Bluetooth equipped Lionel Test Unit

Where did you get the transmitter, and how does it do when moving, does it cut in and out?

GRJ,

I purchased the BT TX from Amazon for ~$14, and just made a video on how it works in my basement.

No loss of connectivity, at all.

Thanks,

Mario

not to knock your invention but you need to see this. yours would be so much easier to watch.

vertical video syndrome

I did something similar about 5 years ago. It worked very well just as yours does. The problem for me was as the engine moves further away from the sub woofer you still hear the bass at the same level. The bass volume is not relative to the distance between the user and the engine. There needs to be a proximity sensing circuit of some sort. Kind of like what SoundTraxx had with their SurroundTraxx DCC under layout sound system. That is a lot more complicated than a simple Bluetooth TX / RX setup. Still, it's cool to hear the missing low frequencies that the on-board speakers can't produce well.

Maybe you could tow a woofer around in a car.

John,

You may be on to something... instead of beaming the sounds out, why not beam sounds in?

How about speakers in cars to pump in:

• Flange squeal
• wheel clack
• Doppler-effect horn
• Real passing train sounds
• True-to-life radio conversation
• Custom station announcements

The list goes on...

Thanks,

Mario

One problem with beaming the sounds in is you don't know what the car is doing.  One cool thing that Lionel's sound cars do is use the sensor to know when they're moving.

For a lot of the sounds you mention, you could look into my upcoming remote controlled sound board.

I saw the video... pretty cool!

What about sending sounds to non-powered diesels, either trailing head end power or DPUs?

How's that one?

Thanks,

Mario