For chatter lovers

[FJ and G]

I don't like cab chatter. But if you do, here's a thought.

Get a scanner, turn up the volume (maybe add a mic/speakers) and place under your layout.

It is prototypical IF your layout is modern and IF your layout features trains within scanning distance.

Dave Vergun

[csxt30]

Dave, I think the chatter or crew talk can get the attention of the little ones! The grandchildren will learn a little about RR communications, & just a little more about railroading, maybe. Some may want to be quiet to hear it or make out what they are saying and then they will want to see if transmissions change next time. Might get their imaginations going! Thanks , John

[cnw1995]

Dave, there are websites with streamling audio and even downloadable wv. files of the 'crew talk' on certain subs. I've experimented with running that in the background sometimes. But in real time, it's sometimes kinda quiet. I prefer to make my own train and crew noises - toot toot! That'll do... [:D]

[FJ and G]

thanks, Doug for the tip, I'll have to research that. The computer is near my layout and I cannot afford a scanner in any case. The chatter might be nice to try. I don't care for the chatter that comes w/the toy trains, esp my northern, which has passenger chatter--trouble is, I run freight w/it!


Also, hearing the same ol same ol gets annoying.

[3railguy]

I hate chatter to. That is why I escape to my trainroom.

[wrmcclellan]

All I have to do is put my daughter with her cell phone in the area. The chatter is constant, always changing, and is just as unintelligible as the Railsounds crew chatter!

[cnw1995]

This reminds me to get going on another project of mine - I have the old MRC Soundmaster 8000 hooked up to give chuff and diesel sounds - with a whistle or horn slide. It's fun to manually adjust these as the train goes - but I want to add some more speakers to the one it came with (you have to build the speaker box for the one). Adding a few more (I've saved some old speakers out of toys) just around the transformer would be an enhancement.

[FJ and G]

"All I have to do is put my daughter with her cell phone in the area. The chatter is constant, always changing, and is just as unintelligible as the Railsounds crew chatter!"

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Gee, Roy, I know whatchyamean.

Last year daughter Sharon turned 18, went to college and the house deathly quiet.