GKL
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After a busier than usual week (and getting my wife's honey-do list done Saturday morning 
) I was able to get my 2nd hunt in with my new Nox 800 Saturday afternoon !
It lasted almost 3 hours, and still in my yard for now so I can fine tune my ability using TID numbers and make the most out of time spent on hunts elsewhere later that have better potential of finding good targets. (my yard is 1 1/2 acres so plenty of area to cover)
My 2nd outdoor Nox 800 class was even more fun than my first one as I am getting more used to using it, finds were not spectacular but they were very helpful in furthering my TID education. (having only used a Tracker IV before the Nox 800 I never had any experience using TID numbers)
Later after the hunt I looked at more Nox 800 videos and it helped me understand some things that puzzled me and realize it was not unusual, for instance for the TID numbers to bounce around scanning the same spot, seems videos showed that happening to others too, also learned to check the TID number to see if it repeated when scanning the area in the opposite direction.
Some TID numbers in the upper 30's had me thinking I had found silver, but turned out to be trash like the big metal piece and the nail, the bulky special looking nut I thought was going to be a nickel based on the TID number, but I remember the clad quarter ringing up as expected at a 30, the damage to the quarter might have been done years ago when I was tilling that area with a power tiller for a garden as you can tell the damage was not done recently.
I hope to get in another hunt tomorrow, and again on Thursday and Friday.
I'm not discouraged as I know the good finds will come when I hunt locations with better potential, right now the fun is in the learning regardless of the finds ! (hey, I still could find some good finds in my yard as this town dates back to the 1700's !)
) I was able to get my 2nd hunt in with my new Nox 800 Saturday afternoon !It lasted almost 3 hours, and still in my yard for now so I can fine tune my ability using TID numbers and make the most out of time spent on hunts elsewhere later that have better potential of finding good targets. (my yard is 1 1/2 acres so plenty of area to cover)
My 2nd outdoor Nox 800 class was even more fun than my first one as I am getting more used to using it, finds were not spectacular but they were very helpful in furthering my TID education. (having only used a Tracker IV before the Nox 800 I never had any experience using TID numbers)
Later after the hunt I looked at more Nox 800 videos and it helped me understand some things that puzzled me and realize it was not unusual, for instance for the TID numbers to bounce around scanning the same spot, seems videos showed that happening to others too, also learned to check the TID number to see if it repeated when scanning the area in the opposite direction.
Some TID numbers in the upper 30's had me thinking I had found silver, but turned out to be trash like the big metal piece and the nail, the bulky special looking nut I thought was going to be a nickel based on the TID number, but I remember the clad quarter ringing up as expected at a 30, the damage to the quarter might have been done years ago when I was tilling that area with a power tiller for a garden as you can tell the damage was not done recently.
I hope to get in another hunt tomorrow, and again on Thursday and Friday.
I'm not discouraged as I know the good finds will come when I hunt locations with better potential, right now the fun is in the learning regardless of the finds ! (hey, I still could find some good finds in my yard as this town dates back to the 1700's !)
You must feel so excited! That's how I felt after last Christmas, between the forum gift exchange and the kindness of another forum member (Silversmith45). I, too, was accustomed to the more affordable detectors (Bounty Hunter, Harbor Freight 9-Function - which are good for the price) and so my new setup was a game changer, as I'm sure this is for you. 
I hope that you enjoy your new gear as much as I enjoy mine!
Thanks !!!!
