Sovereign curcuit (BBS not FBS) and it is highly rated.

The BBS and the FBS technoligy are about the best discriminating detectors you can use in and around salt water (no ground adjustment needed).
White's even has started down this road with the three frequency Spectrum V3 detector.

Now that's funny, you're the first person I have ever seen on the forums say the E-trac operates like an explorer, but the crazy part is I tend to believe you over the others... it's just what would make sense. If it is true it's the proof you can't believe much of what you read on here! (especially by people who bought the E-trac and had very little, or no explorer experience)

Now iron patch i always said the E-Trak was just a explorer with more bells & whistles...unless you missed some of my posts......

And how many hours do you have on an Explorer & E-trac?

 

[stasys]

IP you have to make etrac test for us hear who cant do properly-- or like for me for exsample i am sure that in Canada you can get etrac for day or two from lokal dealer, or I am wrong? take for one day hunting with your old 1050 coil and make tests what this is ETRAC we need info from people like you! I can do test too, but nobody will give me etrac for day hear in Lithuania. I suspect that for people who use explorers without discrimination should be not big different or at all, but in high iron and max manual sensitivity posibly is? thanks Stasys

 

[Iron Patch]

IP you have to make etrac test for us hear who cant do properly-- or like for me for exsample i am sure that in Canada you can get etrac for day or two from lokal dealer, or I am wrong? take for one day hunting with your old 1050 coil and make tests what this is ETRAC we need info from people like you! I can do test too, but nobody will give me etrac for day hear in Lithuania. I suspect that for people who use explorers without discrimination should be not big different or at all, but in high iron and max manual sensitivity posibly is? thanks Stasys

No dealers in my area with E-tracs. I'd have to buy one to try it, but won't because I don't think it would be better than the Explorer. If there was a dealer, and they could prove it was better, I'd buy one the same day.

 

[stasys]

So left is one option to ask somebody from forum who would send you etrac control panel. ENYBODY CAN LEND IP ETRAC FOR ONE WEEK?? I am sure its possible but we need some generous person.

 

[Iron Patch]

So left is one option to ask somebody from forum who would send you etrac control panel. ENYBODY CAN LEND IP ETRAC FOR ONE WEEK?? I am sure its possible but we need some generous person.

Well I can't see that happening... plus I'd rather use my time to detect, not compare. I'm happy using an explorer so don't care if I ever try an E-trac or not. So people can just send me gold coins instead.

 

[stasys]

Ok no need for etrac! send IP an me gold coin!

 

[Keppy]

I know that Minelabs don't work well in Canada....

 

[Keppy]

If depth is the ONLY factor you are looking for get a PI.
Many relic hunters are realizing that and the White's DTI and the Garrett Infinuim are starting to dominate the civil war battelfields.

The E-Trac has several improvements over the Explorer SE.
For one the display and the numbers have been changed.
The software has been revised to straighten out the "S" curve and make the conductivity more useful in ID'ing targets.
Most good targets will be somewhere around the "12" line verticaly (Fe) and spread out better along the horizontal line (conductivity).
A big improvement if you use that display to ID targets.
No big circuit changes so I really dont understand Minelab's contention that it is not a continuation of the Explorer line.
Expect the next one to have a color screen.

Hard to beat an Explorer II for coin shooting parks and school yards ... but if you are into all that target analyzing eye candy ... you will go for the E-Trac.

The Sovereign was produced as the first true multi-frequency detector and that concept has really paid off.
The Explorer series took that a bit farther utilizing a broader band of frequency's and analyzing more of them.
Yes ... the Sovereign is about as deep detecting as the E-Trac but it will not discriminate as well as it only has tone ID with no display to show FE and CO.
However, get some experience with those tones and a Sovereign is a very deep detector as many already know.

Dont forget ... the Minelab Excalibur is a reconfigured Sovereign curcuit (BBS not FBS) and it is highly rated.

The BBS and the FBS technoligy are about the best discriminating detectors you can use in and around salt water (no ground adjustment needed).
White's even has started down this road with the three frequency Spectrum V3 detector.

Now that's funny, you're the first person I have ever seen on the forums say the E-trac operates like an explorer, but the crazy part is I tend to believe you over the others... it's just what would make sense. If it is true it's the proof you can't believe much of what you read on here! (especially by people who bought the E-trac and had very little, or no explorer experience)

Now iron patch i always said the E-Trak was just a explorer with more bells & whistles...unless you missed some of my posts......

And how many hours do you have on an Explorer & E-trac?

How many hours do you want me to have tell me and that's how many i will have?

 

[stasys]

Keppy do you use Etrac? can you tell me about etrac using without discrimination in high manual sensitivity in iron? its better like explorer? a bit faster? its very hard to ask you because IP listen us

 

[Keppy]

stasys ... go to www.findmall.com and you will find out every thing you want to knowabout the E-Trak.... Click to the minelab forum when you get there.. They even have a E-Trac class forum there.. they post more there than here....

 

[Iron Patch]

If depth is the ONLY factor you are looking for get a PI.
Many relic hunters are realizing that and the White's DTI and the Garrett Infinuim are starting to dominate the civil war battelfields.

The E-Trac has several improvements over the Explorer SE.
For one the display and the numbers have been changed.
The software has been revised to straighten out the "S" curve and make the conductivity more useful in ID'ing targets.
Most good targets will be somewhere around the "12" line verticaly (Fe) and spread out better along the horizontal line (conductivity).
A big improvement if you use that display to ID targets.
No big circuit changes so I really dont understand Minelab's contention that it is not a continuation of the Explorer line.
Expect the next one to have a color screen.

Hard to beat an Explorer II for coin shooting parks and school yards ... but if you are into all that target analyzing eye candy ... you will go for the E-Trac.

The Sovereign was produced as the first true multi-frequency detector and that concept has really paid off.
The Explorer series took that a bit farther utilizing a broader band of frequency's and analyzing more of them.
Yes ... the Sovereign is about as deep detecting as the E-Trac but it will not discriminate as well as it only has tone ID with no display to show FE and CO.
However, get some experience with those tones and a Sovereign is a very deep detector as many already know.

Dont forget ... the Minelab Excalibur is a reconfigured Sovereign curcuit (BBS not FBS) and it is highly rated.

The BBS and the FBS technoligy are about the best discriminating detectors you can use in and around salt water (no ground adjustment needed).
White's even has started down this road with the three frequency Spectrum V3 detector.

Now that's funny, you're the first person I have ever seen on the forums say the E-trac operates like an explorer, but the crazy part is I tend to believe you over the others... it's just what would make sense. If it is true it's the proof you can't believe much of what you read on here! (especially by people who bought the E-trac and had very little, or no explorer experience)

Now iron patch i always said the E-Trak was just a explorer with more bells & whistles...unless you missed some of my posts......

And how many hours do you have on an Explorer & E-trac?

How many hours do you want me to have tell me and that's how many i will have?

The truth would work.

 

[Keppy]

If depth is the ONLY factor you are looking for get a PI.
Many relic hunters are realizing that and the White's DTI and the Garrett Infinuim are starting to dominate the civil war battelfields.

The E-Trac has several improvements over the Explorer SE.
For one the display and the numbers have been changed.
The software has been revised to straighten out the "S" curve and make the conductivity more useful in ID'ing targets.
Most good targets will be somewhere around the "12" line verticaly (Fe) and spread out better along the horizontal line (conductivity).
A big improvement if you use that display to ID targets.
No big circuit changes so I really dont understand Minelab's contention that it is not a continuation of the Explorer line.
Expect the next one to have a color screen.

Hard to beat an Explorer II for coin shooting parks and school yards ... but if you are into all that target analyzing eye candy ... you will go for the E-Trac.

The Sovereign was produced as the first true multi-frequency detector and that concept has really paid off.
The Explorer series took that a bit farther utilizing a broader band of frequency's and analyzing more of them.
Yes ... the Sovereign is about as deep detecting as the E-Trac but it will not discriminate as well as it only has tone ID with no display to show FE and CO.
However, get some experience with those tones and a Sovereign is a very deep detector as many already know.

Dont forget ... the Minelab Excalibur is a reconfigured Sovereign curcuit (BBS not FBS) and it is highly rated.

The BBS and the FBS technoligy are about the best discriminating detectors you can use in and around salt water (no ground adjustment needed).
White's even has started down this road with the three frequency Spectrum V3 detector.

Now that's funny, you're the first person I have ever seen on the forums say the E-trac operates like an explorer, but the crazy part is I tend to believe you over the others... it's just what would make sense. If it is true it's the proof you can't believe much of what you read on here! (especially by people who bought the E-trac and had very little, or no explorer experience)

Now iron patch i always said the E-Trak was just a explorer with more bells & whistles...unless you missed some of my posts......

And how many hours do you have on an Explorer & E-trac?

How many hours do you want me to have tell me and that's how many i will have?

The truth would work.

Iron Patch ...I can't do that that would not be right for me to let the truth out.....