Edit post

Edit your reply below.

Post Body
Enter your post below.
[quote]QUOTE: A quote form flee307 Um, excuse me sir, but I remember a 1972 electronics symposium article in Model Railroader that defined the new developments in pulse modulated control of trains. It wasn't even yet named DCC, but that's what it became. So the NMRA invented DCC and consider 1972 recent? The DCC we use today is over 10 years old. Did the NMRA invent the internet too? FRED Originally posted by rogerhensley Pulse is not DCC. Pulse was a good way to burn out locomotive motors. The DCC that is open to all manufacturers was a donation by Lenz to the hobby. It is the NMRA that made it onto a Standard with Recommended Practices. Today's DCC is now capable of sending information back to the control unit from the decoder. Was that available 10 years ago? Of course not. You can ba***he NMRA all your wish, but don't try to mislead the reader. Keep your facts straight. I will not be into a flame war designed to poison modelers against the NMRA, but I am more than willing to set the record straight. Model Railroading is FUN! (It used to say that right there on the cover.) [/quote] I think you were the one misleading people by claiming DCC was a product of the NMRA. YOU EXACT WORDS WERE "What has the NMRA done for the hobby lately? DCC." It's a direct quote from you. I stand by what I said about the article in 1972, it was dcc with each loco having a module with an digital address just like today. It was being developed at the time and names such as decoder and DCC had yet to be given to it. And DCC has been around and for sale to the modeler for over 10 years. Current advancements don't make the older dcc not dcc no more than pentium 4 computers don't make 386 not computers. I'm not out to ruin the NMRA, but it appears to me you are. You claim you are the NRMA with your constant use of "we". You are twisting and spining the truth. If you are one of the wheels of the NMRA maybe you should quit spinning and posturing and do something positive to make the hobby fun. I think I'll drop them a email right now. FRED
Tags (Optional)
Tags are keywords that get attached to your post. They are used to categorize your submission and make it easier to search for. To add tags to your post type a tag into the box below and click the "Add Tag" button.
Add Tag

Update Reply

Subscriber & Member Login

Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, manage your account online and more!

Model Railroader Newsletter See all

Sign up for our FREE e-newsletter and get model railroad news in your inbox!

Subscriber & Member Login

Edit post

Post Body

Tags (Optional)

Subscriber & Member Login

Users Online

Search the Community