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Old 03-06-2013, 11:36 AM
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Hi Franco.
Maybe tommorrow i will try to make it to oscillate. If all will go OK then i"ll try it again

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Old 03-06-2013, 12:57 PM
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Hello everyone been a while. Just wanted to pop in and say hello to everyone. I see many are still working on electronic lrl. Been busy and have not had time to get on here. All the best to everyone. Carl I'm planing on being at the show if your there I'll see you.

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Old 03-06-2013, 07:17 PM
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Hello Tim.
Long time!!!!!
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Old 03-08-2013, 06:19 AM
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Hi Franco.
Yesterday i made it to oscillate. I connected a trimer 3-9pf between 2nd and 3nd transistor. Also i removed the coil at input. Now without coil is more sensitive. It oscillates near to 3Mhz and the 3turns coil was as a short to the signal.
I connect the oscillator as modul to the LM358. So i made the other schematic with xtal and i tried at lab.All are ok and now i wait the weather to calm. Weather rains 24 houre.

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btw.... do you have any practical way to check the lrl if works ok??? battery spark don't do anything....
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Old 03-08-2013, 10:08 AM
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Hi Geo

The only way to test my lrl it's to touch with my hand the antenna, I have a strong signal if it's working. For me it's important the coil but I have no tried without coil. The coil is separated from the oscillation stage by the first transistor therefore has no effect on it. As I said in RS thread I have not tried the LM358 stage alone because I have used other modified pistols with more gain but I had to reduce the gain as the "front-end stage" has very high gain. If You touch the antenna and the led lights I think that it's OK. Also here it's raining and I cannot go to test in the field.

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Old 03-09-2013, 09:44 AM
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Hi Geo

I tested the 2 working lrls and the last with the 2pF capacitor with a transmitter for remote control (about 430 Mhz) and this gives a strong signal at about 15 cm for the 3 lrls and with the stylus antenna 20 cm elongated. This test doesn't work with remote control for car but with remote-controlled electrical outlets.

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Old 03-09-2013, 12:02 PM
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Old 03-10-2013, 04:34 PM
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Hi Geo

I post here the last version of my lrl, it works well as the others, but it oscillates with the help of a small capacitor connected between collector of TR3 and base of TR2, the right value is 0.5pF (also 2 capacitors 1pF connected in series). With 2pF as your circuit the lrl dosn't cacht the phenomenon, I have tried this value. The DC out is 3V, if it is less You must increase C8 and vice versa. R11, R12, C13 and C14 are a low pass filter to remove any residue of high frequency signal. Also this lrl senses the silver coins at about 2 meters.
to increase the sensitivity You must lengthen the antenna, by this way it's possible a sort of pinpoint.

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Hi Geo

I post here the last version of my lrl, it works well as the others, but it oscillates with the help of a small capacitor connected between collector of TR3 and base of TR2, the right value is 0.5pF (also 2 capacitors 1pF connected in series). With 2pF as your circuit the lrl dosn't cacht the phenomenon, I have tried this value. The DC out is 3V, if it is less You must increase C8 and vice versa. R11, R12, C13 and C14 are a low pass filter to remove any residue of high frequency signal. Also this lrl senses the silver coins at about 2 meters.
to increase the sensitivity You must lengthen the antenna, by this way it's possible a sort of pinpoint.

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When you say it works as well as the others what does that mean?

Are the silver coins buried in the ground or setting on the surface of ground?

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Old 03-10-2013, 07:24 PM
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Hi Funfinder
The silver coins are buried about 20 cm under ground 1 year ago .

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Old 03-10-2013, 07:29 PM
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Hi goldfinder
Sorry You are Gold non Fun...finder .
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Old 03-10-2013, 10:36 PM
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Hi Franco


the coins are buried with some salt to make the PHENOMENON more active ,or without ?
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Old 03-11-2013, 06:13 AM
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Hi Geo

I post here the last version of my lrl, it works well as the others, but it oscillates with the help of a small capacitor connected between collector of TR3 and base of TR2, the right value is 0.5pF (also 2 capacitors 1pF connected in series). With 2pF as your circuit the lrl dosn't cacht the phenomenon, I have tried this value. The DC out is 3V, if it is less You must increase C8 and vice versa. R11, R12, C13 and C14 are a low pass filter to remove any residue of high frequency signal. Also this lrl senses the silver coins at about 2 meters.
to increase the sensitivity You must lengthen the antenna, by this way it's possible a sort of pinpoint.

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Hi Franco.
Thank you for the file.
What i see at NI stimulator is that this don't oscillate good. It oscillates near to 2.2Mhz modulated at 45Khz and after some seconds it oscillates only at 45Khz and again the same ... and so on...
How your oscillator works??

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Old 03-11-2013, 07:20 AM
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Hi FrancoItaly!
Please let me know what is the value of capacitor C3?
whether 22pF?
Thanks in advance for the answer!
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Old 03-11-2013, 10:54 AM
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Hi All

The coins are buried without salt or no other substance, C3 is 22nF.
In my circuit the DC out is very stable, but this values depend on the gain of the transistors. The NI simulator does not allow to change the "beta" of transistor and this may explain the instability. I suggest you build the circuit with 0.5 pF and try different values for C6 and C8 to a proper DC out. If you don't have success try 1pF. The purpose is to have the max gain of the circuit and with a greater capacitor in the positive reaction we will be forced to decrease the gain by changing C6 and C8.

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Old 03-18-2013, 03:52 AM
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i no see to brodhy morgan build or gave opinions, on this lrl
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Old 03-18-2013, 11:28 PM
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i no see to brodhy morgan build or gave opinions, on this lrl
yes,correct,i have my LRLs,PDKs,remember ?
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Old 03-31-2013, 03:49 PM
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then morgans, your think what yours lrl are the best non plus ultra? and then no need most prototipes propossal?
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Old 03-31-2013, 06:08 PM
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then morgans, your think what yours lrl are the best non plus ultra? and then no need most prototipes propossal?
until now i dont know better LRLs...
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Old 03-31-2013, 09:06 PM
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may be you no know the long range of me pecosy
puede ser porque usted no conoce los larga distancia mios pecoso
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may be you no know the long range of me pecosy
puede ser porque usted no conoce los larga distancia mios pecoso
your cacharros much better,show me the many gold, quesitos ocho escudos oro de los conquistadores que as encontrado,you have found



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Old 04-02-2013, 07:57 AM
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brodhy morgan, yo solo he encontrado moneditas dispersas de cobre y plata como tu
una pregunta hermano, dime si tu pd ultima 4, solo tiene receptor pasivo o tambien tiene estimulador?
hermanito morgan, i only find coins separate of silver and coper how you, say me please if you pd 4, have only pasive receptor o too have estimulator coil
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Old 04-02-2013, 01:25 PM
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brodhy morgan, yo solo he encontrado moneditas dispersas de cobre y plata como tu
una pregunta hermano, dime si tu pd ultima 4, solo tiene receptor pasivo o tambien tiene estimulador?
hermanito morgan, i only find coins separate of silver and coper how you, say me please if you pd 4, have only pasive receptor o too have estimulator coil
El PDK-4 es una copia de Grecia del PDK-2.2,

I dont have PDK-4,is Grrek clonage of my PDK-2.2

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Old 04-02-2013, 04:21 PM
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then morgan you no use most pd whit a stimulator?
entonces morgan tu ya no usas la pd con estimulador
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then morgan you no use most pd whit a stimulator?
entonces morgan tu ya no usas la pd con estimulador
there is a hide stimulator coil...
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