[ARC5] OT: DY-17? Hmph!

[Jay Coward]

Come on up to Felton CA where we have Roaring Camp and Big Trees railroad. Shay loco and rides a bit pricey but it's torism.
 Jay



-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Knoppow <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com>
To: Mike Everette <radiocompass at yahoo.com>; Arc5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>; kgordon2006 <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
Sent: Wed, Dec 19, 2012 9:12 am
Subject: Re: [ARC5] OT: DY-17? Hmph!



---- Original Message ----- 
rom: "Mike Everette" <radiocompass at yahoo.com>
o: "Arc5" <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>; 
kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
ent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 4:42 AM
ubject: Re: [ARC5] OT: DY-17? Hmph!


> >
> > How about.....
> > a real. honest-to-goodness Model 19 Teletype!
>
> Yes! I had one! And a model 15 page printer, and a model 
> 14
> typing
> reperforator, and a TD, and....
>
> > Like having a steam locomotive in the house with you.
>
> Several, in fact. Yes! :-)

 Lots and lots of noise, but far more palatable than the 
 screech of an ART-13 dynamotor.

 And it's hardly the same as a steam locomotive, though the 
 shaking of the house is sorta like what happens when a 
 railroad runs thru the front yard as was the case where I 
 grew up.

 Try riding in the cab of a steam locomotive some time 
 (there are places where you can do this) and then tell me 
 it's "the same."  I think not.

 (I do love steam locomotives.)

 Now if you REALLY want radio noise, try the 28vdc-115v 400 
 cy AC inverter from an ARN-7... hardly a joyful noise, and 
 as I have opined here before, it is the love child of a 
 Whelen Fire Truck Siren and a Hoover Industrial Vacuum 
 Cleaner, GUARANTEED to clear the house of every living 
 entity.

 73

 Mike
 W4DSE
     The Orange Empire Railroad Museum at Peris California 
as a working steam locomotive.  I do not know what the 
urrent schedule is but they used to fire it up about twice 
 year and give rides.  When I first rode behind it I was 
urprised it make very little noise and only a barely 
udible chuffing. Well, its an industrial type, designed to 
ull very heavy loads very slowly. I hardly even has to be 
wake to pull a few assorted cars with railfans in them. 
hen a steam locomotive is working hard it makes a 
esounding noise, very loud, but when idling along its 
lmost silent. I think this is why locomotives must have 
ells ringing continuously when in the yard.
   There are a few places in the U.S. where one can still 
ee or ride a working steam locomotive.  If you can manage 
o get to one please do so.  Steamers are almost living 
hings when working.  There were very good reasons that they 
ere supplanted by diesel-electric but diesels just don't 
ave the magic.

-
ichard Knoppow
os Angeles
B6KBL
ickburk at ix.netcom.com 
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