Upgrades Coming Soon

  • $85.00
    Vortex firmware version 5.01 required
    • More Sensitivity/Deeper Detection than VX5
    • Multi-Salt Multi-Frequency
    • 2-tiered Ferrous/Non-Ferrous Target legends
    • Recovery Speed control
    • Bottlecap Reject control
    • Beach Mode
    • Additional single frequency choice
    • Number of Tones control
    • Other minor enhancements
  • $150.00
    Vortex firmware version 5.01 required
    • More Sensitivity/Deeper Detection than VX7
    • Additional Recovery Speed controls
    • Thin Codes Mode (for hammered coins, gold coins)
    • Fast Mode (for competition hunts and trashy sites)
    • Beach Mode and Multi-Salt Multi-Frequency
    • Additional single frequency choices
    • 3-tiered Target Legend display, with two distinct ferrous (iron) scales
    • Ferrous controls (Bottlecap Reject, Iron Boundary)
    • Choice of audio tones
    • Other minor enhancements

Free Updates Available

  • Ace Apex Firmware Update 1.28.2
    Windows 7 or newer
    Mac OS 10.13 or newer

    Ace Apex Firmware Update 1.28.2

    • Improved overall stability
    • Faster and more accurate ground balance in saltwater
    • More accurate pinpointing
    • More distinctive tones to better differentiate good targets from iron
  • Vortex VX9 Firmware Update 9.08
    Windows 7 or newer
    Mac OS 10.13 or newer

    Vortex VX9 Firmware Update 9.08

    Improvements include:

    • Further refined iron filters for even better unmasking
    • Further improved target separation capability
    • Refined Multi-Frequency Target ID readings for high conductors.
    • Other minor updates.