Not sure if this should be here or in the electrical forum but here goes. I have two Lionel TMCC Alcos, a A and a B unit and want to semi-hard wire the two together. When I mentioned to a friend of mine that I was going to wire the two separate antennas from the two units in common together he suggested that it was not a good idea but could not put his finger on exactly why he thought that was a bad idea. Any thoughts?
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I can't think of a reason why you'd want to wire the antennas together, but I can envision where it might be a problem. What do you hope to gain by wiring them together?
I was told once that sometimes there can be pockets of signal dead space around a layout that if the given antenna falls into this dead space it could loose the TMCC signal. So I figured that if you tie two antennas together in different units that you would never encounter such a problem. Also I simply have an extra pin on the plug I am using and thought i could use it for that.
Well, I've never tried that, and I have no idea what interactions it might create. If you're seeking advice, I'd recommend against it. If you want improved antenna function, string a long wire in a loop inside the entire shell if it's plastic. I've never needed any more antenna than provided by that method.
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