Greetings, gang.....
As a new member here, I was wondering if anyone out there still operates their layout with a non-DCC control system, specifically Dynatrol, one of the first successful command control systems. It is an analog system as opposed to digital, but is a reliable and proven system, can be made to operate with infrared wireless throttles, and even with DCC. It is still supported, now by a new owner who is constantly "bringing it up to spec" and improving it, and for those of us who want a simple command control system and are on a budget, this is it!
Some of the hobby's most well-known layout owners have used Dynatrol before they took down or rebuilt their current layouts, like Tony Koester's Midland Road, and Lee Nicholas' UC&W, Chuck Hitchcock's Santa Fe, and RPI's NEB&W. One of the hobby's better kept secrets, Harold Werthwein's Erie layout, STILL uses Dynatrol in a big way, 20 years and running!
If you've never heard of Dynatrol, you can visit the Classic Dynatrol website to see the component parts at -
http://www.classicdynatrol.dynu.com
And if you ARE a Dynatrol user, and were wondering, "does anybody still use this stuff?", the answer is YES! Come join us at the official Classic Dynatrol users Yahoo Group at -
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dynatrol/
Remember, just because it's not DCC doesn't mean it's not worth using!!!
Ralph Heiss
S. Plainfield, NJ
As a new member here, I was wondering if anyone out there still operates their layout with a non-DCC control system, specifically Dynatrol, one of the first successful command control systems. It is an analog system as opposed to digital, but is a reliable and proven system, can be made to operate with infrared wireless throttles, and even with DCC. It is still supported, now by a new owner who is constantly "bringing it up to spec" and improving it, and for those of us who want a simple command control system and are on a budget, this is it!
Some of the hobby's most well-known layout owners have used Dynatrol before they took down or rebuilt their current layouts, like Tony Koester's Midland Road, and Lee Nicholas' UC&W, Chuck Hitchcock's Santa Fe, and RPI's NEB&W. One of the hobby's better kept secrets, Harold Werthwein's Erie layout, STILL uses Dynatrol in a big way, 20 years and running!
If you've never heard of Dynatrol, you can visit the Classic Dynatrol website to see the component parts at -
http://www.classicdynatrol.dynu.com
And if you ARE a Dynatrol user, and were wondering, "does anybody still use this stuff?", the answer is YES! Come join us at the official Classic Dynatrol users Yahoo Group at -
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dynatrol/
Remember, just because it's not DCC doesn't mean it's not worth using!!!
Ralph Heiss
S. Plainfield, NJ