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Date Posted: 11:59:57 03/29/02 Fri
Author: Steve Herschbach
Subject: Re: Some thoughts on GMT performance
In reply to: Jim McCulloch 's message, "Some thoughts on GMT performance" on 09:13:50 03/29/02 Fri

Hi Jim,

Good info. I did not know about the audio boost kicking in above gain of 8. Thanks!

I am not able to duplicate your results with the SAT, however. My unit is smoother at a lower SAT setting. In fact, try this. Set gain to 10. Threshold to minimum (no threshold). Now slowly turn up the SAT. It goes from quiet at low settings to introducing a static at high settings. I'll try some other units and see if this is just my machine or not.

At 9 inches long I do not consider the Hot Foot a small coil. It is a skinny coil. It may work well sensitivity wise, but it only addresses 1/2 of what I am looking for. A physically small coil.

I need a nook and cranny coil. Honestly, for me the 6.5" elliptical is almost too big. My favorite small coil was the 4" round coil for the original Gold Bug. Like a fool I sold it with my original Gold Bug. Now that I bought another Gold Bug, I'm trying to find another 4" round coil.

Is it just me? Am I the only guy that puts a tiny coil on and works holes and depressions where larger coils don't fit? The Hot Foot can be nosed into these places, but it just is not as good as a smaller coil. If it was half the length I'd use one. But for side to side sweeping I see little reason to use it compared to the standard coils. And for nook and cranny use it is too long. My apologies to Jimmy Sierra!

It may be very good on quartz samples, however.

In any case, I feel a 6" elliptical would be a more useful coil for me, and it's more familiar form factor would make it a good seller. That, and the factory making it would help it sell also.

The masses would never buy it, but a 3" round coil would suit me fine. I'm compromising by pushing the 6" as something even smaller would never happen so it's a waste of time to try.

To sum up:

Garrett Gold Stinger - 7" elliptical
Tesoro Lobo ST - 7" elliptical
Fisher Gold Bug - 6.5" elliptical
Fisher Gold Bug 2 - 6.5" elliptical
White's Goldmasters - "We don't make those"
Minelab XT18000 - "Aussies don't care about small gold!"

Steve Herschbach

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  • GMT - SAT ? -- Ralph, 12:35:28 03/29/02 Fri
  • Re: GMT - SAT ? -- Steve Herschbach, 13:24:31 03/29/02 Fri
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