AWACS Radio Menu doesn't work?

[Snacko]

I'm flying the Mig21, and am trying to setup a mission with either AWACS or EWR units to guide the Migs to targets. But from what I have read, there is problems with the EWR, and it doesn't work? Is this correct?

 

I setup a Russian EWR but could not get it to work at all. So I deleted it from the mission.

 

So, I setup a Russian A-50 AWAC and in the mission, it initially reports contacts immediately. But when I go to the '\' Radio menu, I see my AWAC assigned to the F7 key. But it works very flakey...

 

I've tried the mission about 5 times. And several times, the F7 key brings up the AWAC menu the first time, but not always. The times that it has come up, it didn't work later when I pressed it.. except for about twice. I pressed the F7 like 10 times, and a few times it finally did come up and I could request a Bogey dump, or Picture. But most of the time this stupid menu item would not work! And it is 'not' grayed out.

 

What am I doing wrong? :cry:

 

PS: I did set the AWACS Frequency to 124am, and also verified that channel 0 in the Migs is on the same Freq.

 

MP Mission attached if that helps...

Edited July 14, 2015 by Snacko

[PiedDroit]

check your TrackIR hotkeys.

i had that once, I thought my keyboard was broken but in fact TrackIR was trapping the keys, except when I bashed the button, just like you.

[Snacko]

I don't use F7 for my TrackIR Hotkeys. But thanks..

[Kelevra9987]

Unfotunately I can't help you there, but I have kinda the same Problem as you. If you want to look here: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=2432243#post2432243

[PiedDroit]

I don't use F7 for my TrackIR Hotkeys. But thanks..

Ok no problem - actually I wasn't either but one function I don't use with trackir was configured with F7 by default, so.. it's worth checking ;)

 

Hope you find a solution.

 

You might want to use a software detecting keystrokes (keyboard tester) and a software emulating keystrokes (like TARGET) to make sure your hardware is not causing the problem.

[Sokol1_br]

Snacko,

 

I try your mission, start the Mig-21 engine, try the radio (F7) and no answer...

Cycle external camera and the AWACS plane was going down in flames. :)

 

BTW - My radio "PTT" is TAB key (as il-2) send be external keymaper (XPadder)

as the radio COMM chat is controlled with HAT.

 

http://s21.postimg.org/dpx1jq95j/Mig_21_COMM.gif

Edited July 15, 2015 by Sokol1_br

[Snacko]

Ok no problem - actually I wasn't either but one function I don't use with trackir was configured with F7 by default, so.. it's worth checking ;)

 

Hope you find a solution.

 

You might want to use a software detecting keystrokes (keyboard tester) and a software emulating keystrokes (like TARGET) to make sure your hardware is not causing the problem.

 

Thanks for following up on this. I don't use the F7 key for TrackIR, but you were right! It was assigned to the 'Precision' command that I don't use, and was set to trap it. Now it is working fine! :doh:

[PiedDroit]

Thanks for following up on this. I don't use the F7 key for TrackIR, but you were right! It was assigned to the 'Precision' command that I don't use, and was set to trap it. Now it is working fine! :doh:

Glad I could help! This one is tricky as the key was sometimes working :crash:

[SkipperSMG]

Hey folks,

 

last night, i thought my F7 key died, so i asked for someone to help me asign it to an other key. PiedDroit replied that it might have something to do with TrackIR. He was right ( thx for that btw ). I turned TrackIR off and made a testflight, all worked fine. So i looked trough the Hotkeys in the Profile XML but none was binded to F7. I wanted to go safe an binded everything to other keys and made another testflight. Not working.

 

So my question know is, where do i have to look for to change that??

It slowly drives me crazy, because everything worked fine until now.

 

Would be really thankful if someone could help me :helpsmilie:

[Griffon26]

Are you sure that you used the right profile? Normally all profiles have the "precision" stock F7 key if i remember right.

 

Or try to set a profile to exclusive where the F7 key is not used and try again.

 

Regards

Griffon26

[SkipperSMG]

Thanks for the tip Griffon, it now seems to be working again, but i will do a few

testflights to make it sure. I must say i feel slightly stupid. I have tried so much an the cause was somewhere completly else. To the idea to check the exclusive box i should have come by myself :doh:

 

Thanks for the help and sorry for wasting your time ^^

[PiedDroit]

Lol now I feel I'm on a sacred mission, to protect innocent keyboards against unjustified and brutal persecution.

:lol: