02-19-2013, 04:34 PM
I got an NCE RB02 radio base station, which was on sale at Walthers. I followed their suggestion to mount it upside down on the ceiling, or at least on a beam in the basement:
The biggest problem was that they said to mount it upside down on the ceiling, but didn't give any suggestions as to how, or provide any sort of mounting capability. I wound up using a combination of silicone caulk and duct tape, which was inelegant to say the least. The silicone caulk wasn't enough by itself, it kept falling down. After a moment's thought, I realized I should have used Velcro the same way I did with the cab components. I'll probably reverse the direction it's mounted in, peel off the duct tape and silicone, and substitute Velcro when I get around to it.
So far, it looks like the radio signal is reaching the base station from every place I've tried it in the basement. I have a plan B spot if this one finally doesn't work, but it will mean ordering a longer cable. At any rate, this is a million times easier than stringing a whole new cab bus with docking thingies around the layout.
The biggest problem was that they said to mount it upside down on the ceiling, but didn't give any suggestions as to how, or provide any sort of mounting capability. I wound up using a combination of silicone caulk and duct tape, which was inelegant to say the least. The silicone caulk wasn't enough by itself, it kept falling down. After a moment's thought, I realized I should have used Velcro the same way I did with the cab components. I'll probably reverse the direction it's mounted in, peel off the duct tape and silicone, and substitute Velcro when I get around to it.
So far, it looks like the radio signal is reaching the base station from every place I've tried it in the basement. I have a plan B spot if this one finally doesn't work, but it will mean ordering a longer cable. At any rate, this is a million times easier than stringing a whole new cab bus with docking thingies around the layout.