REPORT ON GPX 5000

Martin R wrote:so your air testing on your .2g nuggie?
never quite the same as in the ground , where have you got the TH set at eg;12noon , 1pm etc

Hi Martin, Yes air testing is good enough for me. Holding the detector sideways so the writing on the endcap is horizontal, the TH is at 11:30. (read with the hour hand only) However it's adjustment is pretty fine, just setting it at 11:30 won't do, it has to be more finely tuned than this. I set it so I can just barely hear it. You have to set the volume limit low or if you hit a big signal it will damage your ears, (earmuffs).Then as I said you turn the booster up till it's comfortable. I tell you this won't suit everyone as it beeps and twerps on everything. But the slightest signal booms in.
Sparrowfart

A few years back (old MSN) there were a some here that had their TH that low (11 / 11.30am) and almost setup the same way you have described. At first everyone liked these settings and they did start to find fly sh!t But what were they missing, bigger targets , by running the TH that low you are running the reel risk of missing those faint deep targets , you know, the sound we all know after all its what we look for in our search for deeper larger gold

Isn't the aim to get the TH as smooth as you can so that you pick up the faint signals without the TH fluttering all over the place ?
Same goes for having it set to high eg;4.30pm some like it like this, but all you will hear it the top signal peek of the target this is all fine and good if there is no other background noise , trees , wind etc etc and you only get a very small window in the TH to hear this spike if you like.

Pretty much most GP/GPX machines will run somewhere from 12noon to 3pm with good results in finding both small and larger targets

Ask yourself this one, why is it that JP does what he does so well ? Its not from having a low TH is it ?

Cheers Marty

Hi Martin, ask me again in a year, I may have it all different by then. May be back to where I started in the first place. Anyway we'll see what happens.
Sparowfart.