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Modes - The response to the electromagnetic field
• There are several antennas in a locator, these can be used in
different combinations.
• Each combination, known as mode, provide different responses.
• The types of response for general locating are Peak, Null,
Compass LR, Left/Right distance sensitive and Omni directional.
In this presentation we will cover Peak, Null and Compass LR.
• Two additional modes are often used for specific applications
• Broad Peak - useful when locating very deep lines-operates
like peak mode.
• Sonde Mode - for locating Sondes or CCTV inspection
cameras (see Sonde section).