KATO Announcement

[carlso]

I may have missed this some time ago but today I received a KATO e-mail announcement regarding the now available P-42, E-5's and F7's (for Milwaukee Road  set) as having installed DCC Sound. I checked their web page and found the announcements but could not find any mention of decoder brand. Does anybody know? ?

Carl

[ski]

I think it is non-sound DCC..I received the email as well.

They (Kato-Kobo) were using TCS and/or Digitrax decoders in the past from what I recall. I have a SD70ACe with a Kobo installed TCS decoder. I also have a VRE Commuter cab car with a Kobo installed Digitrax decoder for lighting.

[AKNscale]

If they do have one with sound, my guess would be ESU, like my SDP40F was.

[cbroughton67]

I believe the announcement only mentioned DCC, not sound.

Chris

[carlso]

Looks like I was wishful thinking.

carl

[jmlaboda]

...F7's (for Milwaukee Road  set)...

Better look again... not just F7s but one is actually an EMD FP7A... finally one is going to be made right!!

[wcfn100]

Looks like I was wishful thinking. I

carl

No, just had to wait a day.  New email just went out for DCC w/sound.

Jason

[ski]

No, just had to wait a day.  New email just went out for DCC w/sound.

Jason

Nice!

[jmlaboda]

Too bad its not on their website yet... Anticipation... its making me wait... keeping me so-o-o-o... anticipation

(Yes... still a big user of Heinz Ketchup)

[wcfn100]

Nice!

Yeah, unless you're now regretting ordering the DC engines...


Jason

[wcfn100]

Too bad its not on their website yet...

This should get you though until they post it.
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Jason

[sirenwerks]

(Yes... still a big user of Heinz Ketchup)

Try using flavorful ingredients and you won't need to add 'flavor' after the fact.

[peteski]

Try using flavorful ingredients and you won't need to add 'flavor' after the fact.

I sometimes eat ketchup by itself - it is quite tasty. 

[thomasjmdavis]

Better look again... not just F7s but one is actually an EMD FP7A... finally one is going to be made right!!

I don't want to go too far afield. but were there dreadful errors in the IM ones (either the originals of 10? years ago or the more recent re-issue)?  I have a couple, and might question the specific hue they chose for C&EI (but may be just one of those inside lighting v sunlight things), but overall think they look pretty good and mine run well.  Reviews I read when they first came out were generally good.

The Model Power, I would agree, were hardly first rate- the chassis reminded me of something from 20 years earlier, it's loud (compared to a Kato), and the nose profile looks wrong to me (I do have one of those too).

[jjb62556]

Yeah, I have 14 IM FP7/9's and all of them have run great for me out of the box...Maybe I'm just lucky!