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  1. Can you point me to how that works? It can have math and suff in it :). How are those filters geting time domain info from the freq shift without fft?

     

    First off, it isn't a band-pass filter, it's a band-reject filter. Also called a 'notch' filter (hence the term). There would be two notch filters: One set to exactly the radar frequency, and one varied based on the aircaft's calculated ground-speed. The former is used for sidelobe clutter and self-noise filtering, and is always on. The latter would be used for main-lobe clutter rejection. The idea is that the doppler shift would need to be enough to cause the return's frequency to be outside the notch filters' range in order to make it to the signal processor.

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  2. Chizh said that this is how they want the ER to behave in a direct tailchase. He sais that the chaff will form a solid screen which the seeker can not see through. I find this very hard to believe, as the chaff is a bunch of floating particles that will spread out and not form a solid wall.

     

    They are a cloud of floating particles, true. But they are a cloud of EXTREMELY REFLECTIVE floating particles. When the return from that cloud gets back to your radar's receiver, it likely saturates the electronics. An analogy to this would be what happens if you shine a bright light in your eyes: You end up with a blotch in your vision that takes time to fade. Likewise, a saturated receiver takes time to desaturate.

     

    Now, this desaturation time is measured in fractions of a millisecond, however radar pulses move even faster. So it is entirely possible for the return pulse from the aircraft behind the cloud to reach the receiver while it is still desaturating. And unless the return is strong enough to 'spike' higher than the declining saturation output in the receiver, the receiver will likely not see the aircraft.

  3. Not AFAIK, there may have been talk of an additional module (AV-8B+ Day Attack or similar ) at a later date as part of someone's wishlist.

     

    The Harrier in DCS is the Night Attack variant with FLIR, ABRIS, etc.

     

    If I remember correctly, the main holdup on an A/V-8B+ was a lack of ground radar code native to DCS. RAZBAM doesn't seem interested in doing their own from scratch, as Heatblur or Dekka have done, so they are waiting for ED to get it done for the viper and bug so it becomes part of the core code base.

     

    I also remember it being said that a B+ would be a separate module, rather than part of the Night Attack module.

     

    Either way, movement on that front is not to be expected until the current aircraft are polished off.

  4. AUX is for Link 4C fighter to fighter datalink.

     

    Per the manual, under 'Link 4 Controls':

     

    The third switch (3) controls power and operational mode of the Link 4. ON turns on and enables the Link 4A data link, OFF disables the system and AUX enables the Link 4C data link.

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    What do you mean by the ASI not deflecting?

     

    Turns out that one was just me. Viewing angle combined with my assuming it would indicate earlier than it does.

     

    As for Jester... well, that answers that. Now I can get on to actually trying to fly this thing rather than making sure everything is working right!

  6. Ok, so I'm trying to get this turkey off the ground from the cold start instant action scenario. Either doing a Jester Assisted checklist, or one of the quick-start checklists, I end up with the same problem when I try to take off: The airspeed indicator does not deflect, and Jester starts screaming at me for going 'too fast' before I can even get off the ground.

     

    Is there a bug at play here, or is there a step that is being missed?

  7. That is not true. The automatic stored heading alignment is used for alert launches. However, during that time the boat cannot change its course. Spiceman talks about it in the CVW-11 video about the RIO seat, starting at around 01:15.

     

    So if the boat needs to change course, the alert fighters would need to realign and store a new saved heading?

  8. No, No, No, No, No, No, No!!! Not again,

    Yet another release and yet another thread about someone complaining that an Early Access Module is Released in Open Beta stream rather than in Stable.

    Have you been leaving under a rock for the last 10 years?....

     

    And to cut the discussion. Go to the very bottom of the module description. Since it's hasn't been clear for you, maybe this version will be, from: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/shop/modules/tomcat/ :

     

    So you expected someone to do their due diligence and actually RESEARCH to make sure this isn't normal operating procedure before they engaged in useless quibbling armageddon? That was your first mistake right there.

  9. The F-14 afterburner isn't a digital on-off affair, it has various stages or levels of afterburner from minimum to maximum, so needs a analogue control method.

     

    Then maybe the 'detent' button would toggle between the MIL range and burner range?

  10. A-6

    F-14D

    F-105

    T-2 Buckeye for a nice carrier trainer.

     

    Aside from these aircraft it's be nice to see some contemporary opponents for the F-14.

     

    If they indeed cover the A-6, hopefully its an A-6E SWIP. Maximum number of toys to play with ^.^

  11. Hey People. I have pre-purchased the F-14 for almost a year. It's release is very soon but they have f-16 teasers out already before we have received the product I have paid for. All good DCS is the best World there is out there but c'mon man!

     

    B8 R8: 65/100

  12. Glad to hear it. Good AI is a great supplement. Once folks master the RIO position, I imagine a human RIO will far outperform Jester... but there's no reason to nerf a solo aircraft by disabling Jester. The loss of combat effectiveness from disabling Jester for solo guys would make the aircraft near useless unless you're on an Acro server.

     

    Actually, the aircraft would be completely unusable if Jester were disabled and there was no RIO. No RIO/Jester means that you cannot start the aircraft, as a fair chunk of the startup procedure is in the back seat.

  13. Ok thinking about it the question can be condensed to this: Can the Phoenix still receive AWG9 guidance even after going active?

     

    Yes.

     

    If the missile loses lock, it falls back to datalink and/or SARH, depending on which is available. So if you have the target lit up in PD STT and the missile commanded active, if the missile is notched it will still home on the target both from AWG-9 reflection and datalink commands encoded into the radar signal.

    So make sure you switch off MLC filtering so the AWG-9 doesn't get notched when you try that little trick.

  14. The AWG-9 weapon system can use the TCS for angle tracking data and the radar for range tracking in combination. I’m not sure if this can generate the required solution for weapon launch though, prob not....

     

    TCS can be used for weapon launch, though it either needs to use vertical displacement tricks for ranging, or have the radar slaved and illuminating.

     

    At least, this is according to HB's manual.

  15. So, how on earth does the DLC binding work? Jabbers has said that the default bindings for the TM Warthog are good enough that he hasn't changed them, and he tests the DLC in the startup video so it must function, but I just can't picture how the DLC would work on the controller. There aren't any scroll wheels on the throttle and the only axis that is spring-loaded to center (besides the joystick obviously) is the TDC nub. Where does the DLC go, and how does it work?

     

    Maybe one of the hat switches, set to increase and decrease the setting with a centering binding?

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