"sketchy signals"

[schoser]

Thanks for reponding to my last post about sketchy signals...the detector i use is called the Famous Trails MD 7030 Discriminator II. It doesn't have the digital readout, it has a sensitivity needle which indicates ferrous or nonferrous metals. Along with that it has the audio signal which has three tones, and those tones can be solid and non-interrupted or not... according to whatever variables are present . It has four knobs that are for tuning ,sensitivity,ground, and discrimination. i have been keeping these set at or near 50%. It also has three modes...VLF,TR1,and TR2. I'm using it in VLF. What all these things mean when mixed together in there in differant ways, i couldn't say. But when i keep those other controls at about halfway and use the VLF mode it seems to get alot of signals. So the machine is working well...the operator on the other hand, well.... My question about sketchy signals is this...when you get a signal and you dig ( making sure to scan all diggings b4 discarding) and the signal seems to have moved from the origional location...so you dig there...and so on... what is actually going on? Later!

[jimmyjiver]

Hi Again Cory, It Sounds Like You Are Suffering From The Common Sketchy Signal Syndrome. I Hate To Say It But It's Back To Hitting Books. Oh Yeah Break Out The Manual And Read It Front To Back Then Back To Front..It Also Sounds Like You Should Practice By Burying Some Objects And Practice Your Pin Pointing Skills. You Will Also Have To Read On Your Discriminator Control And Check It With Various Items Like A Bottle Cap, Pull Tab Etc...It Takes Time And Work But I Have Faith In You. Thanks

[schoser]

i think you're right about that ...got my head in a book right now, readin up.