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Sheila Fiederer; a novice TH'er, with the Liberty ISO and her find, a clad ąuarter.

FIELD TEST

TESTING THE COMPASS LIBERTY 150

By Ty Brook

What, me do a field test on the

; Compass Liberty 150? While discussing ; some other projects with Rosemary, i; editor of Western & Eastern Treasures, \ she asked if 1 would consider field f testing the Liberty 150. My first i reaction was to refuse. I was afraid | that I couldn’t be objective enough to l give our readers the information they |deserve from this type test, sińce I i have used another brand for years.

1 then remembered some Compass [ detectors I’ve used during my twenty plus years in this hobby, and they were excellent machines, so I decided

to give it a try. I also remembered my first good detector, a then top of the linę detector, that sold for about the same price as the Liberty 150. Instead of a light weight two knob silent search VLF/VLF DiSC, that unit was a two hander TR! Yes, a two hander with no discrimination! You carried the detector with one hand, and used the other to try to keep the machinę tuned well enough to find goodies. Its weight was almost six pounds, and the balance was terrible. Technology development over the ensuing years has surę improved detectors.

Clean lined, compact, curved stem configuration, Compass green, silent search discrimination, all metal pin-point, and a pleasure to use should just about describe the 2% pound Liberty 150. Some Controls are side mounted, along with the speaker. These Controls are the combination on/off power level control, and a trash out control. On the panel facing the operator is the modę select toggle switch, a combination battery check/ target light, plus the Va, inch headphone jack. The Liberty 150 comes with an 8 inch coil.

“Operating instructions for a beginner are self explanatory if the preset markers are used. ”

Operating insturctions for a beginner are self explanatory if the preset markers are used. Each control and the toggle switch settings are clearly marked for those who prefer to treasure hunt first and read instructions later. The two nine volt batteries are checked each time the detector is turned on. The length of time that the battery check light remains on determines the remaining life of these batteries. The toggle switch should be in the trash out position for a correct reading.

Some air tests, plus a fcw minutes in my test area indicated that this detector was much better than the price might lead one to believe. For the suggested list price of $249.95, you get quite a detector. 1 will vouch for the following facts; it has good depth, positive trash out through screw caps, and can be easily handled by almost anyone in your THing family. With some functions preset, and all user Controls having preset markers, you will find treasure the first time out.

Field Tests

Grabbing my headphones, my trusty 8” screwdriver, and the Liberty 150, 1 headed for some Street medians in an older section of town. These areas make an ideał place to test detectors due to trash counts, plus they, along with construction sit es and vacant lots have become my favorite places