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About UnearthKit
UnearthKit compares metal detectors and pinpointers from what their makers publish, and sums up the rules on detecting on U.S. public land. A private individual publishes it from Switzerland.
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Who publishes it
UnearthKit is published by a private individual in Switzerland.
No company stands behind the site. No detector brand or store owns a part of it. To reach the publisher, write to contact@unearthkit.com. The Legal notice names the publisher and the host, and sets the rules on reuse.
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Where the facts come from
Detector specs come from the tech specs, product descriptions and spec sheets that makers publish on their own sites. We have read 76 of these sources, each with its date.
Land rules come from the official texts, from the Code of Federal Regulations to state codes and agency notices. We have read 30 of them.
We rewrite the facts in plain words and put them in our own tables. The Method page lists every source and explains how products are picked.
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Open data
The facts behind the tables are free to reuse under CC BY 4.0. Our data repository on GitHub holds the published specs of 57 detectors and pinpointers, and 62 summaries of the land rules.
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How the site is paid for
UnearthKit earns a commission on qualifying Amazon.com purchases made through its product links. No maker pays to appear on the site, and our earnings play no part in which product is listed. The Affiliate disclosure explains how the links work.