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Hi all, I loaned a Coilteck 22 inch mono coil from a friend. The day he gave it to me the lead was fine. We put it in a large plastic bag but when I pulled it out of the bag to try a week later it looked like it had perished with bits of the outer cable falling apart. I had it in my garage for...

Hi all, I recently bought a 2010 Jayco Outback Discovery and am slowly adding things to make it a comfy home away from home. I cannot seem to get the fridge to run. I have tried it on 240v, gas and driving with it set on battery. When I swtch to gas the needle moves into the green but after 24...

Well we made it to the L.B. this year. A very big and happy crowd was there and fun was had by all. The weather gods were well behaved for the weekend. My brother and I got out for some swinging in the bush. My brother Dave hired a Whites TDI from the very helpful Dean at Dunolly and he found a...

Hi all. I have accommodation booked for the Laancoorie Bash and plan to head over from S.A. on Thursday. I was wondering what condition the tracks are in. The rain is still coming down heavy in S.A. Do they close the tracks during the rains and are there still areas open to prospectors. Anyone...

Hi all, I just booked a cabin in Laancoorie for the Oct weekend prospectors bash. I will be heading over from Strathalbyn S.A. on the 6th and back on the 10th. If anyone has done the bash before, tell me how it was. Anyone else heading over from S.A. that weekend? I am still waiting to find my...

Hi all, just keen to hear your thoughts on these settings. When I first started using my 5000 before I read any instructions I had the RX gain running at 18 to 20 and the stabiliser at about 10. I went out to a very rubbishy patch near Paraburdoo W.A. that was completely flogged one night and...

O.K. Guys I am new to prospecting in the G.T. A very quiet sweet signal hard to hear. Scrape 1 inch away, A definite quiet signal, 4 ins down a def strong sig. 12 ins down, getting worried . Open the hole so I can swing lower. 18 ins signal screaming. I Can't wait till show and tell tonight...

Well I have just had 2 days with a Prospecting Aus. tour group and found my first Vic gold on the 2nd day in the last 10 minutes as everyone was packing up. Not enough to retire on .1G but it was yellow. Everyone on the tour found some gold. I still have a couple of days in the golden Triangle...

Hi all, I am new to this site so thought I would introduce myself. I lived in W.A. for 40 years, been back in Adelaide 7 yrs but still working in W.A. Started detecting with a Garret back in the late 70s. Found a few pieces just over the oz. around Mt. Magnet. Gave the game away for a long time...