Metal-Detecting-Talk

Kellyco has been selling metal detectors for over 60 years and I am sure they have weathered a few financial storms in their time. But perhaps this particular financial storm may be the end of the road. The nail in the coffin is some manufacturers moving to a direct sales model. Garrett and Minelab ...

After extensively testing the V80 and V60 over the past couple of weeks I have finally reached a few conclusions about these machines. Most of the complaints have been about EMI and target ID stability. At first I did not experience any of these issues whilst testing, until that is I took them to th...

Looks like Quest is developing a new simultaneous multi-frequency machine which is initially called the SIMULTIQ however we know that the company had some legal wranglings over this name with Minelab. SIMULTIQ was the original name on the Quest V60 and V80. Later changed to HYPERQ™ Quest-SIMULTIQ-S5...

I have been trying to get hold of the 9" x 5" coil for the Quest V60 and V80 for a while now but although it is listed at the UK Distributor https://spinadiscmetaldetectors.com/ it always shows as out of stock. As far as I know, it has never been in stock. Quest V80 Blizzard 9 inch Coil.jp...

As mentioned in another thread. I already had the V60 but I also wanted to test the V80. Why bother if they are so similar? Well because all the tests, what little there have been so far, are on the V80. And it is users of the V80 who have reported issues with EMI mitigation and eratic numbers etc. ...

ULHUND GC-1071-Metal-Detector.jpg NOTE: The ULHUND GC-1071 is manufactured by SAKOBS but not under their own brand name. The ULUND GC-1071 is described in its Amazon listing as “ULHUND Upgraded Metal Detector for Adults – Professional, Higher Accuracy, and Sensitivity, 9 Gold Detector with Bigger L...

So just a quick update on the V60 test. I had it on the beach for a couple of hours last night and, I have to say I was very pleasantly surprised! There have been several reports of problems with the V80 over the past few months, mainly to do with stability. Some users were reporting that the machin...

Well, not quite on the beach yet. But it will be at the weekend. I have a Quest V60 on the way and will be testing it on the beach over the next week or so. I am not expecting great things given the poor results reported so far. Although they have all been with the V80 but I doubt there is much diff...

Well over a month has passed since I last wrote about the Garrett Vortex and, nothing has changed. Still no sign of the machines being shipped. Garrett is still putting out nonsensical posts of the "Garrett Team" swanning about talking up the Vortex without actually showing anyone why it i...

A little more info about the DR.ÖTEK MT12 Operating frequency - 18kHz. Modes - All Metal, Discrimination, Notch, Beach, Pinpoint. Coil size - 8.5" x 11". Lengh - 87cm to 132cm (arm section is 30cm). Backlit display - Yes. Manual ground balance - Yes Target ID - 0 - 99 Power - 2 x 9v batter...

Just a quick update on the DR ÖTEK MT12. Taking into account feedback from testers the handle is now being redesigned and no doubt there will be a few other improvements along the way. This has pushed the release date back a couple of months so it is likely it won't now be on sale before October. Ex...

Sakobs-GC2600-Pinpointer-Probe.jpg Metal detecting is a great hobby and it doesn't have to be expensive to get started. However one of the pieces of detecting gear that is not essential but certainly helps is a decent pinpointer. It is much easier to locate a small target in the hole with a pinpoin...

Pancky-PK0075.jpeg The Pancky PK0075 is an entry-level metal detector but it has a few features that set it apart. This package offers solid value for the price, especially since it includes everything needed to start using it right out of the box. While the retail price of around £120 might seem a...

When I saw the title of this video that Garrett has just released I did think, at last we are going to see the screen, the numbers and get some in-depth info on the workings of the Vortex. Instead we have a bunch of what I can only describe as man boys in a field getting excited about digging some R...

Englands-largest-gold-nuggett-768x459.jpg A metal detectorist in Shropshire has unearthed England’s largest-ever gold nugget worth an estimated £30,000 – despite turning up an hour late for the dig with a faulty metal detector. Richard Brock, 67, travelled three and a half hours from his home in So...