Hello Mike(Mont)Guru,
Thank you for your reply. You seem like an adult so I figure I should reply to your comment. What you said is true. The prices for these kinds of detectors are high.
I am a full time treasure hunter. I work in Central America. For quite some time now I have been trying to find electronics that will aid in the effort to find an object at 3 to 3.5 meters depth. This object is gold made by a vanished tribe(Conquistadors). The main problem I am having is the soil conditions here. This is a rosy red, high mineral wet clay soil with a dielectric rating of at least 45. This is some pretty tough stuff. The detectors that I have purchased to date and then sold after trials:
Treasure Navigator(unsuccessful)
SSP-2050(unsuccessful)
Gold Gun(unsuccessful)
Lorenz Z1 with Data Logger(unsuccessful)
Minelab 5000(unsuccessful)
OKM Rover C Deluxe(unseccessful)
OKM I-160(unseccessful)
Crypton OBMD #3(unsuccessful)
These are just what I can remember at the moment. It seems that the group of Indians that I work with out in the mountains of the South Pacific of Costa Rica that use the old school biretta and shovel have the better chance.
The point being is that one must try. When I passed through Nicaragua on the way here I tested the unit there in light soil conditions that would be around a 6 on the dielectric scale. The sensors were stable and it was easy to tune. But, I do not work well with lawless, blood thirsty Sandinista Communists. I will take my chances with the Indians.
Just because none of these units worked in my area of interest does not mean that it will not work somewhere else. I have heard of reports of other people finding things of value with some of the equipment on my list including the Crypton OBMD #2.
I should note that the Minelab GPX 5000 is the only coil detector that I could get to set down. But, it will only give you a few inches in that soil but I picked up a great little 8 gram nugget shooting in one of the local rivers.
I will keep doing research to see what electronics might have the possibilities of aiding in my search for this object in my area. Until then another new ad on Ebay for the Crypton OBMD #3:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Crypton-obmd...item2ee11773eb
If anyone is to make an offer less than $1699.00 feel free to reply. I am easy going on the price.
If anyone has any suggestions on what electronics might help me in these conditions it would be appreciated. It is the rainy season in Costa Rica and when I get back there it will be very wet and often 100% humidity under the canopy.
Regards