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Do It Yourself

Do you want to build, perhaps even design, your own DCC decoders and command stations?  Do you want to use a computer to control trains or use it as a command station? Then check out these sites.

CVP Products                     Build your own DCC equipment.  Check out the articles in Model Railroader.

DCCMB                             DCC system using a PC as a command station.

Don Crano                           http://home.neo.rr.com/mrwithdcc DCC projects, detectors, etc.

JLC Enterprises                   Dr. Bruce Chubb's DCC Optimized Detector and C/MRI - kits or assembled.

John Kabat                          Downloadable software for PR-1.

DCC-PC                             Ken Jesser's using a PC for a stationary decoder with digital I/O boards.

MERG                                Model Electronic Railway Group - A do-it-yourself entire DCC system.

Minibox                               http://home.no.net/paolsen/mj/minibox_en.html  Loconet command station.

MiniDCC                            Build your own command station and booster. http://www.minidcc.com

Railroad Circuits                 http://home.cogeco.ca/~rpaisley4/CircuitIndex.html#index All sorts of circuits
                                          for the model railroader.

Railroad & Co.                   Windows software for operating your DCC or other control system with a
                                           PC.

Rock Junction Controls       Manufacturer of full line of DCC equipment - both kit and assembled.

TMW's Command Station   Use your PC as a command station.

Trainwizard                         DCC computer control software.

Wayne Roderick                  http://www.ida.net/users/tetonsl/railroad DCC projects, detectors, etc.

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