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Perspective Railpro user has some questions... Signal Range?
William Brillinger:
The handheld HC-2B has a more powerful radio than the CI-1.
I have about a 40ft range with the HC-2's in my place, but usually I am following my train and not generally more than 10 ft away.
G8B4Life:
--- Quote from: KB02 on March 02, 2020, 08:43:35 PM ---Using the PC adapter, I’m finding I have about a 6 foot effective range. Does that seem about right?...
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I don't think that would be typical. I don't know if the handheld does have a more powerful radio or not (I haven't opened up a CI-1 to see nor used a signal strength meter on them) but I've used the CI-1 at a distance at least twice that through a wall, but that was just playing around with an LM hooked up to a decoder tester board.
Make sure there are no power supplies directly in between (line of sight) the CI-1 and the LM's. RFI can interfere with the signal.
I'm not sure how wide the beam is from the transmitter on different RP products (whether truly omni-directional or not). If the CI-1 is not orientated generally in the direction of the LM's (eg, pointing in completely the opposite direction) try to orientate the CI-1 to be pointing towards the LM's and see if you get better range.
Which way up do your have the LM's installed? The transmitter is on the side with the logo and product name etc. If you've got this side facing down into the frame of the locomotive you could be loosing a lot of signal strength from the LM's.
- Tim
William Brillinger:
Tim Ring has indicated to me in the past that the signal strength of the CI-1 is less.
I have mine up on the wall on a USB extension. It helps to have it away from the PC.
KB02:
--- Quote from: William Brillinger on March 03, 2020, 06:52:41 AM ---Tim Ring has indicated to me in the past that the signal strength of the CI-1 is less.
I have mine up on the wall on a USB extension. It helps to have it away from the PC.
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That's interesting... I might have to try that.
Alan:
Don't own a CI-1 but my HC-2 works from the opposite end of a 100' basement.
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