"Jon Anderson" wrote in message
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On 2/3/2011 8:06 AM, Steve B wrote:

"Ground balancing" is a very important feature of any good metal
detector,
and one that is not understood very well by many operators. Plus, the
soil
conditions can change five feet from where you set it.

Exactly. It takes time and patience to learn how to tune ground balance,
and in some areas it seems that's all one ends up doing, constantly
tuning... Been out of it a while, but I'm pretty sure the newest models
can auto tune to a large degree. I want to take a decent one with me when
I move down under. My wife spent a lot of time roaming the bush and has
found old coins on the surface. Makes me wonder what might lie just below!


Jon

If you're going to Australia, you could find one gold nugget that would pay
for the whole trip.

Steve