Dec 10 2008
Teknetics Gamma Metal Detector Field Test Report - Thanks Kellyco!
Our sponsor, Kellyco Metal Detectors, often passes along good news to us but this article is one we are really excited to pass along. Lots of people have been looking for reviews and field tests on these new machines out from Teknetics and we finally have something to share. After reading what Mike in Alabama has to say about this machine I’m thinking we’ll have to try one out. This latest series from Teknetics certainly LOOKS promising, but now we actually have some information to back it up.
I’ll paste in the first portion of the field test report but please visit Kellyco’s Teknetics Gamma Field Test Report page to see all the great photos and read the rest of the review. It’s just too long to put in this entire blog. Many thanks to our friends at Kellyco!
My name is Mike Bearden and I live in north Alabama. I have been metal detecting since 1969.
I have used just about every brand of metal detector offered to the public in the last 30 odd years and really enjoy metal detecting and field testing different product lines.
Kellyco sent the new Teknetics Gamma 6000 to me to see how well it will perform in my area which is heavily saturated with iron ore and red clay.
I live in the middle of the iron ore belt that stretches from 150 miles north of my home and on down below Birmingham, Alabama.
This ground has proven to be very tough to tame for MANY of the high end detectors that I have tried here over the years.
Just to give you an idea, those gold/red stones in the picture below are iron ore typically found in my yard and throughout the surrounding counties. This place is LOADED with it and if you drag a shop magnet around on the ground, these stones actually stick to it like metal. It’s found on the surface and as far down as anyone cares to dig.
After receiving the Gamma 6000 I opened the box, zipped through the 24 page manual and then put it together, installed the battery, turned it on and got familiar with all of the settings.
I selected four tones over the default setting of three because I like to hear as much difference between targets as the detector will allow.
The overall sound quality is pretty good and the adjustable volume is extremely loud when maxed out when real metal detecting headphones are used, however, a 1/4″ to 1/8″ adapter is needed to accomplish this unless you have a high end set of 1/8″ plug-in detecting headphones lying around.
Of course go to Kellyco’s Teknetics Gamma Field Test Report page to finish reading this field test report and to see all the pictures Mike provided. And if you have any report of your own please feel free to comment. We also take requests for reviews and field test reports, so please pass those along also.
- Shaun & Adam
