Strange title eh?
I see folks sometimes complaining about iron wrap and iron false signals,,like they want their detector to run quiet when sweeping bigger iron and nails.
Well if a detector indeed would do,,,what would be gained from a detecting standpoint besides less noise(tones) emitted from detector's external speaker of headphones???
IMO absolutely nothing.
We as detectorist need to hear the iron wrap signals and falses??
Why??
When we receive signals like these,,,the detector is actually doing us all a favor.
It is telling us where the bigger iron and nails are located.
Now this location might not be exact,,,since Vlf detectors can provide tone here slightly off of center to where the ferrous materials are located.
But we can take advantage here by hearing,,,,the area around these places are nesting areas for nonferrous targets,,,including jewelry and coins and relics.
Ask yourself,,think about what you do as detectorist when you get one of the big ole iron wrap signals.
Do you just press on with pride,,discount the area (spot) in general,,,and move on to greener pastures?? While continuing to sweep.
Well,,how hard is the site you are in,,has it been hunted???
This space around these wrap signals and falses,,deserve some respect.
It is time to start circling the wagons here,,,,when you get a iron wrap signal,,proceed to circle seeing how close you can get your coil,,,and cross cross the spot as well.
Pinpoint and extend your coil outwards and see what happens.
Do you have a good pinpoint over maybe the larger iron,,and pinpoint drops off and starts again??? Could this be a sign of a nesting nonferrous close to bigger iron.
A person might want to throttle their detector back a little here too,,while checking the adjacent area for nonferrous.
Also remember,,,if a target does exist here nonferrous wise,,,its ID could be skewed showing more of a lower conductor/junk target,,,and if you fall for this,,a very nice find may live to fight another day,,or your bud may come along and dig.
Maskers here is really what we are talking about,,,and bigger iron and nails,,,they can do a real job of making some finds harder to find,,but yet they still can be detected with a little patience and ingenuity.
Also,, a person who has 2 detectors with one wearing a smaller coil,,,marking these areas with the wrap signals and falses,,,and checking with a smaller coiled detector-- worthy idea.
Even resweeping a spot where say a bigger pice of iron is exhumed,,,a good idea,,one never knows they might just get lucky.
Every single time your detector makes noise,,,this noise just might be the difference between a super find or going home empty.
Study,,,think,,execute when in the field detecting.
I see folks sometimes complaining about iron wrap and iron false signals,,like they want their detector to run quiet when sweeping bigger iron and nails.
Well if a detector indeed would do,,,what would be gained from a detecting standpoint besides less noise(tones) emitted from detector's external speaker of headphones???
IMO absolutely nothing.
We as detectorist need to hear the iron wrap signals and falses??
Why??
When we receive signals like these,,,the detector is actually doing us all a favor.
It is telling us where the bigger iron and nails are located.
Now this location might not be exact,,,since Vlf detectors can provide tone here slightly off of center to where the ferrous materials are located.
But we can take advantage here by hearing,,,,the area around these places are nesting areas for nonferrous targets,,,including jewelry and coins and relics.
Ask yourself,,think about what you do as detectorist when you get one of the big ole iron wrap signals.
Do you just press on with pride,,discount the area (spot) in general,,,and move on to greener pastures?? While continuing to sweep.
Well,,how hard is the site you are in,,has it been hunted???
This space around these wrap signals and falses,,deserve some respect.
It is time to start circling the wagons here,,,,when you get a iron wrap signal,,proceed to circle seeing how close you can get your coil,,,and cross cross the spot as well.
Pinpoint and extend your coil outwards and see what happens.
Do you have a good pinpoint over maybe the larger iron,,and pinpoint drops off and starts again??? Could this be a sign of a nesting nonferrous close to bigger iron.
A person might want to throttle their detector back a little here too,,while checking the adjacent area for nonferrous.
Also remember,,,if a target does exist here nonferrous wise,,,its ID could be skewed showing more of a lower conductor/junk target,,,and if you fall for this,,a very nice find may live to fight another day,,or your bud may come along and dig.
Maskers here is really what we are talking about,,,and bigger iron and nails,,,they can do a real job of making some finds harder to find,,but yet they still can be detected with a little patience and ingenuity.
Also,, a person who has 2 detectors with one wearing a smaller coil,,,marking these areas with the wrap signals and falses,,,and checking with a smaller coiled detector-- worthy idea.
Even resweeping a spot where say a bigger pice of iron is exhumed,,,a good idea,,one never knows they might just get lucky.
Every single time your detector makes noise,,,this noise just might be the difference between a super find or going home empty.
Study,,,think,,execute when in the field detecting.