I found this machine from this link and am interested in purchasing it. Is the machine good? Does anyone own this machine or perhaps anything from DRS for that matter? https://www.metaldetector.com/drs-proradar-x1-pro
I found this machine from this link and am interested in purchasing it. Is the machine good? Does anyone own this machine or perhaps anything from DRS for that matter? https://www.metaldetector.com/drs-proradar-x1-pro
"long range locator" (LRL) Should be your first clue that it is bogus.
http://www.geotech1.com/cgi-bin/pages/common/index.pl?page=lrl&file=main.dat
+1Not bogus at all. You should visit the company's website, posted above. Scanning detector systems are serious business, but have somewhat specialized uses. Note that some of the hobby detector makers such as Nokta/Macro also make (expensive) scanning detectors.
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Gotta say at least once a year we see a post about trying to find a treasure chest. Seriously. Folks are asking questions about finding targets 5-20 feet under rock or soil, using them from a helicopter, or a fast moving vehicle. AGain, I'm dead serious.
So yes, there are legitimate detecting systems is this realm, albeit a niche market and with many features that function "contextually."
I've worked with GPR on several occasions. Some machines were better than others. One machine I could see the mold marks on rebar that was buried 3 feet in concrete. Another machine could make out the detail of a handle on a metal access door of a buried room -- a room located 4-5 feet under a vehicular road that had 2 layers of asphalt, clay brickpavers and 18-24 of compressed agg.Ground penetrating radar and other systems may not be able to tell you the detected object is Captain Kid's chest of gold doubloons, but they will map pipes, voids and other density anomalies.