My DFX arrived yesterday!!!!!!!!!

[Paul in WA]

Hello all,
My DFX arrived yesterday, and of course I had to take today off from work to play with the new toy. That also made it possible to sleep in this morning because I stayed up pretty late doing some night hunting in my yard. I have some previous expirence with an XLT, and it is apparent that they are not all that much alike. One think I noticed is that the DFX seems to "Chatter" more than the XLT did. I also notice that the DFX does a lot better with nickles than the XLT did, I have dug as many nickles as I have dimes. I don't recall the XLT finding anything over 5 inches deep, but with the DFX I hit a 1936 quarter at 8 inches today, maybe the DFX just has better factory programs
So far, I am impressed. I have a total of about 5-6 hours of swing time, and have done very well. In that time I have dug $8.75 in clad, 1 mercury dime, 2 silver roosevelt's, 12 wheats, a small locket, a cool pocket knife. My house is very old, so the yard should keep me busy for a while. It's funny how fast the Zinc pennies start to corrode when they get burried. Is it just me, or can you tell the difference between a zinc penny, and a copper penny before you dig it up?

Paul

 

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[spotz]

Alright! You're getting in tune with your machine already. The DFX does chatter more, a lot to do with mineralization in the soil. Less than 24 hours & Silver in your hand. I may need lessons from you.
Spotz

 

[Paul in WA]

just luck........well, the old house helps too! I have already gotten permission from my neighbors to look in their yards when I'm done with mine. I am hoping the snow holds off a little longer.

Paul

 

[rvbvetter]

Congrats on your new detector. You'll probably be wanting to try different settings of your sensitivity, ground filtering and Gain. Getting the right combo, so they'll work together, will improve the stability ( less chatter) HH