Radio control problem/
Radio control problem/
Hi. First question from a newbie. I want to radio control my locos using the excellent stuff from Brian Jones, my question is;If I want to build a tunnel on my layout what is the maximum length it could be before losing the signal ( there will be no live track to take over)
Mike
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Wasn't planning one. Will just have to lie down and haul it out!
I would like to have a short tunnel basically for the effect but i wondered whether there was a restriction for the signal
Mike
I would like to have a short tunnel basically for the effect but i wondered whether there was a restriction for the signal
Mike
http://www.heritagemodelrailway.co.uk Preserved Railways any gauge real or imaginary. and Gm 1910 french garden layout
Yes I can see problems with a long tunnel. My track will be an elongated 'dogbone' with the straight at a two platform station and the two 'circles' at each end will give it some character. I thought perhaps putting in a short tunnel under some conifers but maybe i should rethink that?
Mike
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look at this guys tunnel, you could just make a longer version... double it...
look at this guys tunnel, you could just make a longer version... double it...
Nice one but I would like it a bit longer. A short one like that would have been a cutting!
Mike
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hi mike.
at my club we have a tunnel that spands the width of this track
http://gmes.org.uk/photos/2007-05%20Pub ... _3388.html
you can see the little cut away on top on both sides. is that long enough or to short.
that lenth seems to work fine
at my club we have a tunnel that spands the width of this track
http://gmes.org.uk/photos/2007-05%20Pub ... _3388.html
you can see the little cut away on top on both sides. is that long enough or to short.
that lenth seems to work fine
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That tunnel length is ideal; long enough to be believable but short enough to recover anything. No prob with R/C?
Mike
That tunnel length is ideal; long enough to be believable but short enough to recover anything. No prob with R/C?
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Ideally if you're planning a tunnel it shouldn't be more than two arms' length (so you can reach any derailment from either end.). I have a tunnel here on the MNGR which is about 3 foot long, with approximately 3 inches of earth on top and have not had any problem with signal loss on R/C loco's, I think a lot of it probably hangs on the strength of signal emitted by transmitter, and how much of it is picked up by the receiver. a good "aerial" on the loco' makes all the difference.
Of course the other thing with a tunnel is to make sure you have plenty of clearance around the train, it's guaranteed that on your first open day someone will want to run something big through the tunnel. In my case it was a chap with a Garratt, it made it through the tunnel (just) and cleared all the cobwebs out that the other loco's couldn't reach. Much to everyone's amusement.
Hope this helps.
Paul.S
Of course the other thing with a tunnel is to make sure you have plenty of clearance around the train, it's guaranteed that on your first open day someone will want to run something big through the tunnel. In my case it was a chap with a Garratt, it made it through the tunnel (just) and cleared all the cobwebs out that the other loco's couldn't reach. Much to everyone's amusement.
Hope this helps.
Paul.S
was the guard with us when we left?
Thankyou Paul your reply clarifies everything!
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try this ACLR: http://www.maesffordd-railway.co.uk/ has everything on...
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