[Accrs] Layout First Person View

[Alameda County Central Railroad Society]

All,

I went to the layout this afternoon to test out some new equipment and
check on the lights. On the HO side one of the show halogens is out so I
will order an LED replacement and wire it in later. Also the upstairs room
reeked and sure enough I found a dead rat on the floor. I threw the rat in
the trash outside and put "Rat 'Sorb" to decontaminate the area.

On to the subject of the email. I've been messing around with drones and
found that the ubiquitousness of drones and smartphones has provided us
consumers with a glut of cheap micro-sized live action camera equipment.
For a mere $60 on Amazon.com, I was able to procure a micro FPV camera, 2
drone batteries, charger, and an FPV phone antenna. The whole rig is small
enough to easily fit inside an HO locomotive with some minor modification,
and effortlessly into O scale. Overall I was quite impressed with the
results, watching live instant video from my train straight to my phone,
with the option to record. The picture quality is not perfect, and no
sound, but given the low cost point I couldn't have expected better. Other
antennas can be bought that have VGA out to go to a TV or other screen. Oh
the modern world in which we live.
I've uploaded a video I took today to Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eMujLRy-sc

If you find this interesting let me know and I'll share specifics about
what I bought.

Thanks!
-Joel
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