Allan, Have a look at this Western Aust. junk!

Where is Gypsy Kris? ........ havent seen her grace these pages in a  long LONG  time!

Hola Allan!

Thanks for the explanation. I DO find that quote funny though! Didnt look for a serious explanation like you.

Being of foreign background, as a 5 yo in a foreign land with other all foreigners around me, I grew up being able to "speak" a few languages (kids talk) ….most is forgotten now. I tried to learn French at school and failed. I tried to learn Science German at uni (mandatory subject which the two top students failed or refused to learn- maybe the verbs were always in the wrong place  ).  Later I travelled, after a post doc in Canada and mixed with academics now & again, drank red wine & picked up a few swear words in other tongues.  A few words stick from my childhood & background, eg dos cerveas per favour! Mucha calour ….. (Mexico) ….. So as you can see, who am I to criticise others tongues!

I like words, using them creatively, rather than languages in fact Al.  But I admit I had to look up Polyglot!  (I have heard of the word)

Here is something …….on polyglotism

".....Many people wish to learn a foreign language. Unfortunately, like weight loss, playing the guitar, and earning a black belt in martial arts, mastering a foreign language is one of those dreams that people spend a lot of money on, but somehow never achieve....."

       http://speakingadventure.com/what-makes-a-polyglot-and-what-do-polyglots-think-about-language-learning-part-1

My guitar is weeping  ....... crying out for me, better go!

 

Probably good advice Bugs, BUT .......

1) I thought my questions were very reasonable and would be very revealing to George & to many of his suporters!! Some here would learn too!
2) If I ignored the taunters I would have little to do, say & would be lost for words! Especially as the women & gender-related topics have dried up!
3) my rate of posting & thread views would drop, to Dougs detriment. I have to give something back for the humour & stimulation I derive here.
4) Ignore George would be like ignoring my bro! (I do!)

I'm off the band practice now ..... seeya all later  

Huego  

PS: I see thiere is some juicy stuff on Finders politics happening may be worth a comment or two! Cheerio, for now. 

Hola Juego,

The green sentence implies that the GB is on all the time, until metal is detected.  The big trick to make that work is the ability to accurately differentiate between the ground signals and metal targets.  That's the reason why most GB systems are intermittent and in some detectors, the frequency is adjustable.  That improves the chances that a target isn't GB'd out.  The GS GB's at both ends of the sweeps.  An audible blip indicates that the process has been completed.  With overlappiing sweeps, the possibility of missing good targets is eliminated  (Don't try to patent this idea--it's in the public domain.)

The above scheme makes it possible to GB very fast.  In contrast, a GB system that's active all the time must be slow,  otherwise targets are also wiped out.  The rate of change of the signal is one way of telling the difference between good and bad signals.  Unfortunately, the BIG, DEEP NUGGETS also generate slowly changing signals...

Oh well, perfection has to wait for the Ultimate Detector...

Allan,

P.S. I suspect that both Huego and WM6 are polyglots.  Please confess.  I'm one too.  Being one opens up the possibility of misspelling  in more than one language, a problem that monoglots don't have.  But, once your brain is wired that way, there's no going back.  There's an advantage too:  Allegedly, being a polyglot offers a degree of
immunity towards Alzheimer's Disease and you can curse without offending the people around you.

Hi Huego,

Don't hold your breath waiting for an answer from GEORGE.  Answering questions is not his forte.
His modus operandi is to fly in, open his bowels, take a dump then run.

I would suggest totally ignoring him.

(I should address your question)

A more relevant & easy question for you George.

By what % do you figure the latest Mindlab Tector is better than the last (say the 5000).........  and by the early 2200?

(You can use published data, product specs or marketing information as sources ……. easy as! )

Then we will be able to answer your question!  We say all kinda things here.

 

>GEORGE<

You are so contained! Do you think YOU should accompany WOODY by the hand to a DUAL CONFESSION ........ at your nearest church?
To PURGE yourself, like an enema, of your sins, indiscretions, false pretences & intentions? 

Hope you are having a nice day. I am! 

Huego 

Interesting?  I can't treat it seriously ...........

I find it HILLARIOUSLY FUNNY!!   

(There is a kinda hidden message in that target response, but it needs a clever brain to unravel it.... I can't do it!)

 

Hola Allan & fellow lovers of words, nuances & parables,

It’s a fun article to read although they lost me with the electronics.   Thanks WM6.
Yes, Allan, the students are on a journey, setting their goals high. One day they may even laugh at themselves, from their corporate towers, at what they wrote. 
Any fun is light-hearted replacing the lack of inter-gender talk.  

My own electronic education is so limited that I would never have picked up on the “Wien Bridge”.  
Peraps this innovative “wein bridge” was formed, with a zzzzzzzzzt, after a spillage of some closed circuit wine (wien) causing cross talk or short talk.

Peraps its lyrical illiteracy. Who am I to judge .... I just play with words.
Kids of today don’t use spell checkers coz they use abbreviated text in communication (life is short enuf without wasting more on spelling & grammar).

The Group spent so much time winding & testing coils they ran outa time to get the discriminator working & gps integrated. I bet they "learnt heaps" …… spelling can wait.

The GPS portion of the final project was also abandoned due to time constraints. Efforts that would have been used on the GPS were focused on to the discriminating and object identification aspects of the final project during the final weeks.

Commendable that they were so goal-oriented (aware of design specifications) & environmentally conscious ….. a good sign in youngsters these days. The generations after will be even more so. They will need it for their survival.

Question: Could they have learnt more by retro engineering methods?
Pulling a 3030 apart and wondering at its simplicity vs cost & innovation.  
If they did they would get a laugh when the saw the WHITE (WEIN) PAINT over the PCBs & remembered their own spill!!

Huego  

  By what percentage do you figure the QED is better than the latest Minelab???  I know you say it is a better performing detector, so you must know a percentage ballpark number by now.