Great machine, i was using the silver umax, which is also a great machine, but this hawkeye takes it to another level. Finds very deep targets and brought me my first medieval finds. It does like coke and hotrocks but once you get used to the sounds and meter readings its a very good tector. And its basically a 'switch on and go' machine. Cant see me changing it for a long while.
Have had the Hawkeye for around 2 years now. Have been detecting for 30 odd years now so have had quite a few machines starting with the compass 77b to use on the Thames foreshore and then going onto the Araldo 120 , which I still have and use on new fields to suss out whether they are worth doing or not.. With the Hawkeye I tend to run it in All Metal so as not to miss anything (same as all my machines) then flick over to Discrim. If I get any number come up on the "readout" , unless it's the one for iron I dig it as I don't think you can go by whats written on the control box as it depends on the type of soil, whether dry or wet, recently ploughed etc. That way you can be sure that you don't miss anything worth having
True you cant move the nail in the ground but, you can change your position and sweep from another direction. This should give a better signal. Dont get blinded by the supposed magic technology, get out and use your tector. The more you use it the more you will understand it and that applies to all tectors. I think lasers are fantastic when you take into account the price and ease of use. These tectors are for people who want to get out and start detecting rather than sitting trying to figure out what settings and programs to use.
@micmoable I'd hope it does. Imagine a pull tab and a coin an inch and a half apart - fast recovery machines will find it, slow won't. I once had an SE and it had shite recovery.... all those goodies I missed..
Great machine, i was using the silver umax, which is also a great machine, but this hawkeye takes it to another level. Finds very deep targets and brought me my first medieval finds. It does like coke and hotrocks but once you get used to the sounds and meter readings its a very good tector. And its basically a 'switch on and go' machine. Cant see me changing it for a long while.
Have had the Hawkeye for around 2 years now. Have been detecting for 30 odd years now so have had quite a few machines starting with the compass 77b to use on the Thames foreshore and then going onto the Araldo 120 , which I still have and use on new fields to suss out whether they are worth doing or not.. With the Hawkeye I tend to run it in All Metal so as not to miss anything (same as all my machines) then flick over to Discrim. If I get any number come up on the "readout" , unless it's the one for iron I dig it as I don't think you can go by whats written on the control box as it depends on the type of soil, whether dry or wet, recently ploughed etc. That way you can be sure that you don't miss anything worth having
True you cant move the nail in the ground but, you can change your position and sweep from another direction. This should give a better signal. Dont get blinded by the supposed magic technology, get out and use your tector. The more you use it the more you will understand it and that applies to all tectors. I think lasers are fantastic when you take into account the price and ease of use. These tectors are for people who want to get out and start detecting rather than sitting trying to figure out what settings and programs to use.
you will be surprised just how good this machine is
@micmoable I'd hope it does. Imagine a pull tab and a coin an inch and a half apart - fast recovery machines will find it, slow won't. I once had an SE and it had shite recovery.... all those goodies I missed..