Yes, during more than a few years of testing it turns out that detectors working on low frequency / or low weighted multifrequency + provided that the Deep settings of the detector program are used.. are able to achieve good results..NASA-Tom wrote: ↑Fri Sep 26, 2025 12:08 am Looks like: LOWER FREQUENCIES is what works best in your dirt conditions.
BUT....... I thought Beach Mode-2 would have performed better...in your dirt conditions.......due to its lower Freq's & less mineralization blowback/flyback.
It is interesting to see how 'hot' your dirt is. It can be seen/witnessed....when you are swinging the coil NOT over any target........ but on free/clear ground.
I admit that I tried all the programs on the Equinox on multifrequency... but no result...
Finally I tried individual frequencies.. and on one frequency of 4khz and very high sensitivity / 24/ Equinox started to see 2 targets.-deposits. first deposit also with VDI....
However, the sensitivity setting of 24 already gave a response to the terrain itself .. and after reducing the sensitivity to the more stable setting of 22... the target signals started to disappear.. This conductive terrain contains both hot and cold stones.. so the EQ 800 detector cannot be kept at a high sensitivity setting...
An interesting specific of this conductive terrain is that the detector works very well here even at a low recovery speed setting... which is often the deepest setting for this terrain,,,
Other detectors in the test also need to be set so that they are stable on this terrain... and therefore the settings cannot be pulled too high..
Deus 2 and Manticore with ground stabilizers set to low give a response to this terrain..
In testing the EQ 800 I also tried to use the Beach 2 program but this program no longer had sufficient performance to detect targets..