taliesin
Western Thunderer
I thought this might be of interest to those who use Radio Control or indeed those looking to go down that avenue out in the garden.
With the development of 2.4G at last we had a system that was glitch free but were still stuck with a gurt big handset although we at least lost the eye gouging ariel, 2.4G systems just having a little stubby one
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There are some small "key fob" types around but i understand that they glitch due to the frequency's used and do not seem to be in common use.
I spoke to Peter Spoerer recently who told me that he had a new range of handheld 2.4G transmitters and i have never been to keen on the large conventional style so took the plunge and ordered one.
This first picture shows the difference in size compared to the popular "Planet" system.
As you can see quite a difference and small enough to go in the same box as the loco, certainly in Gauge one.
This next picture shows it close up in more detail.
To the left is an inertia control, depending where you set it governs acceleration, to the right a forward/reverse speed Knob. The red button in the middle is the on/off switch which lights up when on and also acts to show the binding status with the receiver.
The three knobs at the top (seems i am describing this from bottom to top) activate features like sound cards, servo's etc.
With regards to receivers it's fully compatible with Spectrum receivers and there are cheaper options available as well including some really quite small ones.
Price wise it's a bit dearer than a Planet system but a whole lot cheaper than the Spectrum, in total there are three different models, take a look at Peter's website if this of interest.
I intend to use it on an as yet unbuilt engine but it just might find it's way into the D63xx, i must find out if it will bind to more than one receiver,
Cheers to all, Rob
With the development of 2.4G at last we had a system that was glitch free but were still stuck with a gurt big handset although we at least lost the eye gouging ariel, 2.4G systems just having a little stubby one
.There are some small "key fob" types around but i understand that they glitch due to the frequency's used and do not seem to be in common use.
I spoke to Peter Spoerer recently who told me that he had a new range of handheld 2.4G transmitters and i have never been to keen on the large conventional style so took the plunge and ordered one.
This first picture shows the difference in size compared to the popular "Planet" system.
As you can see quite a difference and small enough to go in the same box as the loco, certainly in Gauge one.
This next picture shows it close up in more detail.
To the left is an inertia control, depending where you set it governs acceleration, to the right a forward/reverse speed Knob. The red button in the middle is the on/off switch which lights up when on and also acts to show the binding status with the receiver.
The three knobs at the top (seems i am describing this from bottom to top) activate features like sound cards, servo's etc.
With regards to receivers it's fully compatible with Spectrum receivers and there are cheaper options available as well including some really quite small ones.
Price wise it's a bit dearer than a Planet system but a whole lot cheaper than the Spectrum, in total there are three different models, take a look at Peter's website if this of interest.
I intend to use it on an as yet unbuilt engine but it just might find it's way into the D63xx, i must find out if it will bind to more than one receiver,
Cheers to all, Rob
, (he loves me really, i think 
