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@Rivvern Please send the following protocol files from that session to support@ariescon.com: C:\Program Files\TeamSpeak 3 Client\plugins\AriesRadio\AriesRadioLog_log.html, C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\AriesWings\AriesAirborneRadio_log.html Regards, Mike

Hi Prinz, a reworked version is already in the queue. The crash at the end was resolved in 1.22. Nevertheless, there is a synchronization error between Aries Radio and TeamSpeak Client. It causes Aries Radio sometimes to stay too long in a critical section object. Since all DCS export.lua extensions are chained, if one causes timing troubles, all others are affected. I am working on it, BOSSHOG

We plan to have a rubber shaft. So everybody can setup his own mast tilt.:P

Like advertized in my last post, the version 1.22 of Aries Airborne radio is published. The following changes were made: Crash of DCS World at the end of a mission is solved. The handling of Combined Arms vehicles is now reliable. The mode is recognized at the begin of a mission as well as during a vehicle change on the fly. To enable and disable the connection between Aries Radio and DCS World via Export.lua, an additional dialog opens in TeamSpeak3. This ensures the recognition of the current connection status. The software is available as free download at http://ariescon.com/index10.html. Before the installation starts, please read the 'ImportantReadme.txt' in the download package. Mike

With the update to Version 1.2.5.16508, DCS has changed the timing a bit during a mission shutdown, Aries Radio crashes DCS World when a mission ends. The bug is already solved and we will publish an update package on Friday, August 16th. Sorry Mike

DCS World needs to find the 'scripts' folder where it gets Export.lua. There is obviously no method to change this convention. The 'AriesWings' folder is bound to a relative path to find the AriesRadio.dll. The base to this path is always the current DCS World installation folder which is automatically active if DCS World is started. Therefore it is important, that the 'AriesWings' Folder is in the DCS World Folder tree. To answer the question: It doesn't matter where DCS World is located as long as the AriesWings Folder is created in this DCS World folder. The fake folder will not work. The other requirement is, that the 'scripts' folder is found by DCS World to evaluate the Export.lua. Regards Mike

For users, who have troubles with the windows installer for the Airborne Radio, a manual installation package with a detailed description is available as free download under : http://ariescon.com/index10.html

The installation logic of an addon is a nightmare. There is not only DCS World to be checked. Even TeamSpeak has to be checked. And last not least, the saved games folder . All three locations can be modified by the user. Nevertheless, a new manual installation guide is under construction and will be published in a couple of days. Mike

@Joey45 I mounted an additional rechargeable battery package at the right earphone (some Velcro). It is the power supply for the TrackIR clip pro. I was not brave enough to open the headset and to connect the TrackIR clip to the internal batteries. It was the easiest way to get rid of the Track IR cable.

Advantages: No wires at all. Comfortable even over longer times. Quality more than sufficient. Range: You may visit the toilette or grab a bottle of beer from the basement. You are connected... The wireless Track IR mod comes from a post here in the forum. (see http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=99762) Disadvantages: The build in buttons are not recognized as HID buttons. So they cannot be used in DCS World or to be configured as PTT in TeamSpeak. So you are not audible on the toilette unless you use voice activation, which causes another problem on a toilette. A special holder should be used to protect the device against damage when stored. It requires to connect two plugs to recharge the headset and the additional battery ( a little more work at the end of a session) Deactivating the headset is a little wobbly. It takes 3 trials to switch off the device. But this may come from a Monday production. Over all I would strongly recommend the G390, whereby it depends on your personal preferences what you expect from a headset. Mike

@Soulreceiver The black terminal window (setup.exe) is a program which looks for the local TeamSpeak istallation path and stores the result in the registry (64bit). If this fails, the installer would report it. If you do not see the installer after the terminal window closes then it is most likely, that the installation package is not complete or destroyed. It seems, that DCSABRDO.exe cannot be found in the folder. When you unzip AriesWingsRadio.zip, you should have in one and the same folder: setup.exe DCSABRDO.exe DCSW_ABRadio.msi The installation is started with setup.exe. In any case, if the DCS installation or the TeamSpeak installation cannot be found, the installer would report it. The manual installation is not longer valid because of the windows installer. If you still have troubles, please contact Aries Wings support directly at support@ariescon.com. Regards Mike

Aries Airborne Radio new version 1.202 Aries Airborne Radio V 1.202 New features and Bug Fixes: Feature: The Airborne Radio is now range limited. A transmitter power on about 29 Watts is assumed which results in a maximum range of 220 NM. A second limitation is the line of sight which is measured from the transmitter location to the current horizon. The latter is altitude dependent. When reaching 80% of the calculated range the voice quality will decrease step by step. The result is stuttering or white noise reception. Feature: As soon as a transmitter releases the PTT button, the receiver will hear a 'click'. The click is produced in the receiver while the automatic white noise suppression fights again the shrinking energy of the transmission. There is a short uncertainty phase while the receiver raises the amplification where no transmitter energy is present. As a result, the always present white noise will be amplified for a fraction of a second until the receiver notices the zero energy. This is heard as perfectly clear click. Over the decades, the 'click' meanwhile is noticed as the former used word 'over' in a radio communication. Feature: Background noise is now audible on the frequency, depending of the type of aircraft. Background noise is produced for A-10C , KA50, UH1H and P51. However, as long as the user sits in a pit it will be hard to hear the background noise on a frequency. Because the own environment noise covers the noise on the frequency. It can be clearly recognized if the Gossip Box is used as receiver. Feature: The installation process is now done with the windows installer. The advantages are a standardized user interface and a registration in the operating system which guarantees a clean uninstall if desired. Nevertheless, the installation should be done with administrator rights. Feature: The design of the radio panels was reworked to show a more professional technical surface. This work was done by 'The Fragger' who is even the originator of the BO105 project. It is highly recommended to read the Quick Installation Guide before starting the Installation. The document is available as PDF in the software package. Several bug fixes were done. For details see the change log at http://ariescon.com/ChangeLog.pdf The new version is ready for download at http://ariescon.com/index10.html

It is mostly the keyboard focus. If you talk to the VR window, the key presses are normally set for the VR window only. It could be a solution to click (enable) the simulator window to be sure, that the focus is there and then speak the command. Regards, Mike

The 6 degrees is the grid variation for Batumi. It differs over the entire map. Even if you get the grid variation for a specific location, the result is the true heading. You would need the local magnetic variation to come to a heading which is usable for the compass in reality. And here the miracle starts. Only DCS knows to what north direction their compass points. They probably invented a new one or the aircraft mechanic was drunk. In case of Batumi, the mag variation measured from the map and compared to the compass reading would be 13 deg east. This is more than unreal. The official mag variation published is 5 deg 44.9 E at April 2008. So finally the question cannot be answered successfully. In addition there is a difference in compass indication between FC3 aircraft and the A-10C, KA50 and P51. I think this mechanic was busy with all aircraft in DCS World and later he changed over to ATC. The only solution would be to request vectors more than one time. The headings would not be that correct but the position deviation decreases as closer you come to the airfield. You approach the field on a dog curve. The other is the correct runway heading. In this case I would consult the VAD charts published by 10thGF_Schleudi. Regards Mike PS What I forgot to say: A runway designator does not specify the correct runway heading. It is a rounded number to the closest 10 degree step. So runway 12 is not 120 deg mag necessarily. The designator can even change over the time if the magnetic pole moves. We had this case at my home base. It changed from RWY 21 to RWY 20 any when in the 60th.

Whatever you are measuring on the map with the ruler is unfortunately grid North. Grid north is in dependence of the used map projection and the North direction in this case is always parallel to the vertical map border (window ). This can be tested if you draw a perfect vertical line with the built-in ruler on the map. It will always point to zero (360) degrees, regardless of the location. If you want to see true North, then draw a line with the ruler along a meridian. A meridian goes always to true north. At Batumi you will notice a direction of 354 deg (grid), at Anapa 357 deg (grid) and at Mozdok 352 deg (grid). So the directions measured with the ruler are useless in navigation. If you want to have the true heading of Batumi RWY 12, you take the measured 126 deg (grid) and add the grid variation of 6 deg at this location and you have the result of 132 deg (true) according to the DCS Map. If you are not confused up to now, I can give you some other numbers: Google Earth shows a direction of 131 deg true for Batumi. (which is pretty close to the reality) The HSI of the A-10C, which should normally be calibrated for magnetic north shows 119 deg ???? So the conclusion is, discussing the directions used is waste of time. If you use ILS then align with the runway direction on ground and dial the course in so as to have the deviator vertical on the HSI. Then you can be sure that the ILS will work. At least for the A-10C you can trust the GND & VAD charts published by 10thGF_Schleudi. All directions are measured out and can be used directly. Regards Mike

@TACOM The attachment contains a modified configurator application. Copy the executable to the folder C:\Program Files\AriesWings\GossipBox. Delete the new created profile file (nnn.pro) with the name of your selection in it. Start the new configuration program and select the ACC profile again. Make your modifications and save the results. Alternatively: Open Default_ACC.pro with NotePad Copy the two sections: [uHFbackup] frequency=225000000 label=UHF backup volume=0.190144 [VHFbackup] frequency=117975000 label=VHF backup volume=0.199414 to your new created profile. Both methods should work. In any case, use the new configuration application for the future. Regards, Mike GossipBoxConfigurator.zip

Sorry, its a process issue. It will be solved with the next release in about a Week. The new version will have some advanced features like: Type dependent background noise on frequency. audible Transmission end click. Range dependent receiver quality. Listening watch on guard if switched to 'both'. Regards Mike

Ok, now it's very clear. CA vehicles are a bit tricky. DCS becomes a bearer of secrets in this case. In difference to airborne vehicles there are no information available what type of vehicle is driving the game for the moment. So I am dealing with the recognition of absence of information. This is measured by a timeout value which is not that reliable. But you can circumnavigate this bug by selecting an aircraft first and then change to a CA vehicle of your choice online. The Radio of the latest selected aircraft remains active and can be used with the CA vehicle. This procedure is not that comfortable, but I am working on a better solution. BTW if you use the Gossip Box or the standalone version as Ground commander, you do not run into this troubles and you have the better comfort. Hope that helps, Mike

I am a little bit off. So we need to clarify what you are using. Meanwhile there are 3 possibilities. One is the DCS airborne radio, the second would be the airborne radio standalone version and the last is the Gossip Box. I think it would be an idea to send the protocol files of the device you are using to my support address . It is support@ariescon.com. Then I can see how I can help you. Make a short note what device you were using. The type of device, ground radio or airborne radio is not important for use. As long as you are on the same frequency with the other participants, it should work. There is another issue which I did not clearly mention in the manual. Only one device is allowed to be active on a single computer. You can drive only one radio per computer. The TeamSpeak plugin accepts only one client at a time. Regards, Mike

Did you start the installer with administrator rights as suggested ? Regards Mike

The main reason for a transmitter failure is the PTT configuration: If you use Voice activation detection in TS then you need to have Voice activation detection activated in the Gossip box configuration too. Vice versa, if one uses normal PTT in TS then Voice activation detection must be deactivated in the Gossip box configuration. To make sure, that all works normal, you should start without activation detection. In this case click the frequency label with the left mouse button and hold it down while you are talking. As feedback you see frequency label in light green. What happened to me very often is an unintended push on the microphone mute button at my headphones. If this does not work, I would need the following information: Do all airborne radios hear each other? Do you see the activated frequencies of the different clients in the TS info window? Do the other clients se the active frequencies of your Gossip Box in the TS info window? Hope you get the Error Regards Mike

Dear DCS user, the next step is done. The Aries Ground Radio (The Gossip Box) is released. It is a standalone radio communication box, usable in any simulation environment. It is fully compatible to Aries Airborne Radio. The reason for this development was the lack of a standalone radio to be used for radar simulations. During our tests with our PAR and ASR we had to start a DCS A-10C aircraft to use the airborne radio for our ATC work. This situation is now solved with the Aries Gossip Box. The package now includes even the standalone version of the Aries Airborne Radio. So ground radio and airborne radio can be used independently of DCS World. Users, who have already a download of the Gossip Box, should download the package again to get the Airborne Radio standalone version. The features are: Radio communication over the internet via TeamSpeak. 8 fixed channels for UHF or VHF (configurable). Up to 15 landlines for telephony. 2 backup radios. Volume control for each radio channel. independent of DCS World. It can be used in any simulator. Fully compatible to Aries Airborne Radio for DCS World. The Gossip Box simulates a typical radio communication device used by ATC or GCI with all its functionality. The download is an evaluation version which runs for 1 hour. It can be restarted every time. The full version requires a license key. A license can be purchased via PayPal out of the Gossip Box Configuration Program. With the installation of the Gossip Box, all existing user of Aries Airborne Radio will be upgraded to Version 1.12. This includes a new GUI design and the possibility to use the left and right earphone independently for selected radio boxes. The attached images give a first impression of the Gossip Box and the new Airborne Radio. For further details visit the Aries Wings Web Page at AriesWings.com.

It just turned out, that the graphics of the Gossip Box is not the same quality on different computers/graphic cards. So I am working on this topic. I am sure, that the issues are solved next week. Sorry for the delay Mike

By nature, you will have a reception only if someone talks on that frequency. At this moment, the needle points into the direction of the transmitter. This is in real life not only the airbase. It could be any transmitter who is active on this frequency. I am not sure, if DCS has a build in function which activates the needle, if the AI controller of the airbase talks to you. Regards Mike

@Agaton Thank you for your help. I will evaluate the files to find a solution. I got even some suggestions from a fellow in my virtual wing (10th Gunfighters). So it takes a little time. Thanks, Mike