It seems self explanatory....
Nokta Impact information
- Thread starter tnsharpshooter
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It seems self explanatory....
Bkeepes
Junior Member
Well I will find out soon.
Bkeepes
Junior Member
If it doesn't work for me I still have my ole faithful Etrac! I was just ready to try something different Bibelot
Bkeepes
Junior Member
Great video on the Bluetooth system! I was just using my phone and the go find app. It definitely seems much better with an actual transmitter! Like I said I'm not a Bluetooth guru lol. That video makes me want to try It out on my Etrac!
I think folks who either have Impact or are at least wanting to know more about its potential,etc are reading here.
And some folks may indeed feel a bit shy in posting what they are witnessing.
Give folks time to get accustom to their units,,and have more confidence maybe in what they plan on posting.
There will be more threads about Impact besides this one,,and there should be.
I will entertain any and all questions on the detector.
And if anyone else wants to jump in and share their thoughts on what they are seeing, etc have at it and answer questions for folks.
I am trying to stay back here,,,let nature takes its course.
Let folks who bought,,share info, exchange info.
Unless I am asked directly,,or see where someone needs help and isn't receiving,,I'll make myself scarce here with posting.
Just the way it should be IMO.
And some folks may indeed feel a bit shy in posting what they are witnessing.
Give folks time to get accustom to their units,,and have more confidence maybe in what they plan on posting.
There will be more threads about Impact besides this one,,and there should be.
I will entertain any and all questions on the detector.
And if anyone else wants to jump in and share their thoughts on what they are seeing, etc have at it and answer questions for folks.
I am trying to stay back here,,,let nature takes its course.
Let folks who bought,,share info, exchange info.
Unless I am asked directly,,or see where someone needs help and isn't receiving,,I'll make myself scarce here with posting.
Just the way it should be IMO.
I wasn't thinking that it wouldn't work. I was thinking that it was too early to tell since you haven't even got your machine yet. I seen two people looking in wanted sections for the Impact. I hope you get it soon so we can see more information about this machine .I'm split between wanting to try another machine but maybe I shouldn't be looking. I started metal detecting a year ago last April and have 5 machines. I hardly think that I should need another machine yet. I should just keep using the ones that I have or sell them and move on but that is the reason my small CTX coil is up for sale, to generate funds towards another machine because I 'm not wanting to part with any that I already have. It's an illness, thinking it's contagious......Wishing you many finds with your new machine when you get it.
Bkeepes
Junior Member
That's a big arsenal for a years worth of detecting! I can't say much I would be the same way if my wife let me lol. I just assumed that you meant the Impact wasn't worth a !!!! when you said it's kind of self explanatory. Sorry if I misunderstood you.
In the 20 years I have been detecting i have found that this can be a real expensive hobby kinda like golf is to some people. I love it! I would really like to have a CTX, Deus and from what I've seen so far the Rutus Alter 71.
But having 3 young kids takes up a lot of money and i dont see rhat changing for another 17 years. The 2 older boys are really getting into metal detecting though so I might be able to get a couple more machines that i want and they can use when they are a little older lol
I appreciate the good wishes and I will definitely share my thoughts and experiences after having it for a while. I'm hoping for good results eith it. Most of my sites are minefields of nails and iron of all sizes and from what I have read the Impact seems to do well in those areas. Especially with the smaller coil.
I have a 6 inch coil I use on my Etrac and hardly ever take it off. It gets good depth and separates quite well. That's going to be my test for the Impact taking it to the sites I have pounded hard for the last many years and see what I can pull out of the ground.
Hopefully by Thursday I will be swinging it. I will keep you posted on what I find.
NCtoad
Forum Supporter
I'm looking forward to seeing your results with the impact in those sites you've gone over with your etrac. I just got into MD'ing last sept. with an F70. I think I'm finally starting to meld with it, but still learning some of the nuances of this machine. The thing with me is that I only have 5 or 6 regular places to hunt and although I haven't hunted those places out by any means, I have probably cherry picked them pretty well. Then I get on the forum here and read about how well the Deus does and then what someone found with his impact in a place he thought was cleared out and so on and so on. Then I start thinking that maybe a higher end detector would bring in some more finds for me. I'm gonna be patient though and give my F70 at least a full year before I seriously start looking at an upgrade. In the meantime I enjoy all these comparisons and reading about the new models that are coming out.
Bkeepes
Junior Member
Yea I have had the Etrac for around 7 years and this will be the first machine I have bought since then. I think everyone here has seen the stories where people find their fortunes with a 100 dollar metal detector. Heck I still have my old Bounty Hunter Time Ranger and I made some pretty awesom finds with it.
It doesn't hurt to have a good machine though. It's just hard to make the decision on which one to buy. When i bought my Etrac i did so much research on it and when i first got it I thought a made a huge mistake. So many different tones and numbers I though I was going to go nuts! But after using it and reading up on it some more I bonded quite well with it.
Some people are lucky enough to have a store close by to look at the machines before they buy or even get to be a tester for new machines. So they have an idea of what they are getting before they make the expensive plunge. I'm not that lucky and I know most of is here are not either.
So we the majority have read and compare to decide which one we want to go with and hope we made the right decision. I will try to post as much as I can about the Impact after using it to try and help people decide just like tnsharpshooter and some other people have. I just hope I will be able to help some people out.
I got a message from Monte today stating that Nokta did build a small 5 1/2" coil for his testing. They call it a 5" coil but it is 5 1/2 " diameter and it is suppose to be available at a later date. My guess is they are super swamped with current tasks, especially with the Impact and the current coils and still having to maintain the previous model machines....I look forward to learning more about the impact.....
ohiochris
Elite Member
Just going by the videos Ive watched , but has anybody else noticed a soft or mushy signal coming from this detector when over a target ? I am used to a crisp , sharp signal....especially high tone , indicating exactly where that target is ,.....but what I keep seeing in the videos is....for lack of a better way to describe it at the moment , mushy in and mushy past the target , if that makes sense.
Bkeepes
Junior Member
Yea I have looked around and they will be producing a 9.5x5 and a 15.5x14. They are on kellyco for pre-order only. The 9.5x5 is $150 and the 15.5x14 is $250. I will probably get the bigger coil if I end up liking the Impact. And they probably are swamped trying to get the new detector built and shipped out. If you look on eBay they are selling them everywhere around the world I just wonder how many they have sold so far.
I'm also curious to see how long it takes for aftermarket coils to be produced. It's only a matter of time before they are I will probably hold of on buying one until I see what else comes out.
Bkeepes
Junior Member
The tones are different for sure. But I can't really tell for sure. There is one video from jarod.j wherr he tests a lot of different coins to show the VDI numbers and some were crisp and others were kinda dull and mushy as you would say. I'm sure it has alot to do with your settings and program your running. But I can't say for sure.
I will try to post on the tones after I receive the impact. Im going to try to make videos but between work and 3 kids I don't know how successful I will be on that. But I'm going to try my best to put out everything I can!
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ohiochris
Elite Member
I had some interest in the impact , but without a crisp tone I don't think I could get used to it. I am used to that clean crisp tone on target , the ATP has , as well as all the other detectors Ive had before.....not a soft lead in and out as Ive seen in the impact videos almost as if the tone starts softly before the target and then trails off as it leaves the target. Could be just me , or it could be just the video making it sound that way but it was really discouraging. I really am surprised others haven't mentioned it because it looks so prevalent in many of the videos.
Bkeepes
Junior Member
I am also accustomed to crisp sharp tones. Once I receive this thing I will let you know for sure how they are.
Like you said it might just be the videos or it might be the detector. I can't say for sure without hearing them firsthand. I will get you the info you want though!
ohiochris
Elite Member
Or is it just that what I am seeing in the videos is the tone don't ( still not crisp ) don't sound until the centerline of the coil is already past the target ? That may be a more accurate description. Also could possibly be a lag in the audio portion of the video but seems like too many videos sound that way.
I don't know , its impossible to get a true feel for the machine from video alone. But if its like that in real life out in the field that must slow recovery time and make wiggle back pinpointing difficult.
Maybe its nothing , but it scores pretty low on the videos Ive seen so far.
I don't know , its impossible to get a true feel for the machine from video alone. But if its like that in real life out in the field that must slow recovery time and make wiggle back pinpointing difficult.
Maybe its nothing , but it scores pretty low on the videos Ive seen so far.
ohiochris
Elite Member
That duck quack and goose squeak sound is a little harsh also. 
I am struggling a bit with that. Hoping its something not hard to get used to.
I am struggling a bit with that. Hoping its something not hard to get used to.Bkeepes
Junior Member
That duck quack and goose squeak sound is a little harsh also.
Yea me coming from the Etrac is going to be a big change. I love my Etrac tones! But if the duck quacks and goose squeaks find me the good stuff I think I can deal with them lol
Charly-in-CT-RI
Elite Member
The sounds will take some learning. I've been using a CTX for the passed 17 months and the range of tones are from 75 kHz to 1200. The Impact is from 150 to 700 so there is a much tighter range. You can customize and change some of the default tones. In DI3, I changed the default of 650 to 700 in the third tone segment.
Another thing to note, there are really two channels of sound. The first channel is the iron audio tone and you can mute or change the loudness of that channel with a scale of 1 to 5. The second channel is for anything but iron (sometimes iron will bleed outside of the 01-15 or 01-40 ferrous range) tones.
I can tell you, when you hit a coin especially silver the tones are more crisp and the range of the VDI's are in a tight range. I hit a silver barber at 7 1/2 inches and the VDI was 94-97 repeatable and the tone was very solid.
The Impact has been treating me very nicely. My 3 deepest coins over the past 17 months all have been found by the Impact in my hunted out park.
One negative thing is the machine is very sensitive and you will hear everything if you are running with no discrimination and no notching. My preference is muting the iron so it is not as bad. The positive about the machine is you can change a mode or change the detector frequency to confirm a target very easily and fast with the iron audio turned on. It is really an impressive machine.
Another thing to note, there are really two channels of sound. The first channel is the iron audio tone and you can mute or change the loudness of that channel with a scale of 1 to 5. The second channel is for anything but iron (sometimes iron will bleed outside of the 01-15 or 01-40 ferrous range) tones.
I can tell you, when you hit a coin especially silver the tones are more crisp and the range of the VDI's are in a tight range. I hit a silver barber at 7 1/2 inches and the VDI was 94-97 repeatable and the tone was very solid.
The Impact has been treating me very nicely. My 3 deepest coins over the past 17 months all have been found by the Impact in my hunted out park.
One negative thing is the machine is very sensitive and you will hear everything if you are running with no discrimination and no notching. My preference is muting the iron so it is not as bad. The positive about the machine is you can change a mode or change the detector frequency to confirm a target very easily and fast with the iron audio turned on. It is really an impressive machine.
That is info I like to see. Can the impact be set to mute out nails but still hear big iron bits or is it, once you mute iron, it all is eliminated ? To be able to change the default tones could be good. The CTX astounds me for program flexibility and ease.
