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Wow Decoder Demo

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Wow Decoder Demo
Posted by C&O Fan on Sunday, November 16, 2014 11:04 PM
I did a demo of a Wow for all that visited my open house 
 
Amazingly out of 31 visitors no one had heard of the TCS Wow decoder
most were however familiar  with tsunami
 
They were all very impressed with the sounds and the slow speed motor control as my 0-8-0
Rivarossi slowly crept along flawlessly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y8wXWbYzLw&feature=em-upload_owner

 

 

 
So now 31 more people know
 
Terry
 

TerryinTexas

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http://conewriversubdivision.yolasite.com/

 

 

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Posted by gmpullman on Monday, November 17, 2014 12:23 AM

I'm anticipating the WOW diesel which a TCS representative told me is "just around the bend" so-to-speak!

I have three WOW steam engines with keep alive and any future steam installs will be WOW. I'm holding off on any diesel installs until I get to hear the DieselWOWsound.

TCS has raised the bar, for me anyway (and apparently for you, too.)

Hi Ed,

We are hoping to have the first release of the WOWSound Diesel decoder out by the end of this year. Early 2015 at the latest. The first release will be all EMD and will have a 567 that will blow your socks off!

Best Regards,
 
Norm Stenzel
Train Control Systems

 

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Posted by C&O Fan on Monday, November 17, 2014 5:53 AM

Yes The TSC WOW is now my steam decoder of choice I have 14

and still have 8 Tsunami and 4 QSI I had 1 locsound that was a factory install in my C&O H-8 Allegeny but i took it out and installed a Tsunami 2years ago before the Wow was available

The locsound was too European for my sound taste and had twoway radio talk as one of its random sounds which i found hard to believe for 1920-1940 WVA

They just upgraded the whistle so it may sound more American now

I too am looking forward to the new deisel sound decoder

TCS is lightyears ahead at this point and has great customer service to boot

 

TerryinTexas

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http://conewriversubdivision.yolasite.com/

 

 

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Posted by rdgk1se3019 on Monday, November 17, 2014 6:44 PM

At the RR Museum of PA there was a Division Meet held by the Susquehanna Division NMRA on September 6th.......TCS had a prototype of the WOW Diesel decoder..........Now I know why they call it WOW!!

Dennis Blank Jr.

CEO,COO,CFO,CMO,Bossman,Slavedriver,Engineer,Trackforeman,Grunt. Birdsboro & Reading Railroad

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Posted by gmpullman on Friday, December 19, 2014 5:04 PM

Page 32 of the January MR has an ad that says WOWDiesel Is Here! But I have been checking some of the usual DCC outlets and I have not found any for sale. Of course, the magazine lead time is 8 or 10 weeks so maybe they were blowing their own (one of 30) horns.

Here is a link to a demo of just the Nathan horns...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0gufLs10lM

This alone makes me say, Wow! I wondered if anyone has any updates on the actual availability?

I played around with one of my WOW equipped steam locomotives last night and it just whet my whistle to get my hands on the Diesel version.

Regards, Ed

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