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I was more the usually careful when bashing the two LC+ locos I have modified so far because I was worried that the antenna for the radio control was on the outside of the loco - specifically the railings on either side of the boiler.  I seem to recall some or another RC-receiving loco having its antenna there, the small stanctions holding the railing being plastic insulators for the antenna and damage to them being likely to cause control problems.  Anyway, I decided to ask.

 

Jon Z at Lionel answered my e-mail question promptly and said no, the antenna is not the outer railings along the boiler, but instead it is mounted inside: the signal is of a frequency that will penetrate the body of the loco.  That opens up a lot of nice possibilities for future LC+ projects as I now do not have to consider keeping the body or how to solve "the antenna problem" if I remove it.  LC+ just keeps getting better and better. 

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I would love to see them offer LC+ board/remote kits for upgrading engines sort of like how ERR offers TMCC boards. I have a Williams and two MTH locos I wouldn't mind converting to LC+. I could just as easily convert them to TMCC but I actually like the idea of a separate remote for each locomotive. Handy when you have two kids (or more when their friends/parents visit!)

Originally Posted by SeattleSUP:

I would love to see them offer LC+ board/remote kits for upgrading engines sort of like how ERR offers TMCC boards. I have a Williams and two MTH locos I wouldn't mind converting to LC+. I could just as easily convert them to TMCC but I actually like the idea of a separate remote for each locomotive. Handy when you have two kids (or more when their friends/parents visit!)

I would very much like them to offer that, too, but in a version that would fit to Legacy locos.  I'd fit some of mine with this.  

 

And I also like the idea of a separate remote for each loco.  

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