Reply to "The end of the dcs hand held controller?"

palallinOGR Forum Member

50 years of fixin posted:
Does anyone out there still like the simplistic idea of just to grab a ZW handle and run your trains?

Absolutely! I got suckered into TMCC, and I am working my way back out of it. In the meantime, when I can get it to work, the remote is more than enough.

I *am* a self-confessed Luddite, but conventional trains run without worrying about signal loss, dead batteries, or compatibility. I don't care if the pundits declare my method obsolete. It works.

My sons--21 and 18--are completely satisfied with transformer control--there is no direct correlation between age and tech-y-ness.

I don't have a "device." I do have WiFi in the house just to save on wiring costs, but my desktop and I are wired.

For trains, I want the tactile impression of moving a throttle. I just can't get that on a screen or even with a wheel. Gimme a lever.

3/26/195:06 PM

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