DCC Decoder with a Class J whistle?

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³Mollie² #475 is at Strasburg.  Its whistle is similar to the K27 whistle by
Soundtraxx, a single chime with a higher pitch than the standard A or Y
whistle.  I have not been able to find any videos or recordings with E¹s,
unstreamlined K¹s or S¹s to compare to this TSU-1000 for example.   The
triad whistles on J¹s and streamlined K¹s (and possibly other roads such as
SP) were new in the 1930¹s/1940¹s and would probably not have been on older
engines built in the teens and twenties.  To answer the question about the
Shenandoah Division, I heard first hand a streamlined K in Hagerstown with
the triad whistle ­ that was one of the things that hooked me on N&W; so you
can definitely use the J whistle for your K¹s.

Bob Folsom


On 3/15/09 11:59 AM, "NW Modeling List" <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:


> All,

>  

> Soundtraxx has just announced a new TSU-1000 made especially for "Southern

> Railroads."  This decoder features seven whistles that can be selected; these

> are:

>  

> N&W Class J No. 611

> N&W Class A No. 1218

> Crosby 3-Chime

> Lunkenheimer 3-Chime

> Southern Railway Single Chime

> Southern Railway 3-Chime

> Tweetsie Whistle (ETW&NC No. 12)

>  

> Part No. 826121, $119.00 suggested retail.

>  

> I have not heard any of these, and do not know if this decoder is yet

> available.

>  

> On another note, since N&W did not operate the A and J class locos on the

> Shenandoah Valley line, what whistle would be appropriate for the K-2

> streamlined locos?  Is it the same as used in the Class J?  I've got several

> old Key brass locos to work on, and I might was well put sound in them too!

>  

> Thanks for any and all suggestions.

>  

> Jim Brewer

> Glenwood MD

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>> Subject: Re: DCC Decoder with a Class J  whistle?

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>> N&W passenger whistles on steam locomotives  consisted of three tones, the

>> lowest normally sounding around 230 cps.   The other two created what

>> musically is referred to as a ³major triad².   The tuning of all three notes

>> could vary due to changes in the pressure  of the steam passing through the

>> whistle.  Coincidentally, the SP G4s  used the same whistle.  Soundtraxx

>> offers this whistle (as a G4) in their  ³large steam² Tsunami decoder.  They

>> also offer the Frisco 1522 which is  a major triad.  BWL has 611¹s whistle

>> programmed into their N&W class  J decoder, but the tone is very raspy

>> compared to the real thing, and I don¹t  know if you can buy the sound

>> decoder separately.  I recommend the  Tsunami ­ or if you need a little more

>> current capacity, use Soundtraxx¹s DSX  sound-only decoder and put some 1.5

>> amp power decoder in parallel to run the  motor.

>> 

>> Bob Folsom

>> 

>> 

>> On 3/8/09 11:06 AM, "NW Modeling List"  <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

>> 

>>  

>>> Does any company make a Class J whistle that is  acceptable from the

>>> factory?

>>> I realize that there are some programmable  decoders out there, too... is

>>> that a better option?

>>> I have an HO   Spectrum J and a Key K2a I would like to install them in.

>>> Thank you  for any advice....

>>> 

>>> Mike Rector

>>> 

>>>  

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