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After a harrowing flight back to Australia I was finally ready to go to Dunolly on 20 October and try out my more recent additions to the Impact- a Nel Tornado coil for the Impact and a pair of HD Audio Technica headphones. Running in DI3, 20 Hz and 03 Isat gave me a gold tone (16 to 66 ID) to...

Due to my advanced age the Legend dig up every target is pretty useless for me as I haven't got much time to lose, and it only has AM mode if I remember correctly.. For gold prospecting I would be more interested in the Deephunter as it gives a probability in percentage figures as to what metal...

Just bought a larger coil,a 12X13 inch Nel Tornado to get better signals and locate deeper finds.This coil rates 8.5/10 for sensitivity to small objects less than 1 gram so it is a good all rounder.Does anyone know why the width of the coil is larger than the height? and what is the advantage...

Bought a Nel Tornado coil for my Impact today,paid 395 BRubles or AUD 210 from a Minsk supplier of detecting equipment.It is a Ukrainian brand and very impressed that there is about 8 coils for every model nokta Makro and every other brand on the planet. Mine is a 12x13 inch coil at 460 grams...

In the GT the Impact has real grunt in the deep mode.eg 20 inches deep compared to 8 inches deep with the all metal mode on a 1.5 inches diameter ball of silver foil.The Impact is so sensitive it picks up too many false signals for me to dig.Someone has to advise on the optimal settings on...

Whilst gold prospecting in the Golden Triangle I have encountered a lot of degraded tin foil at the head of gold bearing gullies where nuggets were found-usually next to surfaced areas where the diggers set up camp.Tin foil was in use from the end of the 19th. century till mostly 1910 when...

I have tried tied to login to Thomas Dankowski forum on multiple occasions without success.Tried changing the user name and password 3 times with the same result.Has any Aussies logged into this forum? It may be it is only for US members.

Hi guys,there is a lot of talk and heated debate around the forums regarding which is the best VLF detector for searching larger nuggets and relics so I am interested in starting a bit of a competition based on a standard drink can (flattened) test.Everyone has come across them lying on the...

The El Cheapo of the professional class of coin detecting machines was not fooled by the sheer number of hot rocks it encountered at Morgans Reef Dunolly. We spent 3 days there and not a sniff of gold.With 12 modes to choose from it is a battle to decide which one to choose for gold...

Just got back from 10 days detecting north of Maryborough.First it was too cold to camp out in a tent for more than a week, and the pick up van was even colder. it was around 0 C every night. Found a brass button,a old rusted bent nail and some thin lead sheet. My wife found the lead and she...

Passed through Talbot Saturday morning cos the wife wanted a sack of potatoes to roast on the campfire and the sign said Talbot market open on every first Sunday of each month.

23 May.Hi,just came back from using the Impact at Havelock goldfield during the last 3 days .Only detected for 8 hours as most of the time was used up searching for the spot I discovered on Geovic,but never found as the ground topography and tracks did not seem to match those of Geovic.Initially...

Just got delivery of the new Nokta Impact with the latest software last week.Took longer than I had wished and lost 2 weeks of primetime sunny May weather for detecting. Was very pleased with the stability of the unit in the Havelock wilds.Unit very easy to use in all modes as settings are...

Hi,does anyone cook damper on the goldfields using a cast iron utensil and died out camp fire? Can you please leave me some tips for the best results and recipe.We will be living on the goldfields all winter and need to be self sufficient and have some semblance of home life for the misses...

Looking at Google Earth maps of the goldfields in Victoria I was amazed how many historical alluvial gullies and reefs are on private land . Really the Victorian Government had no right to sell off this land to private landholders and these goldfields should have been kept as Crown Land for all...

Bought a 1999 Mitsubishi Express van For $5000 at an Altona dealer. Immaculate condition inside and out.Only had a couple of small dents.2.5 L motor and manual transmission.Extremely fuel efficient.Motor very good and oil still clean.Bought two stretchers and Boab recliners from Rays and a...

I am thinking of buying the gold+ for the coming winter as it seems the best detector in the sub $1500 range on the market. However there has not been any tests done by this detector in the harsh ground of the Golden Triangle to my knowledge,or any reports of decent finds ( 2 ounces and...