Hello All,
In anticipation of the upcoming York show, we've revised and expanded the LCS material presented on the Lionel website. Point your browser at http://www.lionel.com/lcs for all the latest details. And thanks for your continued interest!
Rudy
Did Lionel get this wrong again? The LCS Sample Diagram explains TrackLink as "This 455khz radio frequency command control switch is carried on the track" According to Jim Rohde (Lionel Sr. Electronics Engineer) who I've been corresponding with "For the Command Base the source is the earth ground and the return is the U terminal on the Base that is connected to the outside rail. This means that the earth ground is acting as the transmitting antenna for the Base. This also explains why putting earth ground wires on the layout helps. The idea that the earth ground is the signal source is what normally confuses most people. For most radios the earth ground is the return." It seems that Lionel information keeps repeating the misinformation that the track carries the TMCC signal.
