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    Hawkear reacted to Mackka's post in the thread Whinge of the day thread... with Like Like.
    Petrol Prices- yesterday I saw two prices within 200 meters. $1.61 less 4cents per litre and down the road $2.07 no cents off. I see...
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    Hawkear replied to the thread Whinge of the day thread....
    Don't get me started on Halloween. Only two outcomes the following day. 1. The parents will be poorer for all the stuff bought 2. The...
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    Hawkear reacted to PhaseTech's post in the thread DD in mono, Mono in DD on 4500 with Like Like.
    A mono coil will work in DD switch position no problem. Remember, this switch used to be called the Rx switch and was labelled Normal...
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    Hawkear replied to the thread Natural wonders.
    Just something that popped into my Facebook feed today. The silt jetties of the Mitchell river in Gippsland, Vic as it discharges into...
    • Mitchell river silt jetty.jpg
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    Hawkear replied to the thread On This Day.
    On this day 24 years ago, was the last time that all of humanity was together on our planet. Since then there has been at least one...
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    Hawkear reacted to XLOOX's post in the thread First Detector Advice with Like Like.
    Find small bits and come back again with a larger coil ? before I had the 6000 then yes, sure. If you have found gold somewhere you go...
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    Hawkear replied to the thread What is the best time to detect.
    We have all observed how soil moisture seems to intensify or even create ground noise signals. Sometimes when electrical storms are...
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    Hawkear reacted to Docs Son's post in the thread First Detector Advice with Like Like.
    Thanks @Hawkear, that sounds like very good and useful advice for me. And you are correct in that it will most likely come down to the...
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    Hawkear replied to the thread First Detector Advice.
    The 2300 with its standard 8” is optimised for sensitivity on small gold and whilst there are larger after-market coils available, I...
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    Hawkear reacted to Cobalt's post in the thread South Oz Newbie with Like Like.
    Hi Folks I'm new to this gold fossicking game. Have a few spare hours a day as I get older and work less. I'm just a casual worker...
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    Hawkear replied to the thread First Detector Advice.
    The 45 and 50 are both very good machines but even among seasoned prospectors there are opinion differences. I have expressed mine in...
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    Hawkear reacted to Moneybox's post in the thread ⭐ Gold Detecting Show'n Tell with Like Like.
    I took a bit of time away from treasure hunting to find a few nuggets and while at it I was trying the same. Unfortunately there were...
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    Hawkear reacted to Moneybox's post in the thread First Detector Advice with Like Like.
    A lot depends on how often you can get to go prospecting for gold. It's a great hobby for singles with time on their hands or for...
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    Hawkear replied to the thread First Detector Advice.
    We all start gold prospecting with the vision of a large nugget in our minds or at least the back thereof. Reality is though that you...
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    Hawkear reacted to grubstake's post in the thread First Detector Advice with Like Like.
    Based on your above comment, "I am primarily looking at using for Gold, but other options are always good", I reckon the EQ600/NOX would...
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