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My Garrett Sea Hunter "senses" the smaller, lower karat gold rings very well, however, my Aquapulse AQ1B "senses" the bigger rings (average wedding band as an example), gold coins, silver coins better than my other detectors. The longer pulse delay (approx 25µs) of the AQ1B has its purpose for sure.
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Tony.
I don't think I want a detector that goes deeper than the Sand Shark. I dig everything, and a few times I could swear I heard people speaking Chinese.
Not likely Chinese ,Google the term... where do I end up if I dig straight down ... just trying to be helpfulI don't think I want a detector that goes deeper than the Sand Shark. I dig everything, and a few times I could swear I heard people speaking Chinese.
.....The ATX is not deeper on the gold ring in saltwater. I have checked when I hired an ATX for the day.
The ATX is too cumbersome in water....feels like you are swinging through wet concrete. The sensitivity needs to be reduced in salt. The shafts freeze up and any visual aids won't help in the surf or if underwater viz is bad. The 10 foot water rating is a problem for a regular water hunter.....the CTX3030 and ATPro gave plenty of problems with their 10 foot rating. The 10 foot rating is purely there to draw in as many buyers as possible. EMI has only rarely been a problem with the AQ1B....seems worse on windy days when EMI can be blown in on the wind. One of the real joys of the AQ1B is the bonephone...no more headphones washing off your head by waves or dislodging when underwater.
The ATX on land.... then it's a great unit but the weight is really something.
What's that quote...."I don't want more depth but I do want less sand"....so true.
So. Cal guy .. try Catalana one day the beachs are nice and the water is clear for 40 yards .
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To comment on my post above.....
I just checked a nautical chart where I believe the SS Catalina would have been when it came into Avalon Harbor where the people snorkeling would yell up to the passengers to throw coins down. Avalon is a relatively small harbor in area. It appears inner Avalon Harbor is 2-3.5 fathoms at mean lower low water which would be approximately 12-22 feet deep at low tide.
So to get the silver, it would require a full on deep water detector. Has anyone on TNet ever detected Avalon Harbor?? Not just the wet sand and shallow water, but out in the harbor??
Your most likely to find anything from marine hardware to outboard motors but if there is as many coins as I believe there is down there, you most likely don't even need a metal detector. With a little research to find the exact area where the SS Catalina would have sat before docking or mooring, you should be able to just scoop down 6-12 inches and come up with coins.
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Great Feedback Tony,
Either way in whatever ground conditions, we both have a deep kick ass machine.
What I can't understand is why a manufacture can't or won't put all the latest features and technology in a lightweight, hip mounted, streamline waterproof machine. The design aspect seems so simple to me.
People have been selling their ATX mostly because the weight and design is killing them physically.
I've learn to quit scooping at 15"-16" inches. Not only is it a lot of work trying to keep up with the sand caving in past 16", the target is larger / denser than a ring or coin, which is my target size that I'm going for.
Our weather in SoCal sounds just like yours. I just wish SoCal had Clear warm water so I could snorkel with the ATX and see what I'm doing down there.
Enjoy your Winter Tony ... No matter what time of the year, a deep seeking machine will always find what other's have left behind.