Took my E-Trac loaner out for its first spin in the field last night. I took it up to the most challenging spot I know. It is an old school and this one area is literally covered with trash. With every detector I have used up there the threshold is virtually nulled for each swing, no matter how slow you go. It is mostly old iron junk and a sea of pull tabs.
I have hunted this patch numerous times with several different detectors including the V3. When I took the V3 up there I hunted this area pretty hard trying it out in difficult conditions. I did manage to pull so clad dimes and a good number of nickels on that trip with the V3. So, I thought this would be a good test to see what the V3 left behind that the E-Trac could pick since high trash hunting is its thing.
Anyway, I spent about an hour and a half working this patch and did manage to pull one clad dime at 4" that had been masked before. It was right in between two large iron targets and only gave a little chirp on the swing. I was able to swing back and bring up a good signal by doing a little wiggling.
That was it for good stuff. I did also dig a couple tabs that sounded like nickels, a few rusted wiring staples that sounded like dimes and half a toy car that sounded like a quarter. Not to impressive I guess, but I am still learning the machine, first time in the field and all. I have to admit, I was impressed on how it pulled that dime that I know was masked with the V3 before.
Dave