longbow62
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I ordered one of these last night. How about a depth report? Hoping I won't lose much compared to the stock 11". Better at handling EMI?
I ordered one of these last night. How about a depth report? Hoping I won't lose much compared to the stock 11". Better at handling EMI?
I've used the 10x5" Coiltek in trashy parks, sports fields, and a ghost town and it is amazing.
I haven't noticed any depth loss compared to the 11" coil at all. Of course, my ground is highly mineralized, so I can't run the 11" or the 10x5" at full sensitivity, but the Coiltek has surprized me at how deep it goes. I routinely hit 8-10" targets and some beyond that.
The separation is better than the 11" (which has great separation), in fact I haven't put my 11" back on since I got the 10x5" coil. It just plucks good tones out of the trash and you'll know when you hit a good target. I'm very happy with it.
I used the 10x5 for a few hours Friday evening at a place I have hunted several times. So far it does separate better, but for whatever reason I was not hearing any deeper targets like I usually do with the 11" . Maybe 5" was the deepest I dug anything. Most was shallow 3"-4". It does seem to false easier than the stock 11" does on iron nails. I dug some nails I would never dig with the 11" that sounded pretty good.
I don't use that detector, but I do, and have, used a comparable search coil. I have a factory 5X9½DD open-frame coil on my Nokta / Makro Simplex + and it stays mounted full time. I enjoy its a performance for most locations over the stock 11" round DD. Slightly less depth, but very functional.longbow62: said:I ordered one of these last night. How about a depth report? Hoping I won't lose much compared to the stock 11".
With all models mentioned above, Yes, I generally experience less to very little, if any, EMI when hunting the same challenged locations with a larger-size coil. Matter-of-fact, I only have one model with a bigger coil mounted for use in plowed fields, a beach, or other wide-open / sparse-target locations and that's an 8½X11 'Raider' coil. Most of the time I am using a smaller-size coil, roughly 5" to 6" to handle the dense Iron debris where I often search, or a mid-size coil for the moderately-littered areas. Those would be my 5X8 DD 'Ripper' or the 5X9½ DD coils described above.longbow62: said:Better at handling EMI?
I used the 10x5 for a few hours Friday evening at a place I have hunted several times. So far it does separate better, but for whatever reason I was not hearing any deeper targets like I usually do with the 11" . Maybe 5" was the deepest I dug anything. Most was shallow 3"-4". It does seem to false easier than the stock 11" does on iron nails. I dug some nails I would never dig with the 11" that sounded pretty good.