Wireless DC control

[Peter Jordan]

I've not needed to use the forum for a while, but I'm hoping someone on here can help with this question.

 

I've been looking into having a wireless controller for my conventional analogue 12 volt DC layout. It seems there used to be some equipment available from an American (?) manufacturer called 'Crest' but it seems these units are no longer available and, perhaps, were not suitable for use in the UK owing to the radio frequencies they used.

 

It has been suggested that it should be possible to purchase a DCC system and use a DCC decoder to control the track voltage rather than an individual locomotive. Can anyone explain exactly how you might do this - my knowledge of electrics and electronics is not strong, I'm afraid.

 

For information I curerntly (no pun intended) control my layout using a Gaugemaster Model W 'hand held' controller fed from one of the side outputs of an old H&M 'Duette.'

 

Peter Jordan

[Gordon H]

Hornby once made a radio control system for their Thomas range (R9060), which can still be found by searching online:

http://www.cqout.com/item.asp?id=13681187

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-R9060-RADIO-CONTROL-SOUND-SYSTEM-THOMAS-/320811856568?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item4ab1e072b8

Not the most sophisticated system ever devised, but does the job.

There appeared to be two versions, one operating at 27MHz and the other at 43MHz, in red or blue boxes - can't remember which was which off hand.