Lunk 39 Posted December 12, 2018 (edited) Got out to Franconia early this week. My main objective of course was to score some nice space rocks, but I also wanted to try out White’s new Goldmaster 24k VLF unit to see how well its proprietary XGB automatic ground tracking would handle the extreme variable ground in the north half of the strewn field. Anyone who’s searched this area with a VLF detector knows how tedious it can be dealing with the endless volcanic hot rocks, and while the 24k handled the ground matrix extremely well and running a low sensitivity eleminated a lot of the hot rocks, there still remained plenty of them to deal with. Although I did find one half-gram iron with the 24k, with all the hot rocks it was hitting I just couldn’t cover enough ground to increase my odds of making a good find. As many of us detector operators know, in hot rock hell pulse-induction and zero-voltage transmission technologies are king. So I put away the VLF and brought out the Minelab GPZ 7000 equipped with the 19” coil for maximum ground coverage...time to get serious! With a quick adjustment I was able to ignore all but the largest and most insidious hot rocks and cover a ton of ground, netting me several small irons and 2 stones at 27 grams and 75 grams. But the best part was just enjoying the peaceful serenity while roaming the wide open spaces of the Franconia strewn field, and even spotting a wild burro. Edited December 12, 2018 by Lunk 12 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frank c 786 Posted December 12, 2018 Nice beepin, Did you meet up with Fred ? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lunk 39 Posted December 12, 2018 Thanks Frank. Actually someone hooked up with Fred before I could, so maybe next time. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rocky 342 Posted December 12, 2018 Wow nice job out there man!!! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikestang 738 Posted December 12, 2018 Nice finds, Jason! That's a pretty chondrite, and some good sized irons. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lunk 39 Posted December 13, 2018 Thanks Mike! The name’s Keith, actually; I remember running into you out there a couple years ago in the subdivision on the north side. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strapped 204 Posted December 13, 2018 Nice job! Congrats on the great finds! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morlock 1,249 Posted December 13, 2018 Nice finds. Congrats. Did you find the two large pieces specking? Or were they buried? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lunk 39 Posted December 13, 2018 55 minutes ago, Morlock said: Did you find the two large pieces specking? Or were they buried? All my finds were buried, with the 75 g stone being the deepest at 8". 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rocky 342 Posted December 13, 2018 Wow impressive machine! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikestang 738 Posted December 13, 2018 14 hours ago, Lunk said: Thanks Mike! The name’s Keith, actually; I remember running into you out there a couple years ago in the subdivision on the north side. Ooops, my bad! For some reason I thought Jayray posted the original... that's what happens when I look at the forum on my phone. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DolanDave 592 Posted December 13, 2018 Keith, Great finds, are you headed down towards the Q next?? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lunk 39 Posted December 13, 2018 I’m in Q now, Dave. There’s a monthly QMDC club coin hunt on Saturday I’ll be attending. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beatup 141 Posted December 15, 2018 great job detecting those space rocks ,Lunk. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
