We're a step closer to being DCC ready with the KAMRI n-scale layout. The Loconet was hooked up during our 5th Sunday gathering in May but someone let the smoke out of the booster during it's 7(?) years of storage. The unit was sent off to Digitrax for servicing.

Our new Digitrax UR-91 radio receiver is now in our posession but no word yet on when to expect the repaired booster. For those not atuned to the DCC setup, the receiver is needed to allow wireless operation with either infra-red or radio throttles. We're planning to assemble a DCC control box contining the booster, power supply, and the UR-91 that will allow use with both the club layout or the (under construction) traveling layout.

Discussions concerning a programming track on the layout have detoured down a side road a bit. A stub track in our yard has been wired for use as a programing track howerver, the HO'ers have the club computer setup with the software to perform detailed decoder programing. All that is needed is another tier that would have a section of n-scale track. Use of the computer will be much easier to tweak our engines but it's always good to have the on layout ability.

We always need options.

I think I'll mail Digitrax some extra smoke to put back in our booster...

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Bruce (McToots) McElhoe
KAMRI President
and Web Site Moderator