Installing a sound decoder - 11
Bob Battles grew up in a railroad family,
his Dad being an agent/operator on the
Western Pacific Railroad.
Bob served four years in the US Navy
where he learned electronics and
worked on aircraft avionics. After being
discharged he worked as a Field Engineer
on large IBM mainframe computers for
25 years and later on credit card embossing equipment. He
worked as a volunteer operator/instructor at the Western
Railway Museum for over 25 years.
In 1964 he took up HO modeling and still enjoys building
kits and operating his third layout. In 1997 he began
doing contract HO repairs and decoder installs for Just
Trains Hobbies in Concord, California but recently had to
suspend the work due to some eye problems. He is married,
retired, with two grown children and lives near Santa Rosa,
California.
When talking to
hobby vendors,
please remember
to mention MRH.
MRH-Dec 2013
