NashCarter,
CurrituckPirate, sorry about jumping in our your post.
Welcome to TNet from Ohio. You might want to consider starting with a different detector as the CTX 3030 is a complicated top end detector. I say this with experience because I did the same, it was a long and painful at times journey before I became what I consider proficient with the CTX. I would look at buying an Minelab Equinox 800 instead. It is a great mid-level detector that will detect pretty much everything the CTX will detect. It is a lot easier to learn and you will save yourself a chunk of money. I would also recommend joining a club where you will likely find a member who can help you learn whatever machine you end up buying. If you buy the CTX then you also might want to look at taking a CTX class with Andy Sabisch, he runs a 1-day course that will teach you the machine- you can find him via Goggle. Andy also has a great book on the CTX and Equinox which are invaluable. Additionally, one of the members here, Clive James Clynick, also has a series of books on both machines which are excellent as well. You can find both authors on Amazon. As a note, I use the Equinox for most of my detecting and only use the CTX for certain situations. Just a thought. Again, welcome to TNet and good luck with your hunts. Walt
