bill
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| | 01/22/10 at 10:02 PM | Reply with quote | #1 |
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Hello Any H3 Users! I'm really wanting to hear from any of you on your feelings and using the H3 detector. I have not attended my class yet or got my hands on the unit but very excited about it so i'd love to hear any & all input on your experiences! Thanks You, Bill |
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jeffhaslett
Registered: 01/22/10
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| | 01/26/10 at 03:00 PM | Reply with quote | #2 |
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Hi, Bill. Jeff here. I think you're really going to enjoy owning and using your new H3 detector. I had a great time at my basic training several months ago, and I have found the staff at H3 to be excellent. Not only was the training good, but they have been very helpful afterwards in answering questions and providing updates and upgrades as they become available. While the detector itself is a fine piece of equipment, it is not automatic, and there is a learning curve that applies. The more you use it, the better you get, although if you're anything like me, you'll have additional questions after training. That's why it's so great to have such a helpful staff just an email away.
When it comes to treasure hunting, I prefer to be as discreet as possible. I have set up a daypack to carry and store not only the H3, but also periferal equipment, such as my mini computer, manual and maps. Digging equipment is another story, but at least you don't have to deal with them until you have an actual find.
Good luck, and have fun! Jeff
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H3tec
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| | 02/06/10 at 12:44 PM | Reply with quote | #3 |
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Hey Jeff,
It was great seeing you and sharing a meal... You rock my friend. We got tied up with our contracted client and the week was over before it started...
Later my friend...
Chuck
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lokmen
Registered: 01/25/10
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| | 02/13/10 at 01:00 PM | Reply with quote | #4 |
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Hello...
Thank you for your patience in helping all. I suggest for a beep sound target . You can passe the information to your engineers, and I’m sure they’ll take my idea under consideration. |
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Cadguy
Registered: 02/10/10
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| | 02/14/10 at 01:22 PM | Reply with quote | #5 |
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Hi Bill, I just posted some info on the forum under Cadguy. I would be glad to answer any of your questions...from an experienced (1 year) H3 user. Been to a lot of places and used the heck out of the H3 I have! It’s put a whole new sense of adventure into my life and through using it I have learned sooo much about history, some geology and the way people use to do things.
On the beep suggestion, this maybe a good idea if you can have a switch on it…I would rather the H3 didn’t make any noise because I didn’t want attention drawn to me and what I am doing. I would not have it put on mine, if you know the machine very well you really don’t need it. I can pinpoint things down to 1-2 square inches without any trouble or noise.
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bill
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| | 02/14/10 at 09:16 PM | Reply with quote | #6 |
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Hey Cadguy & Thanks For Your Response! I'm On The East Coast & Haven't Made The Training Class Yet Nor Picked Up my Unit But Excited To Hear From Owners & Users Like You! I'd Love To Hear Any Stories Or Testing You Have Done With Your Unit! How Long Did It Take You To Get The Feel So To Speak, Which Range Unit Do You Have, What Types Of Hits On What Size Targets & Range In Water, Dirt Whatever You'd care To Share I'd Really Appreciate Hearing! Thanks So Much Again! Bill |
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Cadguy
Registered: 02/10/10
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| | 03/26/10 at 08:57 AM | Reply with quote | #7 |
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Hi Bill, I hope you have got to class and now have your unit! My unit is the one mile type, (as a professor couldn’t afford the bigger distance units). One test was to check the distance it would detect a silver dollar. This was an Air test (coin was not buried), can guarantee you it will locate from ¾ mile with no trouble. Didn’t try for the mile or further. I really got a good feel by the time I left the training, but I got better and better with it and after about 3 months of every other weekend I was at a better level and more in tune…started finding things at a greater distance and faster. The key for me was to move the H3 slowly and watch for the slightest movement…go past it, come back slowly and see if it hits, then almost stop, go back a shorter distance and it will usually lock on. The triangulation back then (before the wonderful wand upgrade) was just a little challenging the first few times out, but it came pretty quick, same with walking the square, it just takes practice. If you do what the classes teach you cannot go wrong, just practice, practice, practice…imagine the stories about the kids that ate, slept, etc. with a basket ball and became great…same here. Keep in mind I was hunting for silver veins so it was different than coins. I found 6 old Indian silver mines in KY, four in OH and the location of a cave an Indian(1809) claims there is gold in…it’s been covered over but I know where it is and will be buying the property as soon as I can. I am continuously finding placer gold in small deposits like the size of a thimble while looking for caches of coins. That is how sensitive the H3 is. One guy had me check out his great great grandpas field as it was thought the store and barn was where Jessie James hid out after robbing a bank of $40,000, a posse came on them too quick to dig it back up no one ever seen them come back….we found 9 placer gold sites on the property…he (and I) was disappointed about not finding the gold coins, but excited about the placer! |
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Cadguy
Registered: 02/10/10
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| | 03/26/10 at 08:59 AM | Reply with quote | #8 |
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Keep one thing in mind; you have to do the research! I used several magazines and Thomas Terry’s US Treasure Atlas and found that most of the treasure tales are just that! Sorry to say don’t get hyped up on trying to find most of them as the H3 quickly dispels the myths! I have checked out close to 50 of Terry’s sites, they all have a bases in facts, but either someone came back, someone found it already, or there was a mistake in where it was buried. Our very first time out we found a keg of 1830s silver coins, but the mistake we made was not having the agreement in writing! Yes, the farmer would not let us dig it up! He was afraid of the government taking it…no matter what we said or what we showed him he wouldn’t let us do it…we pestered him for over 6 months! So, get permission, but get it in writing if at all possible. If you can find first hand information you are a lot better off…either in person or written in letters, diaries, old books, etc. One of the great things about the H3, you don’t have to worry about digging trash….pull tabs are never seen! ha-ha |
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bill
Registered: 01/16/10
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| | 03/28/10 at 09:38 PM | Reply with quote | #9 |
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HEY CADGUY & THANKS FOR THE STORIES & ADVICE! NO I HAVENT HAD MY CLASS YET!!!!! WILL BE GOING IN APRIL OR MAY AT THE LATEST & BRING HOME MY 5 MILE MODEL. I CAN'T WAIT OF COURSE. ANY TIPS ON DECERNING THE SIZE OR DEPTH OF OBJECTS? WHAT OTHER ELEMENTS DO YOU HAVE OR TESTED OUT? GOOD LUCK ON YOUR LAND DEAL & THANKS FOR THE "GET IT IN WRITING" TIP! I HEAR THAT! HAVE A GREAT DAY & THANKS AGAIN! BILL |
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KlondikeIke
Registered: 01/31/10
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| | 05/06/10 at 06:10 PM | Reply with quote | #10 |
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Hey Bill....
I finally got to training in late April and have used my H3 everyday since....literally.... and as others have said... there is a learning curve...and again as others have said.. the staff at H3Tec is beyond anything I have seen in business... they are so helpfull..just an email or phone call away..they always make time for you and make you feel like you are their only client...no not so a client..but their best friend and brother...
My partner hid a 1 ounce vile of small grains of placer gold from Arizonia for me to find...he hid it before I arrived...about 2,500 feet from his house....and expected me to find it...In class we were maybe 200 feet from our targets..and they were usually a large bag of silver dollars....not a very small vile of fine grained placer gold..2,500 feet away.... I failed miserably... and for 2 days I couldn't find it... did some phone training with the staff at H3tec.. did some phone training with other users... got together with another H3tec owner and user and had me back on track in 10 minutes.... Came home and found the 1 ounce vile of fine grained placer gold at 2,500 feet away ..and eventually walked up to it and dug it up...
Yes there is a learning curve to the H3... but it is an amazing machine... truely amazing....You'll love it once you get it in your hands on it and use it... I suggest you use it a lot... Good luck with your H3 when you do get to school... if you haven't already...
Klondike Ike
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GALLEONHUNTER
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| | 05/16/10 at 07:35 AM | Reply with quote | #11 |
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On the "Beep" idea, just do what Chuck says do. If they come over and ask what you're looking for, tell em "flyin saucers" they usually start backing up and go away. HA! Really I would rather just have a red led that winks on when the H3 gets a lock.
Galleonhunter
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H3tec
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| | 05/18/10 at 10:15 AM | Reply with quote | #12 |
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It's coming, not quick enough but we are working on a light system
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jeffhaslett
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| | 05/19/10 at 01:48 PM | Reply with quote | #13 |
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I have a Garrett metal detector in addition to my H3, and it has an audible signal to let you know when it has detected something. What a royal pain! It's an obnoxious sound, and so many things can set it off. I could go on and on (like IT does!) about how much I hate it, but believe me, it is such a treat to have the H3 operate silently. The silence also helps keep your activities from attracting undue attention. If a beep system is incorporated, be prepared to have it connected to a headphone or earplug, which is one more piece of eauipment to bring on your excursions. Personally, I can do without it. I'd much rather just get real good at watching the needle lock on to targets.
As for the light, it may help, but it just seems redundant to me. It may help you lock in weaker signals, but then would it also be prone to false signals? Only the Chuckmeister knows!
One thing I've noticed is that my H3 SEEMS to work a bit better when the battery is fully charged. The battery is supposed to last around 10 hours. The first two or three hours are fine. After that, the needle seems to move a bit more erratically. It could be just me, but I always keep my H3 fully charged.
Trust me, with or without the sound, you'll still need practice, and you'll stay sane a lot longer if you can practice in silence.
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lokmen
Registered: 05/01/10
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| | 05/19/10 at 04:47 PM | Reply with quote | #14 |
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yes its' good idea,If a beep system is incorporated to H3tec,for get watch and sound when the needle lock on to target . |
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H3tec
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| | 05/20/10 at 04:47 PM | Reply with quote | #15 |
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always keep that baby charged.
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