baltic_dragon Posted June 24, 2014 Posted June 24, 2014 A quick question - how does Personal Locator Beacon that pilots use after ejection work? I understand it should be sending its signal to the satellite, but does it also emit a sound used later for ADF navigation (which, sadly, is not functional for A10C)? I am asking, because I want to use the "transmit message" for specific zone that would emulate PLB in CSAR mission. Does anyone know what is the sound? A morse code? A repeated beep? For more information, please visit my website. If you want to reach me with a bug report, feedback or a question, it is best to do this via my Discord channel. Details about the WinWing draw can be found here. Also, please consider following my channel on Facebook.
Aginor Posted June 24, 2014 Posted June 24, 2014 If I am not mistaken the beacon emits a loud beeping sound on the guard channel. Or at least it used to. I read about it in "When Thunder Rolled" by Ed Rasimus and/or "Thud Ridge" by Jack Broughton. The Author describes the sound. Those are Vietnam era though, so that might not be accurate for today. DCSW weapons cheat sheet speed cheat sheet
Aginor Posted June 24, 2014 Posted June 24, 2014 Sorry for double post, I can't edit again. Dunno why. Actually Wikipedia also has a huge article with info (including a sound sample it seems) in it, perhaps you can use some of that stuff: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distress_radiobeacon DCSW weapons cheat sheet speed cheat sheet
baltic_dragon Posted June 24, 2014 Author Posted June 24, 2014 Thanks, I guess it would be quite accurate for the suite we have modeled in DCS - again, pity that ADF is not implemented at all. I think I will just go for a beeping sound in the mission, it works quite well, as it gets louder the closer you get to the source. For more information, please visit my website. If you want to reach me with a bug report, feedback or a question, it is best to do this via my Discord channel. Details about the WinWing draw can be found here. Also, please consider following my channel on Facebook.
Flagrum Posted June 24, 2014 Posted June 24, 2014 (edited) (...) pity that ADF is not implemented at all. ADF works - but just not for every radio in every aircraft that would allow it in RL to be used for ADF. The sad thing is, there is no single frequency that would work for every aircraft. So you will have to know which aircraft the player will be flying to be able to choose a viable frequency for ADF. Edited June 24, 2014 by Flagrum
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