what's the most common frequency you use?

**Supertech** · February 17th, 2009, 05:10 PM

Just curious because I find 8 and 33 to be the most common for me. And after reading the manual for the RD4000 online. I found that the manufacturer recomends those 2 as well.

**yahoo** · February 17th, 2009, 06:47 PM

29 for me .....subsite!!!!!!

**ifinditunderground** · February 17th, 2009, 07:59 PM

9.8, 82, 83.3, 332, 450 all in the kHz range.

**RD_Wrangler** · February 17th, 2009, 08:02 PM

I used them all about equally, depending on any given situation in any given locate.

And I still need to check out subsite!!! Thanks for the reminder yahoo!

**Supertech** · February 17th, 2009, 09:27 PM

Originally Posted by yahoo

29 for me .....subsite!!!!!!

what is subsite????

**MIG4000** · February 17th, 2009, 09:33 PM

I will have to go with 8.19 kHz and 32.8 kHz for my ring clamp. They been good to me.

**Supertech** · February 18th, 2009, 12:03 AM

Originally Posted by MIG4000

I will have to go with 8.19 kHz and 32.8 kHz for my ring clamp. They been good to me.

I use exactly the same, The only reason I even asked this question is at usic these trainees are coming out of class with the impression that 5 will work in all situations but infact the users manual explains that "5 should only be used when locating long,straight large cables or pipes." There has to be a way to change the way that the largest locating company in the world instructs their new hires!!!!! These new hires have to understand that book work and field work are 2 different things. I am truly sorry if any of you are trainers or upper leval corperate types and are instructed to teach like this. But just in the last month or so I recieved a call from a fellow experianced tech and he asked me how to break the fng's training habbits. I told him "all you can do is let him try without instruction and see what happens", The trainee will eventually come to you and say "o.k. now what" Thats when I said "now you step inand take it from there"!

This call is the same call I used to make to others and is the Main reason why i refuse to Mentor new techs!!!!!!

**ijaylocate** · February 18th, 2009, 12:08 AM

Gee wish I was so lucky to have something else other than broken down and repaired metrotech 810 :O(

**flagsrme** · February 18th, 2009, 05:02 PM

Clay soil area or a area with multi. cables I use 5.12. 90% of the time I use 8.

**6feetunder** · February 18th, 2009, 05:04 PM

8 & 33 work for me, not a big fan of 5, but does come in handy once in awhile with old electric.

**phoenix827** · February 18th, 2009, 06:20 PM

9.8 almost always, rare that I have the room to induce with 88.

**headcipher** · February 18th, 2009, 06:33 PM

32 or 83. Use lower freq's when needed. If I need to be quick 98% will run with the good ol' 810.

**yahoo** · February 18th, 2009, 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by Supertech

what is subsite????

ditchwitch dude......the best piece of locating equipment for on the mark all the time....hahhahahhaha

**mls62976** · February 18th, 2009, 08:27 PM

Subsite is the best. I use 8 most of the time.

**Supertech** · February 19th, 2009, 12:04 AM

So far, This poll has answered all my questions!!!! Thank you all for your responses and for all you trainers and corperates at usic please please please allow your trainees to attempt something besides 5.12!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!! Its quite obivious that all you guys are looking for is a bunch of robots who can't think or act for themselves!!!! The true and real locators understand that every single locate is new and different,different techniques and methods are learned everyday and they all need to be approached with optimism and a open mind!!!!!!! If we all only used what "training" taught us then I guarentee that most of us would be doing something else besides locating!!!!!!!!