GTX5030Y Underground Metal Detector for Beginners — 5 kHz, 1.3 kg, Adjustable 30-42 in Shaft

At 1.3 kg this is light enough that a child can swing it all afternoon and still be swinging it properly — which is the whole point of a first detector. The shaft adjusts from 30 to 42 inches so it fits kids and adults, 5 kHz keeps it calm and steady on coins and silver, and the trowel and headphones are already in the box.

Product Highlights

• Just 1.3 kg — light enough for a child to swing for a full afternoon
• Adjustable shaft from 30 to 42 inches, so it fits kids and adults
• Digging trowel and headphones included — ready to hunt out of the box
• IP68 rating for wet grass, damp ground and rain
• 20 × 20 cm search coil for precise work in close ground
• 5 kHz operating frequency — steady and stable on coins and silver
• Runs on two standard 9V batteries
• CE certified, with a 1-year warranty

Best for: Beginners · Kids and families · Coins · Parks and gardens · Back gardens

Light Enough That Nobody Gives Up After an Hour

At 1.3 kg this is one of the lightest detectors you will find, and for a first machine that matters more than any other number.

Weight is what ends a session. A heavy detector gets swung faster and sloppier as the arm tires, and fast sloppy swinging is the main reason beginners walk over targets. A light one keeps the coil low, flat and slow — which is where depth actually comes from.

It is also the difference between a child using it themselves and a child handing it back after ten minutes.

A Shaft That Fits Whoever Is Holding It

The stem adjusts from 30 to 42 inches. One detector that suits a nine-year-old and an adult, without anyone stooping or over-reaching.

Posture sounds like a small thing next to specifications, but it decides whether an afternoon out is fun or something everyone is quietly ready to finish.

5 kHz: Steady on Coins and Silver

Frequency decides what a detector hears best. Lower frequencies like 5 kHz favour large, highly conductive targets — silver coins, copper, brass — and tend to run calmly with fewer false signals.

For a first detector that stability is worth more than raw sensitivity. A machine that stays quiet until there is genuinely something under the coil teaches you what a real signal sounds like. A twitchy one just teaches you to ignore it.

A 20 cm Coil for Close, Precise Work

The 20 × 20 cm coil trades sweep width for precision, and that suits exactly where beginners hunt — back gardens, picnic areas, playing fields, footpaths and around benches. Targets there sit shallow and close together, and a compact coil separates one signal from the next far better than a large one.

IP68 for Real Weather

Wet grass, morning dew, muddy ground and rain are all part of detecting, and an IP68 rating means none of them cut the day short. Rinse the coil off at the end and put it away clean.

About Detection Range

Stated measurement range is 220 mm — roughly 22 cm — for a coin-sized target in cooperative ground.

Real depth on any detector depends on target size, metal purity, how compacted and mineralised the soil is, and how slowly you swing. Treat published figures as a way of comparing machines rather than a promise about your ground.

What's in the Box

• GTX5030Y metal detector — control box, adjustable shaft and 20 × 20 cm search coil
• Digging trowel
• Headphones

Specifications

• Operating frequency: 5.0 kHz
• Search coil: 20 × 20 cm
• Detection range: approx. 220 mm (22 cm) on a coin-sized target
• Adjustable shaft length: 30–42 in
• Waterproof rating: IP68
• Material: Plastic housing
• Power supply: 2 × 9V (6F22) batteries
• Colour: Black and yellow
• Suitable for: Kids and adults
• Certification: CE
• Warranty: 1 year
• Model: GTX5030Y
• Package size: 45 × 23 × 11 cm
• Gross weight: 1.3 kg