RS-11 horn

[NW Modeling List]

Hi,
It's been a long time, but did you ever make an rs-11 horn sound file?
David Baker

On Thu, Dec 26, 2019, 1:25 AM NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> I have some friends (one a locomotive horn expert and the others friends
> that do professional Sound-DCC installations and modifications) working to
> help us get the proper horn sound and sound files for N&W's Nathan P135-R24
> horns that were used on N&W 300 series RS11's.  Here's a couple of blown up
> views of RS11 horns I took during trips to Roanoke in the 70's.
>
> Ed Painter:  Member #70 - from Narrows, VA living in Cohutta, GA
>
> On Tue, Dec 24, 2019 at 9:41 PM Edwin Painter <edwinpainter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I have a bunch of N&W Locomotive Equipment manuals produced by N&W's
>> Motive Power and Equipment organization.  Both the 1965 and 1980
>> publications (not many 300 series RS11's in service in 1980) identify the
>> horn type on the locomotive as  Nathan P135 -R24's.  I have many pictures
>> I've taken of N&W 300 series RS11's in the 70's and into the 80's and the
>> horns are different on various units during that period. RAPIDO has factory
>> set the horns as a Nathan P3........and it certainly doesn't sound very
>> N&W.  I've done some internet searches for the sound of the Nathan P135-R24
>> with no luck.   I've got all 4 blue models so I'm likewise looking for the
>> right or best possible horn sound settings.    If all else fails I'll set
>> mine to CV 163=3 which is a Leslie RS-5TRF.  The N&W had lots of RS5T's on
>> their locomotives so at least this would sound N&W.  I'll continue
>> searching for the sound of the Nathan P135-R24.
>>
>> Ed Painter Member 70:  from Narrows, VA living in Cohutta, GA
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 15, 2019 at 5:56 AM NW Modeling List <
>> nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> I just got my Rapido RS-12.  Does anyone know the right horn for it?
>>> It's the as delivered scheme.
>>> Thanks,
>>> David
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