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Published 18 October 2021 · Updated 25 August 2026
A site-by-site guide to landowner permission, heritage permits, protected places and responsible detecting.
Published 18 October 2021 · Updated 25 August 2026
Compare high-frequency VLF, pulse induction, multi-frequency and specialist imaging systems by real use case.
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Metal Detectors South Africa are importers/exporters and we export Nokta Makro Metal Detectors throughout Africa. Import metal detectors from South Africa.
The Nokta Makro Simplex+ can connect to Wireless Headphones. We List, Simplex+ Metal Detector, compatible wireless headphones and how to connect wirelessly.
Eugene van Niekerk found a stunning Victoria 1/2 Sovereign Gold Coin, while metal detecting in Heidelberg, South Africa, with his Nokta Makro Simplex+ Detector.
Nokta Makro Simplex+ Software Update v2.78 adds stability to Target ID when hitting targets at extreme depth. This optional update does not affect search depth.
Nokta Makro have released a new software/firmware update v2.76 for the Simplex+ Metal Detector. Features include new search mode, extra sensitivity and more.
For the best places to metal detect in South Africa read our blog. We describe how to identify good hunting grounds and where are the best places to detect.
We unpack the differences between a Gold Detector and Metal Detector. We take a look at the various frequencies in use by popular Metal and Gold Detectors.
Nokta Makro announced the release of the Simplex+ metal detector to the market they predicted it would shake up and wake up the metal detecting industry.
In this blog, I look at multi-frequency detectors comparing them to single-frequency detectors and offer my humble opinion of why the hype over multi-frequency detectors is overrated. For now.
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