Should I dig the one way beep signals?

[Detectingfreak]

Alright guys. So I have a ghost town spot that I have been hunting 2 times already and I have a question. I hunt in a field that had an old theater and a dance hall that burned down but now it is just a plain old field. When going in all metal mode; I found that there was a lot of signals in the ground. Some with beeps that went both ways and when i swung my metal detector one way i head a beep and then another way I did not.

Should I dig the one way beep signals is my question.

 

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[mastereagle22]

In that area, if you have time to go back repeatedly dig it all up. You NEVER know what you will find. Just my opinion.

 

[Saturna]

... if you have time to go back repeatedly dig it all up.

That is the key. An area like that will most likely have alot of iron junk, so if time is an issue or if you may not get back there again, then I would ignore the half-signals, chirps, double beeps, etc. and only dig the clean, good signals.

If the place is close and you always go there, then dig everything!!




Jay

 

[Michigan Badger]

I just finished posting a lot of this on another thread.

Unless you want to dig iron I wouldn't run in all-metal mode.

Run in low discrimination and turn up the discrimination to test the target.

It all depends what you want to find.

If you're after mainly coins, listen for those small tight signals. Turn up the discrimination slowly while swinging the coil over the target.

In time you'll begin to learn where certain targets drop off.

And too, very deep coins often sound and read like IRON. This is especially true of copper coins, buttons, and gold.

Almost all my super DEEP coins only gave a decent one-way signal. And that signal was broken and the tone and meter said IRON or just higher than IRON.

Hope this helps.

 

[Tom_in_CA]

Your question is like asking "please describe the note of C-minor, in print". It simply can't be done. It has to be heard. Your "one way signal" is an interpretation, that is intricately played into how you swung, speed of swing, how you did or didn't criss-cross, how you had your settings, etc.. etc... etc... There is simply no way for someone to comment on it, unless they were there hearing and seeing what you're doing. If you have any doubt, dig and see. No replacement for the school-of-hard-knocks.

 

[jeff of pa]

since your not hunting my spots,

yes dig them.

You may be hitting a bad target with a good target under or near it.

 

[willpond & LLK]

We agree, DIG EVERYTHING!!!!

 

[JasonB]

I don't dig the one-way signals. If I can't make the signal repeat from two angles, I don't dig. An 'iffy' signal to me is the ones that 'chatter' when you cross them but they'll still repeat from two sides. I get frustrated when I got after the ones that only repeat from one side and then you can't find them.

Just my opinion though.

Jason

Oh, one caveat though - on the beach and in the wood chips I dig everything since the diggin is so easy.

 

[deepskyal]

I was demonstrating the use of a detector once to a few older gentilmen at a church picnic once in a local park.
I swung my dector next to a tree and got that usual double chirp of a pull tab. I explained to them the sound was indicating a pull tab and i didn't normally dig those kind of signals and just to prove to them, I dug it up.

It was a 1964 and 1965 quarter, side by side. One silver, one clad.

Imagine what a pocket spill sounds like......

Lesson learned.

Al

 

[Tom_in_CA]

Al, it is true that sometimes, a bad signal turns out to be something good. But I'll bet you, that if you started digging all those bad signals, "just in case a silver quarter and clad quarter were stuck together again", you'd find that .... more often than not, your call of "junk" or "tab" was correct. Example: I can call "foil" in a junky inner city urban park time after time, and be correct 99% of the time, right? But yes, once in awhile, it'll be a gold ring or necklace or whatever.

It's not different than blackjack: Common sense tell you to "hold" when you have 20 in your hand right? But why not take another hit from the dealer? Afterall, the next card MIGHT be a one card, right? Or why not dig every single nail, afterall there MIGHT be a coin masked underneath there? See my point? At some point, given the type site you're hunting (relicky verses junky turf, or whatever), we all have to make cut-offs on our "what if's"

 

[deepskyal]

You're absolutely right Tom. I would not normally have dug that signal and do try to judge the place I'm at as to wether I'll dig or not.

I still dig a fair share of pull tabs and bottle caps, depending on the site. At least til I get a sense of what's under there. After so many junk digs, I ignore them as best as possible.

Al

 

[La Beep]

A simple question. To dig or not to dig.

A simple answer. If you want it all - dig all signals.

A simple reality. Carefull what you wish for you just may get it.

 

[mastereagle22]

I had a one-way signal last night that was reading in the good range then dropped to bad range. Decided to dig it and it turned out to be an 18Kt ring. Worth digging those signals if time is not an issue.

 

[Ricardo_NY1]

The question depends on the situation..................in many, I would say yes. It can be a deeper coin that is next to some trash or on edge, or many other things. Dig a few and see what the result is.

 

[TerryC]

If you have return access, dig it all. This is my determination when "coinshooting"....... swing left and right. If you only get one beep, move over and swing at a 90 degree from your other swings. If you are still getting a good beep AND the target i.d. does not change, dig it. TTC

 

[gary in idaho]

Ghost town, I'm digging everything. I once detected an old ghost town in Ca. had an iron signal and dug it up. Wound up being an old miner's i.d. tag, they'd wear these in the mine so in case something happened they could be identified.

 

[jeff of pa]

If you have return access, dig it all. This is my determination when "coinshooting"....... swing left and right. If you only get one beep, move over and swing at a 90 degree from your other swings. If you are still getting a good beep AND the target i.d. does not change, dig it. TTC

Good point

If you only have access for one day & can't cover it all
do as Terry suggests.

and cherry pick

 

[kdismuke1]

Idig all the one way signals. most of the time it is a wheat penny are IH. with the garrett 1500 don't know about other detectors. But you know dig everything you will get good and bad finds. Best of luck.

 

[Uncle Willy]

Coins on edge or corroded coins will often deliver only a one-way signal. In any area where there is a potential of good finds all signals should be dug. It's pointless to hunt in all metal if you're going to ignore a lot of the signals.

Bill

 

[erikk]

If you don't you are going to miss a lot of good coins/rings