BCDC JUNE 2008 NEWSLETTER
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Directions to the BCDC Picnic/Hunt
From Conway Go north on RT# 65 towards New Brighton
@ The second red light (you will see the Subway)
Turn right, that should be 13th street. 13th St is also called Sunflower Road and Marion hill Rd.
Follow it up to the red light (don’t turn off anywhere)
Go through the red light (up the hill) and the house is on the left about a ¼ mile from the light. The address is 4131 Marion Hill Rd.
You will find two florescent makers on each side of the driveway.
There are also 3 small trees near the road which are not in the photo.
Coming from Cranberry or Zelie on Rt 68, the house is about 30 seconds from the fire hall on the right hand side.
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Beaver County Detecting Club We would like to welcome the following new member who came to the May 1st meeting and joined the club.
Steve Dodin
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Useful Information
1. Prevent Freezer Burn: Use airtight containers or
wrappings to avoid dehydration of food exposed to freezer air. Most
wrappings direct from supermarkets do not prevent dehydration. (It is
not unsafe to cook and eat freezer-burned food. However, the food may
be tough and tasteless.) 4. Remember that chocolate ice cream requires about a 7 - 10 degree lower temperature than regular ice cream to stay firm. Please try to give us some useful information to post in the newsletter. It gets quite difficult to fill in sometimes. Tell us a short metal detecting story or event about yourself.
don't worry about the spelling and grammar, the computer will take care of that little detail.
Harry N. > Editor |
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Beaver County Detecting Club
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Minutes of the May 2008 Meeting
The May meeting of the BCDC was called to order promptly at 7:00pm by the club President Red Craft.
There were 11 members present, and 1 guest, Scotty Vagan.
Gary Waddell read the treasurer’s report and it was approved as read.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read by Harry Niemeyer and they were approved as read.
Boobie gave a report on the website and the progress being made on developing it.
Our newest member Steve Dodin was introduced. Steve is a member of many western PA clubs and a Past President of the North Pittsburgh Past Finders located in the North Hills area.
Curt Crocker reported on the hats for the club members.
He brought along sample hats and some designs that can be placed on them.
They come in several different colors and you can select which color and design you like for your hat.
The members were very impressed with the quality and the workmanship of these hats.
Curt took orders immediately and the hats will be finished as soon as possible.
CLUB PICNIC
The “Club Member’s Only” picnic/hunt will be at Boobies home on Saturday June 28th. Please bring a list of the foods you will be bringing to this picnic to the June 5th meeting. Please bring donations of coins (clad coins or silver), jewelry and other items you may have laying around that can be prizes or buried in the hunt area.
Time of the picnic/hunt will be from 11:00am and the hunt will start at 1:00pm followed by the dinner.
The membership approved a $25.00 donation to help with the picnic setup.
The July 3rd meeting will be held during the picnic dinner due to the 4th of July Holiday.
Harry Niemeyer suggested that we start looking and booking a place for our Christmas party. Boobie said he will check with the Penn Bistro and look into making reservations.
We will start holding a "50/50 Donation Raffle” at the June meeting. This will probably be our only method of raising monies to operate the club at this time.
Next meeting
June 28th, 2008
At Boobies house
New Brighton, PA.
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How to Pinpoint with a double D Coil
Picture your DD coil as a windshield wiper blade out in front of you. As you sweep the coil (wiper blade), and it passes over a target, the target is not detected until it is directly under the center of the blade. Wiggle, or move the coil slightly back and forth from left to right keeping the tone as high and loud as possible, as you slowly pull the coil back towards you. When the signal drops out, the target is directly off the front tip of the coil. (See diagram below).
The above article was taken from the Treasure Hut Forum
Harry N.
Summer Travel Fees
If you are planning to fly this summer please check your airline baggage fees.
They all have increased fees and decreased the amount of free baggage.
One suitcase and one carry on are free on almost all airlines at this printing.
Than 2nd suitcase prices are from $100.00 to $150.00 each piece one way.
Some airlines charge $200.00 for the 3rd and up to $400.00 for the rest.
Excess weight over 50 pounds starts at $50.00 each and can go as high as $200.00 plus for each bag.
Carry-on > 2nd piece is from $25.00 to $50.00 each.
They add all excess items together. All fees are one way only.
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What are the best headphones to use?
Every detectorist has a slightly different style and likes a different type of headphone. For each style of hunter and hunting, there are several headphones.
The most obvious difference is the earpiece. A lot of detectorists like the full-cup style. These phones fit completely over your ear and block out most of the background noise. They work well for when you are trying to hear the faintest of signals. The downside is that if it blocks out the surroundings, you may not hear snakes or other predators around you.
On the other end of the scale are walkman or ear bud-style headphones. They will concentrate the signal in your ear but will allow you to hear the surroundings around you as well. Ear buds are also much cooler to wear during the hot summer months.
Along with the types of cups are the ohm ratings and frequency ratings to consider. Headphones that are designed for listening to digital music have very high ohm and frequency ratings. They will allow you to hear greater nuances in the detector signals but are very expensive. Lower-priced headphones may not have the range of their higher-priced brothers, but considering that you are only listening for a beep, they work very well. If you are out in the field and accidentally break your phones, the inexpensive ones are much easier on the pocketbook.
There are a number of headphones that have active electronics inside them as well. Most of these types of phones have some form of compression/limiter circuit in them. They work by amplifying weak signals and limiting the strong ones. They will work well for chasing some of those elusive small, deep targets but may make shallow and deep target signals sound the same.
With all of the headphone choices out there, try as many as you can, think about the type of hunting that you do, and where you will be doing it. When you consider all of these factors, you will find the headphones that work best for you and your detecting style.
How much will using headphones increase the battery life?
Headphones take much less current to drive than the speaker in the detector. This fact by itself would tend to show that you will increase your battery life by using headphones. But you have to remember that even though the detector is not making any noises, the electronic circuits are still running. A detector that generates a square wave or has a display will be using more power than a detector that is using a sinusoidal wave and has no display. The increase in battery life will depend on your detector and hunting style.
"Courtesy of Tesoro Electronics"
The above article was taken from the Treasure Hut Forum
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