I was wondering what kind of depth those old machines would hit on coins say back in the 50's?
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Back in the day? (no replies)
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Guy said he paid $10 on a Compass Judge 2. (no replies)
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Compass x-70 Challenger (2 replies)
Have a chance to pick up a nice Compass x-70 Challenger for a good price. Any one ever used this detector, if so your opinion please.
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A Compass 77b story to liven up this forum :) (2 replies)
In 1980, when I was still in high school, the city did a downtown renewal/streetscape project. They tore out 2 blocks of downtown district sidewalks. Put in all-new decorative sidewalks & such. So you can bet that 5 to 7 guys were out there, each day at 5pm when the workers cut out, plying their luck in this sidewalk tearout project. Right along the commercial/retail row frontage no less! So multiple seateds and barbers and V's and such were getting found. Fun fun fun.
And at that time, as anyone who knows that era will recall, there was great leaps of technology evolution that had occured over the previous 5 to 10 yrs. Thus by 1980, everyone was swinging the "latest greatest" discriminators and new-fangled motion machine technology ! There was a 5000d series I out there (circa 1976-77-ish), there was a few 6000Ds (circa 1978-79-ish, that could effortlessly work the un-even ground WHILE in discriminate, woohoo!). There was a Red Baron SPD (circa 1978-ish) out there, as I recall. And I was swinging a Garrett Groundhog (circa 1977-ish).
But along comes a guy swinging a Compass 77b (circa 1972-73-ish). I recognized it as a machine I'd seen when I'd first started out several years earlier (mid 1970s). Yet we'd all ditched such machines, when the newer latest greatest machines had come out. Ie.: no more digging foil in the school yards, etc..... , deeper, blah blah. So we looked with pity & smug disdain on this poor fellow who was using this dinasour. No one paid him much attention.
But imagine our surprise when the fellow spanked everyone else's coin counts by 5x to 1x ! I talked to the guy and he explained: "This detector doesn't see the nails". At first, I was totally confused by this statement. I mean, doesn't OUR machies reject nails too? :confused: So what is the guy talking about ? It took me many more years to finally understand what he meant: While we were effortlessly passing nails (of course), yet he was seeing THROUGH them to combat masking.
At the time, as a beginner, I had no concept of masking. And though it was all about depth, discrimination, ground cancel, etc..... While those things are fine and dandy for most hunting, yet when you're talking about a location with lots of small iron/nails, and a location where depth isn't an issue/factor, and the soil is modest enough to allow an all-metal TR, and where you are in relic mindset (ie.: dig all conductors), then in such cases, the 77b is actually superior in all respects to the "latest greatest".
That fellow went on to get interviewed by the local newspaper, and the story of his success was profiled in a newspaper article. Pix of the coins, pix of him on the Main St. tearout, etc.... Needless to say, he did eventually move up to a 6000d, when he was getting spanked 10x to 1x for old silver in the park turf. But he probably kept the 77b around for just such occasions as old-town urban demolition tearouts.
And at that time, as anyone who knows that era will recall, there was great leaps of technology evolution that had occured over the previous 5 to 10 yrs. Thus by 1980, everyone was swinging the "latest greatest" discriminators and new-fangled motion machine technology ! There was a 5000d series I out there (circa 1976-77-ish), there was a few 6000Ds (circa 1978-79-ish, that could effortlessly work the un-even ground WHILE in discriminate, woohoo!). There was a Red Baron SPD (circa 1978-ish) out there, as I recall. And I was swinging a Garrett Groundhog (circa 1977-ish).
But along comes a guy swinging a Compass 77b (circa 1972-73-ish). I recognized it as a machine I'd seen when I'd first started out several years earlier (mid 1970s). Yet we'd all ditched such machines, when the newer latest greatest machines had come out. Ie.: no more digging foil in the school yards, etc..... , deeper, blah blah. So we looked with pity & smug disdain on this poor fellow who was using this dinasour. No one paid him much attention.
But imagine our surprise when the fellow spanked everyone else's coin counts by 5x to 1x ! I talked to the guy and he explained: "This detector doesn't see the nails". At first, I was totally confused by this statement. I mean, doesn't OUR machies reject nails too? :confused: So what is the guy talking about ? It took me many more years to finally understand what he meant: While we were effortlessly passing nails (of course), yet he was seeing THROUGH them to combat masking.
At the time, as a beginner, I had no concept of masking. And though it was all about depth, discrimination, ground cancel, etc..... While those things are fine and dandy for most hunting, yet when you're talking about a location with lots of small iron/nails, and a location where depth isn't an issue/factor, and the soil is modest enough to allow an all-metal TR, and where you are in relic mindset (ie.: dig all conductors), then in such cases, the 77b is actually superior in all respects to the "latest greatest".
That fellow went on to get interviewed by the local newspaper, and the story of his success was profiled in a newspaper article. Pix of the coins, pix of him on the Main St. tearout, etc.... Needless to say, he did eventually move up to a 6000d, when he was getting spanked 10x to 1x for old silver in the park turf. But he probably kept the 77b around for just such occasions as old-town urban demolition tearouts.
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Mark 1 Question (1 reply)
My friend of many, many years who lives in Hungary has been a Mark 1 user for more then 20 plus years...He had the depth mod installed years ago and this detector has always been his number one machine to use...
He has a european detector if he wants to go deep, all in all, this is his pride and joy...There are places where the ground seems to be hot and he ask me to ask around if there is, or was a DD coil made to fit this detector without changing the plug or adding an adapter, just push in and turn...
I have know idea and maybe someone will know the answer...
He has a european detector if he wants to go deep, all in all, this is his pride and joy...There are places where the ground seems to be hot and he ask me to ask around if there is, or was a DD coil made to fit this detector without changing the plug or adding an adapter, just push in and turn...
I have know idea and maybe someone will know the answer...
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Question for Tom in Salinas or anyone on TR retuning (no replies)
Tom or anyone with information regarding TR retuning, My memory kind of went south years ago but with the older TR's having a retuning feature was this putting the TR at a disadvantage for iron laced sites?
Reason why I'm asking, Thinking of getting one of the UK TR Viking series in this case the V6 model with a return feature. Will this effect performance pro or con? I know in regular situations on good clean bumpy ground it may even enhance operation maintaining a smoother threshold, But in older areas with allot of iron will the retune feature take away the higher kHz unmasking abilities?
Appreciate any help,
Paul
Reason why I'm asking, Thinking of getting one of the UK TR Viking series in this case the V6 model with a return feature. Will this effect performance pro or con? I know in regular situations on good clean bumpy ground it may even enhance operation maintaining a smoother threshold, But in older areas with allot of iron will the retune feature take away the higher kHz unmasking abilities?
Appreciate any help,
Paul
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9.5 blue max, deep search coil. (no replies)
I'm looking for one of these for my Eagle two detector. The factory doesn't have them.
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Viking 5 (1 reply)
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A few rare vintage detectors (6 replies)
Got out today for several hours using various TR and BFO detectors, Some are extremely rare and a few are prototype models the remainder are various types. Several are modified, and are from the eighties and early nineties not really vintage but considered outdated by most.
Garrett made an extremely small BFO, Have five of them and all work well. The Spartan-175, The Workhorse, couple of Tracer's and a Prototype. Also, In the same picture upper left are two extremely rare green lunch box type Compass Klondike 64-BFO & 41-BFO models. These are super rare, Believe only about 11-13 were made before Compass switched from BFO to TR. The two shown in the picture may be the only ones you'll ever see, Copy and save this picture you may never see another Compass Klondike BFO.... Many thanks to Allan Cannon and Phil for making this possible with Phil's help acquired these super rare Compass Klondike BFO's from his good friend Allan Cannon who worked with Compass.
Also, Two super rare Roach Detectors and trust me you may never ever ever ever see another one so save this picture as well. One of these two rare Roach detectors will soon be going to another Vintage metal detector collector, I know these are so rare might as well share one with the other vintage collector who will appreciate them as much as I do...The Roach detector may have been the first detector to have target ID both visual and audio, If not the first second for sure. These are mid seventy models believe 1974-75, Square coil too with two smaller coils inside the larger square coil and both Roach detectors do operate like they should.
Tossed in one older Fisher Explorer II TR model, This was the Fisher cream of the crop of their TR back then the new coil design was more forgiven much smoother stability. But, Lost some sensitivity to tiniest finds not much though and it also lost some TR iron masking abilities.
Another great TR back then was a Compass Cue TR-1000 Automatic, Boy does it hum don't let the cheap blue plastic fool you this hotrod screams like it's big brother Compass Automatics. Only draw back is the Blue plastic design is not as strong as the Green lunch Box design Compass is famous for as the blue plastic design has some flex on the handle not much but it's there....And of course the modified Compass 94B Automatic circuit board crunched inside a Compass Hustler housing, Packed with lot's of TR power inside a tiny control box.
Another screamer and it does scream it lungs out that be the Whites Ghost Towner TR, Another one of the many models I picked up from Allan Cannon. To be honest, I feel this Whites Ghost Towner TR may out perform the Compass 77B this screamer punches down deep.
The Modified detectors well these are a handful from my favorites, All of them have an edge over the others one way or another. The modified CZ-3D has one of the rare CZ-DD coils, Believe only four or five were made this one being DD coil No. 2, Guess that would made this particular CZ-3D a rare model especially with the modification having the meter assembly on the handgrip with the control board underneath the arm-rest....The GoldTrax is cool, This model was way ahead of it's time when George Payne introduced different modules for the Baron series and the modification helps it swing like a feather....Couple of Compass models, AU2000 and GoldScanner Pro both modified. By the way, Dug my first gold coin with the Compass GoldScanner Pro before we had the T2 or MXT or GoldTrax the Compass GoldScanner Pro was the way to go and still to this day can hold it's own with most terrain.....
And last, Another George Payne model the Teknetics S/T. Deep demon for sure with the larger coil but now it's tamed down a bit with the Fisher DD coil, Great for gold jewelry using the tones feature and super quick recovery speed.
Maybe next month, Will gather up another few armfuls of different vintage detectors and hit the local sites again and share those as well.
Thanks for looking,
Paul (Ca)
Garrett made an extremely small BFO, Have five of them and all work well. The Spartan-175, The Workhorse, couple of Tracer's and a Prototype. Also, In the same picture upper left are two extremely rare green lunch box type Compass Klondike 64-BFO & 41-BFO models. These are super rare, Believe only about 11-13 were made before Compass switched from BFO to TR. The two shown in the picture may be the only ones you'll ever see, Copy and save this picture you may never see another Compass Klondike BFO.... Many thanks to Allan Cannon and Phil for making this possible with Phil's help acquired these super rare Compass Klondike BFO's from his good friend Allan Cannon who worked with Compass.
Also, Two super rare Roach Detectors and trust me you may never ever ever ever see another one so save this picture as well. One of these two rare Roach detectors will soon be going to another Vintage metal detector collector, I know these are so rare might as well share one with the other vintage collector who will appreciate them as much as I do...The Roach detector may have been the first detector to have target ID both visual and audio, If not the first second for sure. These are mid seventy models believe 1974-75, Square coil too with two smaller coils inside the larger square coil and both Roach detectors do operate like they should.
Tossed in one older Fisher Explorer II TR model, This was the Fisher cream of the crop of their TR back then the new coil design was more forgiven much smoother stability. But, Lost some sensitivity to tiniest finds not much though and it also lost some TR iron masking abilities.
Another great TR back then was a Compass Cue TR-1000 Automatic, Boy does it hum don't let the cheap blue plastic fool you this hotrod screams like it's big brother Compass Automatics. Only draw back is the Blue plastic design is not as strong as the Green lunch Box design Compass is famous for as the blue plastic design has some flex on the handle not much but it's there....And of course the modified Compass 94B Automatic circuit board crunched inside a Compass Hustler housing, Packed with lot's of TR power inside a tiny control box.
Another screamer and it does scream it lungs out that be the Whites Ghost Towner TR, Another one of the many models I picked up from Allan Cannon. To be honest, I feel this Whites Ghost Towner TR may out perform the Compass 77B this screamer punches down deep.
The Modified detectors well these are a handful from my favorites, All of them have an edge over the others one way or another. The modified CZ-3D has one of the rare CZ-DD coils, Believe only four or five were made this one being DD coil No. 2, Guess that would made this particular CZ-3D a rare model especially with the modification having the meter assembly on the handgrip with the control board underneath the arm-rest....The GoldTrax is cool, This model was way ahead of it's time when George Payne introduced different modules for the Baron series and the modification helps it swing like a feather....Couple of Compass models, AU2000 and GoldScanner Pro both modified. By the way, Dug my first gold coin with the Compass GoldScanner Pro before we had the T2 or MXT or GoldTrax the Compass GoldScanner Pro was the way to go and still to this day can hold it's own with most terrain.....
And last, Another George Payne model the Teknetics S/T. Deep demon for sure with the larger coil but now it's tamed down a bit with the Fisher DD coil, Great for gold jewelry using the tones feature and super quick recovery speed.
Maybe next month, Will gather up another few armfuls of different vintage detectors and hit the local sites again and share those as well.
Thanks for looking,
Paul (Ca)
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6000 Di pro sl info.. (no replies)
Whats a 6000 di pro sl complete including a rechargeable battery that works in nice shape estimated worth if selling?
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First Metal Detector - About 50 years ago (2 replies)
Can't remember how I found it, probably some magazine. Can't remember many details about it
but the things I remember are: Mail order, like I said probably from some magazine. Made out
of wood. The coil consisted of a wire you had to thread thru a piece of black plastic tubing. The
coil had a wood box attached that had a circuit board in that the wires attached to. Had a piece
of wood (basically a stick) as the shaft. At the end of the shaft the handle was a bicycle grip.
Didn't have a speaker, had to tune an AM radio to a specific channel and the signal was heard
thru the radio. Had to carry the radio on your belt. Don't recall finding anything with it, but it did
have a signal if you put the coil up to a large piece of metal. Anyone else remember seeing this
back then?
but the things I remember are: Mail order, like I said probably from some magazine. Made out
of wood. The coil consisted of a wire you had to thread thru a piece of black plastic tubing. The
coil had a wood box attached that had a circuit board in that the wires attached to. Had a piece
of wood (basically a stick) as the shaft. At the end of the shaft the handle was a bicycle grip.
Didn't have a speaker, had to tune an AM radio to a specific channel and the signal was heard
thru the radio. Had to carry the radio on your belt. Don't recall finding anything with it, but it did
have a signal if you put the coil up to a large piece of metal. Anyone else remember seeing this
back then?
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motley collection for sale: (no replies)
At one time, years ago, I thought I'd start a collection of vintage detectors. But just never got it off the ground to pursue. These are just gathering dust. So decided to sell these as a package. Take them all for $100 + whatever shipping it needs.
Various old Whites, a Compass 77b, and a "Rayscope". None are working, but perhaps could be made to get working. Not shown are various coils, rods, etc... to match. Will box them all up and ship out to anyone interested.
Sorry I didn't clean or "gussy them up" for better photo shoot :)
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Various old Whites, a Compass 77b, and a "Rayscope". None are working, but perhaps could be made to get working. Not shown are various coils, rods, etc... to match. Will box them all up and ship out to anyone interested.
Sorry I didn't clean or "gussy them up" for better photo shoot :)
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a bit of beep history (cross-posted from Fisher Classic forum) (6 replies)
The Fisher 1260-X was the first 2nd derivative motion discriminator, introduced May 1982. That discrimination method, whether in circuitry or in software, is still the foundation of single frequency discriminating metal detector design. all the way from the Bounty Hunter Junior to the Fisher F75.
Its mechanical design was also revolutionary. Although the design method was "seat of the pants", the ergonomics came out so good that it later became the inspiration for the scientifically ergonomically engineered Teknetics T2 introduced in 2006. In 2015 it's still the only ergonomically engineered metal detector design on the market, complete with published ergonomic specifications.
In the early 1980's market dominated by VLF/TR, manual ground balance non-motion all metals operation, with the occasional "whipper" narrowband motion machine, and dominated by U-handle mechanical design, the 1260-X was revolutionary. No manual ground balance. No static (non-motion) modes and no retune button. If you stopped over a target, the sound stopped, you had to keep it in motion. It wasn't obvious from a picture what made the newfangled mechanical package better. We'd taken away most of the stuff everyone thought they needed and were familiar with, and replaced it with an expensive for that time (about $500) mystery.
It was so revolutionary that nobody knew quite what to think of it. For about 6 months, everyone was waiting for someone else to spend the money and find out what the heck it really was. This was before the Internet, word didn't get around overnight. A few dealers got the guts to take the plunge, and quickly decided they liked what they had in their hands, the thing was for real. A turn-on-and-go machine so easy to use that you could hand it to someone who'd never used a metal detector before, and in 60 seconds they could be beeping stuff out of the ground. And although it weighed over 4 pounds, it was almost effortless to swing. About November 1982 it was like the floodgates opened, we were backlogged for about 2 years.
By modern standards, its performance wasn't much. Air test about 7 1/2 to 8 inches on coins. The superficially similar 1265 and 1266 platforms that came later were far hotter, the '66 being in the 12 to 14 inch range air test. But in the early 1980's the "whipper" motion machines were only good for about 6 inches, and you had to really know what you were doing to get that 6 inches. Some VLF/TR disc machines would air test in the 10 inch range, but in many soils getting 5 inches required very careful technique. What was new with the 1260-X was fairly decent discrimination depth on buried targets, with no skill required.
The first 1260's had an drawn aluminum Zero can electronics enclosure-- expensive, but didn't require an expensive injection mold. After demand hit, we had enough money to do an injection molded plastic housing. People whined "Fisher had a rugged aluminum housing, and then went to cheap flimsy plastic, is nothing sacred any more?" What they didn't know was that the aluminum cans were constantly getting banged up, they dented and bent. The plastic version gets banged around and bounces right back. Here we are more than 30 years later still using those plastic boxes on the Gold Bug 2, in production for 20 years and it probably gets the roughest use of anything we manufacture.
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The 1980's were an era of rapid evolution in the metal detector industry. Although I didn't know it in 1981, I wasn't the only engineer developing a second derivative motion discriminator. Jack Gifford and Charlie Garrett were doing the same and it wasn't long before they also had 'em on the market. The BFO's, TR's, and VLF/TR's that had been the mainstays of the 1970's all died a sudden death. Meanwhile George Payne pioneered sampled second derivative target ID with the early Teknetics: we're still selling revisions of the "Payne platforms" in the legacy BH line, and in the Fisher lineup as the F2 and F4. And it was during the 1980's that behind the scenes, both Fisher and Minelab were developing their respective multifrequency technologies , both introduced to the market in 1991 and the foundation of both companies' multifrequency products to this day.
I swung my first multifreak prototype in 1983. With only 6 inches of air hots and everything fiddled to make that particular unit work, it was far from being a marketable product. But it did what it was supposed to prove could be done: it discriminated in mineralized ground that rendered singlefreakers almost useless. In the mid 1980's I was also experimenting with ground cancelled PI, but for the purpose of a fully static target ID machine. Wrong application, all we got out of it was the Impulse underwater machine. Meanwhile others were playing around with PI's for gold prospecting especially in Australia, and that led to Minelab's intro of competitive PI gold machines in the mid 1990's.
The old timers often complain that the new crop of machines aren't any better than the ones from 20 and 30 years ago. I'd disagree with them on that, but there's some truth behind it. Most of what's being done now is based on work done in the 1980's, and some 1990's products were so good that they're still regarded as competitive and still being sold.
Life has been good to me. In February of 1991, the Fisher factory was shut down for a month due to lack of orders to fill, and I'd never in my life swung a metal detector. Nobody could have known that it was the right place to be, at the right time. But that's how it turned out.
--Dave J.
Its mechanical design was also revolutionary. Although the design method was "seat of the pants", the ergonomics came out so good that it later became the inspiration for the scientifically ergonomically engineered Teknetics T2 introduced in 2006. In 2015 it's still the only ergonomically engineered metal detector design on the market, complete with published ergonomic specifications.
In the early 1980's market dominated by VLF/TR, manual ground balance non-motion all metals operation, with the occasional "whipper" narrowband motion machine, and dominated by U-handle mechanical design, the 1260-X was revolutionary. No manual ground balance. No static (non-motion) modes and no retune button. If you stopped over a target, the sound stopped, you had to keep it in motion. It wasn't obvious from a picture what made the newfangled mechanical package better. We'd taken away most of the stuff everyone thought they needed and were familiar with, and replaced it with an expensive for that time (about $500) mystery.
It was so revolutionary that nobody knew quite what to think of it. For about 6 months, everyone was waiting for someone else to spend the money and find out what the heck it really was. This was before the Internet, word didn't get around overnight. A few dealers got the guts to take the plunge, and quickly decided they liked what they had in their hands, the thing was for real. A turn-on-and-go machine so easy to use that you could hand it to someone who'd never used a metal detector before, and in 60 seconds they could be beeping stuff out of the ground. And although it weighed over 4 pounds, it was almost effortless to swing. About November 1982 it was like the floodgates opened, we were backlogged for about 2 years.
By modern standards, its performance wasn't much. Air test about 7 1/2 to 8 inches on coins. The superficially similar 1265 and 1266 platforms that came later were far hotter, the '66 being in the 12 to 14 inch range air test. But in the early 1980's the "whipper" motion machines were only good for about 6 inches, and you had to really know what you were doing to get that 6 inches. Some VLF/TR disc machines would air test in the 10 inch range, but in many soils getting 5 inches required very careful technique. What was new with the 1260-X was fairly decent discrimination depth on buried targets, with no skill required.
The first 1260's had an drawn aluminum Zero can electronics enclosure-- expensive, but didn't require an expensive injection mold. After demand hit, we had enough money to do an injection molded plastic housing. People whined "Fisher had a rugged aluminum housing, and then went to cheap flimsy plastic, is nothing sacred any more?" What they didn't know was that the aluminum cans were constantly getting banged up, they dented and bent. The plastic version gets banged around and bounces right back. Here we are more than 30 years later still using those plastic boxes on the Gold Bug 2, in production for 20 years and it probably gets the roughest use of anything we manufacture.
* * * * * * *
The 1980's were an era of rapid evolution in the metal detector industry. Although I didn't know it in 1981, I wasn't the only engineer developing a second derivative motion discriminator. Jack Gifford and Charlie Garrett were doing the same and it wasn't long before they also had 'em on the market. The BFO's, TR's, and VLF/TR's that had been the mainstays of the 1970's all died a sudden death. Meanwhile George Payne pioneered sampled second derivative target ID with the early Teknetics: we're still selling revisions of the "Payne platforms" in the legacy BH line, and in the Fisher lineup as the F2 and F4. And it was during the 1980's that behind the scenes, both Fisher and Minelab were developing their respective multifrequency technologies , both introduced to the market in 1991 and the foundation of both companies' multifrequency products to this day.
I swung my first multifreak prototype in 1983. With only 6 inches of air hots and everything fiddled to make that particular unit work, it was far from being a marketable product. But it did what it was supposed to prove could be done: it discriminated in mineralized ground that rendered singlefreakers almost useless. In the mid 1980's I was also experimenting with ground cancelled PI, but for the purpose of a fully static target ID machine. Wrong application, all we got out of it was the Impulse underwater machine. Meanwhile others were playing around with PI's for gold prospecting especially in Australia, and that led to Minelab's intro of competitive PI gold machines in the mid 1990's.
The old timers often complain that the new crop of machines aren't any better than the ones from 20 and 30 years ago. I'd disagree with them on that, but there's some truth behind it. Most of what's being done now is based on work done in the 1980's, and some 1990's products were so good that they're still regarded as competitive and still being sold.
Life has been good to me. In February of 1991, the Fisher factory was shut down for a month due to lack of orders to fill, and I'd never in my life swung a metal detector. Nobody could have known that it was the right place to be, at the right time. But that's how it turned out.
--Dave J.
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JB, September 3, 1943--October 6, 2015, RIP (no replies)
Obituary for Johnny Mac Brown
Johnny M. Brown, 72, of Amory passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2015, at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo.
Johnny Mac was born in Monroe County on September 3, 1943, to Elmer and Letha (Dean) Brown. He graduated from Nettleton High School in 1962 and married his bride, Linda, on September 8, 1962. They made their home in Amory. He went on to work at Amory Garment Company and then True Temper Sports for nearly 30 years before retiring in 2007.
In his spare time, Johnny Mac enjoyed metal detecting, watching Atlanta Braves baseball and college football, and entertaining his friends and family with his storytelling. He was a Civil War enthusiast and loved history.
He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Linda Brown, and their two daughters, Belinda Brown of Amory and Jamie Brown (Ryan Schwalm) of Seattle, WA; two sisters, Wanda Webb of Smithville and Joyce Stevens of Fulton; two grandchildren, Dana Hurt (Byron) of Tupelo and Wesley Brown of Amory, one great grandson, Liam Hurt, and many dear friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Elmer and Letha Brown, and his sister, Eula Mae Bickerstaff.
Visitation will be Friday, October 9, from 5-8 pm at Cleveland-Moffett Funeral Home in Amory. No formal service will be held at this time.
JB ran the Treasure Baron site for many years, & was a moderator at Finds. http://jb-ms.com/Baron/
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HH JB, where ever you are.:detecting:
Johnny M. Brown, 72, of Amory passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2015, at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo.
Johnny Mac was born in Monroe County on September 3, 1943, to Elmer and Letha (Dean) Brown. He graduated from Nettleton High School in 1962 and married his bride, Linda, on September 8, 1962. They made their home in Amory. He went on to work at Amory Garment Company and then True Temper Sports for nearly 30 years before retiring in 2007.
In his spare time, Johnny Mac enjoyed metal detecting, watching Atlanta Braves baseball and college football, and entertaining his friends and family with his storytelling. He was a Civil War enthusiast and loved history.
He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Linda Brown, and their two daughters, Belinda Brown of Amory and Jamie Brown (Ryan Schwalm) of Seattle, WA; two sisters, Wanda Webb of Smithville and Joyce Stevens of Fulton; two grandchildren, Dana Hurt (Byron) of Tupelo and Wesley Brown of Amory, one great grandson, Liam Hurt, and many dear friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Elmer and Letha Brown, and his sister, Eula Mae Bickerstaff.
Visitation will be Friday, October 9, from 5-8 pm at Cleveland-Moffett Funeral Home in Amory. No formal service will be held at this time.
JB ran the Treasure Baron site for many years, & was a moderator at Finds. http://jb-ms.com/Baron/
HH JB, where ever you are.:detecting:
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Gold Mountain GMT1650 (1 reply)
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Cointrax/Baron questions?..... (2 replies)
Hi all, just purchased a Cointrax Baron (Treasure Baron, originally sold by kellyco?) And it came with a separate deep search module. Now, I know you can use this module with the Pro Hunter module, but can you also use it with the original Cointrax (chip version 1.0 with no deep search built in, like the Cointrax II has built into it now? It will zap up to 3 times the power to the coil, so sure would like to try it, just don't want to blow up my new toy, using the wrong module, know what I mean? The Deep Search module, is powered by 8 more batteries, so it sounds like it will really kick some ass?
Any Discovery Electronics/Treasure Baron guys, still out there??? Thanks
Any Discovery Electronics/Treasure Baron guys, still out there??? Thanks
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I only have one vintage detector (1 reply)
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Whites 6000 DI Series 3 Factory Hip-Mount with Rechargeable Nicad pack & Charger and C-cell battery pack. Original Hip-Mount Bag with smaller internal detachable bag and original Straps!
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Whites 6000 DI Series 3 Factory Hip-Mount with Rechargeable Nicad pack & Charger and C-cell battery pack. Original Hip-Mount Bag with smaller internal detachable bag and original Straps!
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Wilso relic and coin iv (5 replies)
I have a Wilson relic and coin 4 the head had gone bad and I need on to replace it anyone know we're I can get a cool I have call and emails. No reponce or is there another type of cool I can use on it....thanks
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Richard Rays Phantom metal detector... (11 replies)
has anyone here ever used one in the past? Never hear much about them and was just curious as to how they performed. I really enjoy reading about the older detectors... some of which can still do a good job today when used under the right conditions:detecting: HH&HH!
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That Louisiana Company who made BFO's working in the VLF range....... (3 replies)
The only manufacturer in Louisiana that I can recall was Treasuretronics. Among other models they made the SST Pro Selectmatic. As far as I can tell this was the first discriminator that came on the market. I was told that this metal detector operates in the VLF range which would explain why it is so sensitive compared to other Beat Frequency Oscillating (BFO's). Anyway was wondering if there is any more info on this metal detector or on Treasuretronics??
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