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Garrett AT Gold gold-focused 18 kHz VLF.
18 kHz gold-focused VLF — excels on small nuggets
The Garrett AT Gold is an 18 kHz waterproof VLF tuned for small gold, jewelry, and micro targets in mineralized ground. Its high frequency and manual ground balance favor faint targets over deep clad coins. Garrett designed it for gold prospectors, jewelry hunters, and experienced users comfortable with VLF tuning. Desert washes, mountain streams, bench gravels, and iron-adjacent gold ground are where the AT Gold outperforms general-purpose machines.
Garrett • Garrett AT Gold
Garrett AT Gold — Beach (Wet Sand)
Recommended Garrett AT Gold 18 kHz starting points for salt surf and wet pack.
Recommended coil: 5" × 10" DD
Adjustments
Sensitivity
Sensitivity
6–7 of 8
AT Gold 1–8 scale; max only if stable.
Ground
Ground Balance
Auto / pump
Pump GB on mineralized gold ground.
Recovery
Recovery Speed
Slow
Slower recovery helps tiny gold beside hot rocks.
Discrimination
Discrimination
Low
All Metal is best for prospecting.
Iron
Iron Audio
Iron Audio ON
Iron audio beside small nuggets.
Audio
Audio
Pro Audio ON
Pro audio reveals faint gold whispers.
Coil
Coil & Swing
5" × 10" DD
Wet sand is tough — slow overlap.
Frequency
Operating Frequency
18 kHz fixed
Dedicated mid-high frequency for small gold.