Metal Detecting News #49

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Hi, and welcome to the latest edition of Metal Detecting News, thanks for stopping by!

Happy Valentines to those who are celebrating, for the rest of us… enjoy this amazing newsletter instead!

I should be getting my Legend 2 next week, so watch out on tcDetects for video’s with the new machine starting to appear, plus I also got the stereo headphones for my Deus II so they’ll get some testing too - assuming the weather ever picks up!

A massive thanks to all our amazing sponsors, RUTUS, Treasure Hunting magazine, Composite Cleaning Pencil and The Big Detecting Show for their continued support.

See you in the fields!

Industry News

How long before we see this type of technology in our machines…

Not long to take advantage of the following offer…
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We are lucky to have generous sponsors who are supporting MDN with giveaway prizes, plus there’s a few prizes that we’ve thrown in for good measure too!

And, as always we have the awesome NEW Composite Cleaning Pencil Field Kit to give away this month - many thanks to Graham!

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Latest Youtube videos

All the latest videos, this week showcasing some of the new tech in the hobby…

Club & Rally roundup

If you have a weekender, charity event etc and would like to let people know just send me a message and I will include in here.

News in of the first confirmed rally of 2026 and a ticket offer too, though they may have run out by now!

Next up, Minelab 500 - Reunion 14-16 Aug.

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I’ll let Dave do the intro…

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