DCS Signal Strength Car?

Since any PS2/3 engine can give you that info, why would you bother?

TMCC/Legacy is a different story. 

Your link points to the OGR Home page, might you mean this thread...

https://ogrforum.com/d...ent/3682341345830083

C

To answer Mike, "Because it's there," in the words of George Mallory.  (If I were going to run a PS2/3 engine around, why would I ask the question?)

To answer Charly, I pasted the link in the same as in the posting in the TMCC/Legacy Forum, where it works fine.  So, I don't understand what happened.  Thanks for pointing this out.  Maybe now responses will pick up in this Forum?

OK, I suppose it's possible, however the signal is a comparison of signals sent to engines and responded back to the remote.

So I'm not sure how you are going to do this unless you clone an engine address into the car.

Also, you will need a microprocessor and some software to sample the signals and derive the signal strength.

For a True signal strength, not an intelligibility reading, a simple filter to allow only the desired frequency into an amplifier will do. Then scale the Amp to give a 1 - 10 reading.

The best way to check DCS signal is with Protocast, the clearer the recording plays back the stronger the signal. Maybe MTH could make a car to receive the signal and has the audio components to playback the sounds.

Steve

Steve,

 the clearer the recording plays back the stronger the signal. 

I find that way too subjective. If you're going to take the time to run an engine, why not just do a signal test and get a much more objective reading?

Barry.

I have had instances were locomotives reported 9's-10's only to play distorted music. Also I have seen a locomotive report 9's-10's with another locomotive following report 7's-8's. Yes I agree music is subjective but I find that we better locate bad spots on our modular layouts with Protocast.

Steve