Tiger-II Posted January 1, 2020 Posted January 1, 2020 Hi, By using a conversion you should be able to tune VORs using the TACAN, but this doesn't seem to work in the -17. e.g. VOR frequency = 113.60. 1136 - 1050 = Channel 86X. Motorola 68000 | 1 Mb | Debug port "When performing a forced landing, fly the aircraft as far into the crash as possible." - Bob Hoover. The JF-17 is not better than the F-16; it's different. It's how you fly that counts. "An average aircraft with a skilled pilot, will out-perform the superior aircraft with an average pilot."
randomTOTEN Posted January 1, 2020 Posted January 1, 2020 I don't own the JF-17, so this answer will be "generic VOR/TACAN" That's not how VOR/TACAN works. They are different pieces of equipment, with different signals, and different methods of operation. Just because the cockpit indications are very similar does not make them equal. There is no "conversion" between them. You will often find both devices in the same location (called a VOR+TACAN=VORTAC) and military TACAN can support civilian DME users, but that's it.
Bailey Posted January 1, 2020 Posted January 1, 2020 I agree with randomTOTEN here. If it is a VORTAC, you would use a planes VOR to tune tune a component of the VORTAC. Not the other way around as Tiger-II said. ~Bailey DCS VoiceAttack Profiles | My Mods and Utilities on ED User Files | DiCE: DCS Integrated Countermeasure Editor DCS Update Witching Utility | DCS-ExportScripts for Stream Deck Community Github Library | Kiowa Integrated Overlays
Tiger-II Posted January 2, 2020 Author Posted January 2, 2020 military TACAN can support civilian DME users, but that's it. I wasn't precise in my post, but you said it right here. It doesn't work. I get nothing. Motorola 68000 | 1 Mb | Debug port "When performing a forced landing, fly the aircraft as far into the crash as possible." - Bob Hoover. The JF-17 is not better than the F-16; it's different. It's how you fly that counts. "An average aircraft with a skilled pilot, will out-perform the superior aircraft with an average pilot."
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