CTX 3030 wont work correctly near Towers

[gsxraddict]

CTX 3030 won't work correctly near Towers

I was hunting today and my machine was erratic, signals constantly from the minute it turned on, it was impossible to hunt.

I thought there was something wrong with it, and I called minelab support from the field. I did a factory reset and they told me to send it in.

However, when I got home it works perfectly. I figured it must be because I am hunting within 800 yards of some cell towers.

I tried Auto Noise cancel when I was out there but it didn't do anything.

Is this just going to be a spot that I'll never be able to hunt with my CTX?

 

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[gsxraddict]

correction radio masts and towers, not cell towers.

 

[Rawhide]

EMI effects my F75 the same way. I have a option to change the operating frequency and you may too. I have been high tension lines can do damage to my unit. What I did was turn the sensitivity way down and changed the frequency. Hope this helps.

 

[Dflint]

Just try to use a custom channel and see if you can choose one that would mess with it to bad

 

[Wyomingmedic]

This may not have anything to do with RF getting into the unit. At 800 yards, the RF density should be miniscule.

I wonder, is this site one where there have been radio towers for years? Or are there other towers/transmitting antennas around?

If so, you may be finding the remnants of ground radials. usually these are 2 to 3 inch wide copper strips that, depending on frequency, can go 600 feet in all directions from the tower. And there can be many hundreds of them. They are typically less than 10 inches under the surface.

If you are in an area like this, I would think it would be best to just roll up for the day.



WM

 

[gsxraddict]

This may not have anything to do with RF getting into the unit. At 800 yards, the RF density should be miniscule.

I wonder, is this site one where there have been radio towers for years? Or are there other towers/transmitting antennas around?

If so, you may be finding the remnants of ground radials. usually these are 2 to 3 inch wide copper strips that, depending on frequency, can go 600 feet in all directions from the tower. And there can be many hundreds of them. They are typically less than 10 inches under the surface.

If you are in an area like this, I would think it would be best to just roll up for the day.

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WM

No ground radials there, I was getting readings in the air and not just on the ground. Constant readings, the machine works good now that I got home though.

 

[gsxraddict]

Could the railroad have cause it?