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Testing the Detector

10/30/2015

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Finally I could go searching with my Fisher F5 again! I had it back from the shop where they had changed the CPU, but it would not work when I tried it, so I called them and right away they sent a coil as the problem would have to be there. A burden lifted off my shoulders when I turned it on and it worked the way it should. Happy I set of through a field, sweeping the detector in front of me. 
I had chosen a area where it had been a German camp during the war, some 300 soldiers had been stationed here, guarding a nearby POW camp and overseeing the work on the railroad. Someone had told me about some concrete constructions in the forested hillside above the camp area and I had to investigate it. 
Crossing the field I had a good signal and had to see what it was. I drew the shovel into the ground but it was like hitting asphalt. 3-4 days of subzero temperatures had frozen the ground completely. Luckily the top 5-10 cm was no match for the axe and I could get to the rust. Ofcourse it was some agricultural rubbish.
In the hillside I found a small plateau with some concrete stuff. From what I could see I think it was some kind of communication mast. I dug a few signals here and found pipes and wires mostly but will certainly do some more searching here come spring.
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I went back to the camp area to do some searching. I did search here once before a few years ago, but never located any dumping pits so that was going to be the mission the next few hours. There were signals all over the place, alot of modern rubbish from farmers, but after a while I started to find more familiar types of metal. I went around just registering signals and doing a test dig once and again. I found what I think is the well, looks like it is full of metal, and found at least two ditches which I think is the main dumping pits. Better yet, the weather report promises mild weather the next days and the detector seems to be working perfect again. A huge thanks to the guys at the repair shop! :)  Bliss :)
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The top of a gasmask canister.
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Rests of the barracks.Lots of iron cast ovens lying around.
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