wip ME BC-1206 preset not required and out of frequency range.

[Tarres]

Mission editor:

Planes affected: P-51 and P-47.

1. BC-1206 is coded to work in the 100-200 frequency range instead of the 200-400 frequency range.
2. The preset in the ME is not needed UNLESS is a "temporal solution" to make the Detrola work in the Caucasus map using the ILS as a beacon to overcome the graphical 200-400 indication, but you can manually set the frequency with the knob and works.

BUT:

using the AN/ARA-8 in the 51D-30 with a custom vehicle transmitting in the proper range and in any map (single and multiplayer), this transmitter gives the proper sound indication (the .ogg or .wav file) as a signal or as localizer, with the left/on course/right sound indication, depending on the position of the relevant switch.

Maybe the BC-1206 could be upgraded to the ARA-8 code, with the proper frequency range and only the "localizer" position switch.  So, you have an ARA-8 with a frequency range of 200-400 with only the left/on course/right sound indication working on any map.

Note:

I know that the Detrola was not used outside the USA, but I think that this approach is a better solution now that the ARA-8 is working. 

Note 2: the same applies to the British A1271, but I´m unsure if the signal that receives the A1271 is linked to a preset of the SCR522 or has its own "preset" IRL.

And sorry for my English.

 

[NineLine]

We are working on improving WWII era nav and radios, I hope to see some improvements in this area sooner than later, you are correct though, many aspects are still not working as intended, partly because of being a modern sim.