Slazi Posted November 1, 2015 Posted November 1, 2015 Hello fellow pilots! :pilotfly: I've been working on adding radio stations to one of my missions and I have a few questions. I am using DCS 1.5. R-863 220MHz: Any reason this frequency might not work? I've tested all the other limit frequencies: R-863 VHF 100MHz AM - checked R-863 VHF 100MHz FM - checked R-863 VHF 149.975MHz AM - checked R-863 VHF 149.975MHz FM - checked R-863 UHF 220.000MHz AM - FAIL R-863 UHF 220.000MHz FM - FAIL R-863 UHF 399.975MHz AM - checked R-863 UHF 399.975MHz FM - checked Do I need to set it to something odd like 199.999? ARC-9: Q1: The lowest frequency this should be able to pick up is 150KHz; DCS ME only allows me to set 300KHz. Is this a bug or am I missing something? Q2: I can't hear any broadcasts on these frequencies. Is this normal, or am I doing something wrong? I can pick up signals at 300KHz and 1300KHz, but there is no sound associated with them. ARC-UD and YaDRO-1A seem to be working as designed. Its quite fun being able to tune everything in. Thanks for reading! :smartass:
gospadin Posted November 1, 2015 Posted November 1, 2015 (edited) Hrm, I thought the R-863 was only for 220.000 MHz through 399.975 MHz. Edit 2: NM, channel 1 with manual tuning can cover 100-150. ARC-9 is tuned manually via the 2 dials above the co-pilot/navigator, not sure what is meant by ME settings. It should have no defaults, per say. I have no suggestions as to why you can't hear it, audio from NDBs works fine for me in 1.5 so far. Edited November 1, 2015 by gospadin My liveries, mods, and missions for DCS:World M-2000C English Cockpit | Extra Beacons Mod | Nav Kneeboard | Community A-4E
Slazi Posted November 2, 2015 Author Posted November 2, 2015 I've added my own sound sources in the ME. For example, I have a 100000 KHz signal (100MHz) coming from a map zone via a simple repeating trigger. 149975 also works fine. However, 220000 KHz cannot be picked up by the radio in the game. I'm wondering if this is a problem with the sim, with the editor, or with the real radio system.
gospadin Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 Does 220.025 work? My liveries, mods, and missions for DCS:World M-2000C English Cockpit | Extra Beacons Mod | Nav Kneeboard | Community A-4E
Tarres Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 No problem with R-863 at 220Mhz AM here in manual mode.
Slazi Posted November 2, 2015 Author Posted November 2, 2015 Thanks for the replies. I haven't tried 220.025 yet. Tarres, is that in 1.5? If so, I will have to create a new mission to test it.
Tarres Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 Sorry. Yes 1.5 But there are a pair of switches in the R-863 labeled as "N/F" regarding the Guard frequencies and the ARC mode of the R-863. For example I can´t hear a transmission in the Emergency Frequency (121.5VHF or 243UHF) with the switch in the "guard position". It works in the KA-50 perfect. Maybe a member of the BST team or a Moderator can post a quick update about these "N/F"switches.
Slazi Posted November 2, 2015 Author Posted November 2, 2015 (edited) Tested on a fresh mission. Still not working. I've also found something else that is even more interesting. Map: http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/403430334760491495/7EF85DD179AF4DDD28FD1A7AEB3EEA3A6A7C3753/ Radio: http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/403430334760521720/9C40A4C9B777DEF1D8D31F3D2872A8A979C8D80A/ Trigger: http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/403430334760490949/39571FEBC2735EBF510AA381A19B0C93F22832A0/ I've added screenshots to show exactly what I'm doing. I setup a trigger on mission start that plays a recording on the 220MHz frequency. It repeats. When I go in game, I turn power up a little and turn on SAS to keep the helo steady. Then I change to 220MHz on the R-836. It's set by default to FM (not AM) and the it's the right radio - so there's no need to do anything else. No sound. If I add another at 221MHz, it works perfectly. Now, if I add yet another at 222MHz, so we have 3 stations - 221MHz will stop working. It seems that only the highest frequency broadcast on the radio system is picked up. I haven't done extensive testing, but this seems very odd. As mentioned above, I'm running 1.5. EDIT: I had the wrong frequency on the first screenshot - the updated screenshot still has the same problem. Edited November 3, 2015 by Slazi
gospadin Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 Your second screenshot shows 120MHz instead of 220MHz, is that on purpose? My liveries, mods, and missions for DCS:World M-2000C English Cockpit | Extra Beacons Mod | Nav Kneeboard | Community A-4E
Slazi Posted November 2, 2015 Author Posted November 2, 2015 That was a mistake with the screenshot. It's been updated now :)
wolf5 Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 It's set by default to AM and the right radio . But your screen show a FM transmission. People fly planes, pilots fly helicopters
gospadin Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 But your screen show a FM transmission. yea, the last screenshot's setup was showing a 220MHz FM transmission. My liveries, mods, and missions for DCS:World M-2000C English Cockpit | Extra Beacons Mod | Nav Kneeboard | Community A-4E
wolf5 Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 Ok, i just made a quick mission. No radio transmission at 220MHz FM but ok at 220.025 No problem to have 3 differents transmission at same time at 220.025, 221.000 and 222.000 People fly planes, pilots fly helicopters
gospadin Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 Ok, i just made a quick mission. No radio transmission at 220MHz FM but ok at 220.025 No problem to have 3 differents transmission at same time at 220.025, 221.000 and 222.000 Did you try 220.000 AM? My liveries, mods, and missions for DCS:World M-2000C English Cockpit | Extra Beacons Mod | Nav Kneeboard | Community A-4E
wolf5 Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 Yes, same bug People fly planes, pilots fly helicopters
gospadin Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 No problem with R-863 at 220Mhz AM here in manual mode. Hrm, 2 data points that apparently conflict. Wonder what you did differently. (I need to test tonight heh) My liveries, mods, and missions for DCS:World M-2000C English Cockpit | Extra Beacons Mod | Nav Kneeboard | Community A-4E
Slazi Posted November 3, 2015 Author Posted November 3, 2015 (edited) But your screen show a FM transmission. You're right! FM is the default. Not AM as I originally said. Additional tests were done on FM. My other mission uses FM and AM together. 220 doesn't work on either. Edited November 3, 2015 by Slazi
gospadin Posted November 3, 2015 Posted November 3, 2015 Hrm, I can't get it to work on the Mi-8. Works fine on the Huey for me. My liveries, mods, and missions for DCS:World M-2000C English Cockpit | Extra Beacons Mod | Nav Kneeboard | Community A-4E
Slazi Posted November 3, 2015 Author Posted November 3, 2015 Hrm, I can't get it to work on the Mi-8. Works fine on the Huey for me. You mean 220MHz not working? I guess we should report it as a bug then. Anyone fancy doing that? I used to be a video game tester 15 years ago, so I've done enough bug reports for one lifetime.
Slazi Posted November 3, 2015 Author Posted November 3, 2015 It's actually quite a lot of fun playing with the radios. I'll try and look again if I have more time tonight. Maybe I'll put my server up.
Tarres Posted November 3, 2015 Posted November 3, 2015 Quick update. 220FM not working. In my test, if I use both AM and FM frequencies in the same mission, it seems to result in the R-863 not working. Maybe a bug with the R-863 FM frequencies?
gospadin Posted November 3, 2015 Posted November 3, 2015 Is R-863 AM/FM selected by that single toggle over the pilot's seat? Or is it on a different panel? My liveries, mods, and missions for DCS:World M-2000C English Cockpit | Extra Beacons Mod | Nav Kneeboard | Community A-4E
Slazi Posted November 4, 2015 Author Posted November 4, 2015 More interesting findings. Pretty sure I was hearing sound via the Arc-9 last night for a short while. I was just testing radios from a parked Mi-8. Engines were off, so I was using ground power. ThereTherr definitely seems be issues with the radios. What exactly does the radio transmission power tab do? Perhaps too much power is causing problems?
Slazi Posted November 9, 2015 Author Posted November 9, 2015 (edited) Tested everything with Wolf the other day. Everything worked smoothly apart from 220MHz on the 863. Sounds were playing correctly for all radios. Need to double check the 220 at some point. Edited November 9, 2015 by Slazi
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