Learning Curve with the Tejon

jhnbaker

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• Apr 20, 2007

• #1

I talked with the good folks at Tesoro today to ask a question about the Tejon as I was pulling out my wallet to call Tony and they said that the Tejon may have too steep of a learning curve since I am a newbie and they did not want me to get turned off to the hobby. I want however a good relic machine and the Vanquero that theyt suggested does not have the depth. Help!!!! TIA

 

Diggler

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• Apr 20, 2007

• #2

Check out these reviews on the Vaquero: http://metaldetectorreviews.net/detectors/40-1-vaquero.html
Ratings couldn't be higher.
Good Luck!

 

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• Apr 20, 2007

• #3

Discuss it with Tony when you call him. I've never heard of depth problems with it. Actually I've always heard the opposite.

 

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• Apr 20, 2007

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If the Vaquero is anything like the Cibola (which it is, maybe a tad better because of manual ground balance) it "WILL" go deep. Steve.

 

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• Apr 21, 2007

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I wouldn't worry about the depth of the Vaquero. Once you get used to it you can supertune to get more depth. I have a Tejon and love it, but does take some getting used to. Tony is a great dealer, but if you could get a hands on demonstration of a Tejon and Vaquero it might be helpful in your decision.

 

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• Apr 21, 2007

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I thought that a Tejon was pretty much a Vaquero with an alternate discrimination setting and a different operating frequency. Other than manual ground balancing (which both have), what makes the learning the Tejon harder?

Are the audio responses different?

-- Tom

 

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l.cutler

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• Apr 21, 2007

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Mainly just a few more controls, the dual disc, adjustable audio, I think it is a little hotter, making it more chattery. You have to learn the sounds, discern between the pops and crackles, and deep targets.

 

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• Apr 22, 2007

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They say that there isnt much difference between the two. The dual disc and adjustable audio is what sucked me in.