TimRobertsen Posted September 30, 2021 Posted September 30, 2021 Does anyone know where the Tacan antenna is located on the carrier? Just from testing in DCS, it seems to be located somewhere on this mast-structure. (propably not surprising anyone) I was wondering how far up it is placed. The top of the mast is about 200 feet up from sealevel. First become an aviator, then become a terminator
Northstar98 Posted September 30, 2021 Posted September 30, 2021 (edited) It's the disk-shaped antenna, right at the very top. Edited September 30, 2021 by Northstar98 Modules I own: F-14A/B, F-4E, Mi-24P, AJS 37, AV-8B N/A, F-5E-3, MiG-21bis, F-16CM, F/A-18C, Supercarrier, Mi-8MTV2, UH-1H, Mirage 2000C, FC3, MiG-15bis, Ka-50, A-10C (+ A-10C II), P-47D, P-51D, C-101, Yak-52, WWII Assets, CA, NS430, Hawk. Terrains I own: South Atlantic, Syria, The Channel, SoH/PG, Marianas. System: GIGABYTE B650 AORUS ELITE AX, AMD Ryzen 5 7600, Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 32 GB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070S FE, Western Digital Black SN850X 1 TB (DCS dedicated) & 2 TB NVMe SSDs, Corsair RM850X 850 W, NZXT H7 Flow, MSI G274CV. Peripherals: VKB Gunfighter Mk.II w. MCG Pro, MFG Crosswind V3 Graphite, Logitech Extreme 3D Pro.
Silver_Dragon Posted September 30, 2021 Posted September 30, 2021 45 minutes ago, TimRobertsen said: Does anyone know where the Tacan antenna is located on the carrier? Just from testing in DCS, it seems to be located somewhere on this mast-structure. (propably not surprising anyone) I was wondering how far up it is placed. The top of the mast is about 200 feet up from sealevel. Check here: For Work/Gaming: 28" Philips 246E Monitor - Ryzen 7 1800X - 32 GB DDR4 - nVidia RTX1080 - SSD 860 EVO 1 TB / 860 QVO 1 TB / 860 QVO 2 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Warthog / TPR / MDF
TimRobertsen Posted September 30, 2021 Author Posted September 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Silver_Dragon said: Check here: Thanks! Comprehensive stuff! I couldn't find any reference to the location of the Tacan on a carrier, only your post about the Arleigh-Burke. Could of course assume that the antenna-location is the same on a carrier. The picture I posted does show I similar disc-shaped antenna on top of the mast. First become an aviator, then become a terminator
Silver_Dragon Posted September 30, 2021 Posted September 30, 2021 25 minutes ago, TimRobertsen said: Thanks! Comprehensive stuff! I couldn't find any reference to the location of the Tacan on a carrier, only your post about the Arleigh-Burke. Could of course assume that the antenna-location is the same on a carrier. The picture I posted does show I similar disc-shaped antenna on top of the mast. Carriers use the same equipment of the Arkeigh-Burke, by them, you can see the antena mast has very similar. 1 For Work/Gaming: 28" Philips 246E Monitor - Ryzen 7 1800X - 32 GB DDR4 - nVidia RTX1080 - SSD 860 EVO 1 TB / 860 QVO 1 TB / 860 QVO 2 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Warthog / TPR / MDF
Northstar98 Posted September 30, 2021 Posted September 30, 2021 1 hour ago, TimRobertsen said: The picture I posted does show I similar disc-shaped antenna on top of the mast. And it's the TACAN antenna 1 Modules I own: F-14A/B, F-4E, Mi-24P, AJS 37, AV-8B N/A, F-5E-3, MiG-21bis, F-16CM, F/A-18C, Supercarrier, Mi-8MTV2, UH-1H, Mirage 2000C, FC3, MiG-15bis, Ka-50, A-10C (+ A-10C II), P-47D, P-51D, C-101, Yak-52, WWII Assets, CA, NS430, Hawk. Terrains I own: South Atlantic, Syria, The Channel, SoH/PG, Marianas. System: GIGABYTE B650 AORUS ELITE AX, AMD Ryzen 5 7600, Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 32 GB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070S FE, Western Digital Black SN850X 1 TB (DCS dedicated) & 2 TB NVMe SSDs, Corsair RM850X 850 W, NZXT H7 Flow, MSI G274CV. Peripherals: VKB Gunfighter Mk.II w. MCG Pro, MFG Crosswind V3 Graphite, Logitech Extreme 3D Pro.
TimRobertsen Posted October 1, 2021 Author Posted October 1, 2021 21 hours ago, Silver_Dragon said: Carriers use the same equipment of the Arkeigh-Burke, by them, you can see the antena mast has very similar. You learn something new every day! Thanks man! 1 First become an aviator, then become a terminator
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