The comprehensive list of PG's broken navaids

[Minsky]

During the creation of my frequency tables, I spent a lot of time checking all Persian Gulf's navaids. So here's (hopefully) the comprehensive list of all NDBs, VORs, ILSes and TACANs on this map that are currently not working.

Note that only navaids that are currently in-game have been included. Missing navaids that should be there according to the real-world data are NOT listed.

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LAST CHECKED:

DCS 2.7.9.18080 Open Beta - 29.12.2021

Abu Musa Island
DME ABM 285.00 kHz = should either be NDB (according to SkyVector) or combined VORDME 115.4 ABM + NDB 285 ABM (as per real-world charts)
Reported as "fixed internally" a long time ago, but still not fixed.

Kerman
BEACON_TYPE_DME KER 290.00 MHz = should be NDB 290 KER (according to SkyVector and real-world charts).

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FIXED:

Al Dhafra
13R ILS = 114.90 = wrong frequency
Details and more bugs

Bandar Abbas
21L ILS = 333.80 MHz = wrong frequency (should be 109.9)

Bandar-e-Jask
NDB JSK = 349000.00 kHz = wrong frequency

Kish Intl
NDB KIH = 201000.00 kHz = wrong frequency

Lavan Island
NDB LVA = 310000.00 kHz = wrong frequency

Sas Al Nakheel
NDB SAS = 128.93 kHz = wrong frequency
VOR SAS = 128.93 MHz = wrong frequency

Liwa AB
Something (probably a TACAN with channel 121) has been erroneously inserted as RSBN
Related info

Edited December 30, 2021 by Minsky
updated for the latest patch

[Minsky]

Most navaids have been fixed in the latest patch. Thanks, ED!

 

Only Abu Musa Island remains.
While technically not broken, the lone DME station there is pretty much useless, and doesn't correspond to reality.

 

I'm currently reviewing my tables, and will update this topic if I find more issues.

[Minsky]

Finished checking the map.
Found only one new issue, at Kerman, similar to Abu Musa's DME.

First post updated.

[Flappie]

Great work, thank you Minsky.

[Tippis]

Do you also keep track of the ATC frequencies, because I noticed a whole bunch of them changed with this patch and broke pretty much every mission I have on the map.

[Minsky]

11 minutes ago, Tippis said:

Do you also keep track of the ATC frequencies

 

Kinda: 

 

[Tarres]

@BIGNEWY @Flappie Sorry for the "necro" (I was witing a bug report about the same and found this report). But can the beacons.lua in the PG map be updated to resolve these minor adjustments?

Bu Hasa:
NDB instead of DME

corrected lines
line 304: type = BEACON_TYPE_HOMER;
line 305: frequency = 309000.000000;

Abu Musa: "reported and fixed" but present 29/12/2024
NDB instead of DME,or combined as Misnky said.

Corrected lines for NDB only
Line 338: type = BEACON_TYPE_HOMER;
line 340: frequency = 285000.000000;
delete or comment line 341

Kerman:

Ndb instead of DME

Corrected lines 
line 842: type = BEACON_TYPE_HOMER;
line 844: frequency = 290000.000000;

Thanks and sorry for the necro.

 

Edited December 16, 2024 by Tarres

[Tholozor]

Since we're on the subject of navaid corrections:

 

Dubai International:
- Missing VOR/DME (as far as I can tell it's 108.4 MHz, 21X, callsign either DUB or DXB). Historical satellite imagery shows a VOR/DME station existing as far back as 2007 (should be off the foot of RWY 30R).

Al Bateen:
- VOR, incorrect NAVAID type. Should be VOR/DME according to charts. Also incorrect DME channel (119), should be 87X (paired to 114.0 MHz).

Abu Dhabi:
- VOR and DME stations should be co-located at the current DME location (VOR frequency, DME channel, and callsign are correct as far as I can tell). Historical satellite imagery shows no VOR station at its current location where the new control tower was under construction throughout the general time period the Persian Gulf map represents.

Ras al Khaimah:
- VOR/DME, incorrect callsign. Currently uses the ICAO code ("OMRK"), should be "RAV" according to charts.

Lar:
- NDB, incorrect callsign. Currently uses the ICAO code ("OISL"), should be "LAR" according to charts.
- VOR/DME, missing DME channel. Should be 126X (paired to 117.90 MHz).

Sirri Island:
- VOR/DME, missing DME channel. Should be 84Y (paired to 113.75 MHz).

Qeshm Island:
- VOR/DME, missing DME channel. Should be 118X (paired to 117.10 MHz).

Shiraz:
- TACAN, incorrect callsign. Currently listed as "SYZ1," should be "SYZ" according to charts.

Bandar-e-Jask:
- VOR/DME, callsign uses the same as Qeshm ("KHM"). Not sure what the correct callsign should be as the charts and the Iranian AIP doesn't list Jask as having a VOR/DME station, and it conflicts with the nearby TACAN on 110X.

Edited January 22 by Tholozor

[Flappie]

@Tarres

• Kerman:  NDB instead of DME -> already reported
• Abu Musa: NDB instead of DME,or combined as Misnky said -> already reported, should be combined (NDB+DME)
• Bu Hasa: NDB instead of DME -> I couldn't find anything about it -> now reported