I decided, after much mullng, to try out the QSI?airwire combination. I run on track power with remote control, which seems to be kind of the oddball choice but it works well for me. I was looking for a more cost effective way to get control and good sound than what I had tried before, which was aristo’s 75 mhz te and Phoenix.
The QSI drops right into aristo’s socket, and you’re up and running on DC power right away. The airwire t9000 gives you functions, and to use it you need to buy an additional “Gwire” card, which plugs into the QSI board via a long ribbon cable. Plug it in and it picks up the airwire throttle right away
I’m still learning how to use it, but so far I’d say it’s really very good. You can blow the whistle and trigger the bell remotely, as well as a bunch of other sounds. The sound quality is excellent. The chuff rate is synched to the motor, with no need for a chuff sensor or reed switch or axle magnets. It seems to be very close and accurate
It “feels” very different in operation from the TE–hard to explain why. Because my track is always on at 21 volts, unless you do a disconnect and shutdown procedure at the end of a running session, it will take off like a rabbit when power is returned to the track.
I assume I’ll be getting their software and interface, so I can program the sounds. Now I’m gong to go outside with the throttle and the manual and read up