correct as is Anyone else struggling with radio?

[shastasm]

Not sure what I'm doing, but after I take off the communication menu "\" doesn't work in the AH-64.  Looking online for some radio use guidance too, but not seeing much.  Any links would be appreciated.  

[Nevyn]

I use rshft+space seems to work. There is also ralt+\, I dont use that one though.

[Magic Man]

36 minutes ago, shastasm said:

Not sure what I'm doing, but after I take off the communication menu "\" doesn't work in the AH-64.  Looking online for some radio use guidance too, but not seeing much.  Any links would be appreciated.  

May depend on keyboard locale

[jayst0r]

For Radios, set Freq as needed "COM" page- > man -> L1-L5 type in  freq on keyboard.
Now for selecting the radio u can either bind PTT/RTS Switch in the HOCRAS category it will then cycle the radios.

Which radio is selected is shown on the front EUFD panel the left arrow represents the Pilot radio while the right arrow represents the CPG radio.

Alternativly you can also bind or click the "RTS ROcker Switch up" and "RTS ROcker Switch down"

Standard bind for RADIO Menu with the selected Radio is ralt + \ .

This also works witch SRS if setup correctly view change lock for that on newest update.

And this should also work for DCS VOIP, when the Server has enabled it and the "PTT/RTS RADIO (VOIP)" switch is pressed.

Havent tested the last one though since most of the servers had it disabled.

Edited March 23, 2022 by jayst0r

[shastasm]

Appreciate everyone's feedback.  Yes, after I looked into it more I assigned all four/five of the RTS and PTT to my HOTAS, things are working properly now.  I've been spoiled in the past with other mods just using the "\" bound, but it looks like it only works on the ground.  I still think a upcoming WAGS or Casmo video on radio operations would be good (hint hint).  

 

 

[frostycab]

35 minutes ago, shastasm said:

I still think a upcoming WAGS or Casmo video on radio operations would be good (hint hint).  

I think we'll probably have to wait until the COM page is a little more complete and functional.

[Varry007]

I know how to change freq; but the issue is my radio doesb't seem to work: i have no squelch sounds when switching the squelch buttons. And that is ONLY when i manually cold started the bird.

 When i get into a hot started bird; squelch works, so i'm surely forgetting to "turn" something on....

ANyone ha an idea?

[frostycab]

11 minutes ago, Varry007 said:

I know how to change freq; but the issue is my radio doesb't seem to work: i have no squelch sounds when switching the squelch buttons. And that is ONLY when i manually cold started the bird.

 When i get into a hot started bird; squelch works, so i'm surely forgetting to "turn" something on....

ANyone ha an idea?

Master volume dial?

[Varry007]

Just now, frostycab said:

Master volume dial?

No; all volume dials are turned to max

[LooseSeal]

11 minutes ago, Varry007 said:

 When i get into a hot started bird; squelch works, so i'm surely forgetting to "turn" something on....

I don't know if I completely follow the issue. If you have no "squelch sounds" then you probably haven't turned up the master volume.

Edit: See your last answer. What exactly is the issue? You hear the static noise from the squelch but cannot transmit via radio? Or you cannot hear the static?

Edited March 29, 2022 by LooseSeal

[Varry007]

8 minutes ago, LooseSeal said:

I don't know if I completely follow the issue. If you have no "squelch sounds" then you probably haven't turned up the master volume.

Edit: See your last answer. What exactly is the issue? You hear the static noise from the squelch but cannot transmit via radio? Or you cannot hear the static?

 

Volumes are all up; and i hear no static.

that is only after a cold start.

 

when i get in a hot started apache; i do hear static

[LooseSeal]

So: master volume is up, the squelch switches are all down, electrical power is applied - but there is no static? And, when squelch switches are up, you can't use the radio to transmit?

It seems strange. The best thing to do would be make a quick cold start mission in the ME, demonstrate the problem, exit the mission, then save the track and upload it here so we can see what's going wrong. Otherwise, it's quite hard to tell.

[ddc196]

9 minutes ago, Varry007 said:

Volumes are all up; and i hear no static.

that is only after a cold start.

 

when i get in a hot started apache; i do hear static

Switches below the volume knobs. Place them all up. Squelch switches.

 

[Varry007]

I've found what's wrong; and seems like a bug;

When entering the cold and dark bird; I start the apu: I check volumes and squelch buttons --> no static

 

BUT

 

the master volumes is at max volume setting by default; well just turning this even a little; activates the squelch.

 

 

Can anyone reproduce this (@BigNewy)?

cold--> start APU --> once apu is started, check squelch; if no static, leave the squelch buttons on ON and just turn a small bit on the master volume knob--> static should be hearable now.

 

 

[Sirbum]

I cold start all the time and my master volume is all they way down i turn it to max and then click switches to make the atatic stop. So not sure why yours is defaulting to on max. 

[Zarma]

Same than Varry. In cold starts master used to be at 0 but last days was at max and had to move it a little bit back to activate the static.

[Frederf]

16 hours ago, Varry007 said:

the master volumes is at max volume setting by default; well just turning this even a little; activates the squelch.

Yes, classic initialization bug. When you get in the cockpit it looks like the MASTER knob is at maximum... it's not. The graphics for the knob show it fully CW but the value of the knob's position is fully CCW. It's not that it "activates the squelch" but that the knob was at the zero volume position before you touch it (despite looking otherwise) so there was static non-squelched signal present the whole time, just at zero volume.

The moment there is any adjustment to the knob the graphical position and the logical value synchronize.

[Varry007]

On 3/31/2022 at 8:08 AM, Frederf said:

Yes, classic initialization bug. When you get in the cockpit it looks like the MASTER knob is at maximum... it's not. The graphics for the knob show it fully CW but the value of the knob's position is fully CCW. It's not that it "activates the squelch" but that the knob was at the zero volume position before you touch it (despite looking otherwise) so there was static non-squelched signal present the whole time, just at zero volume.

The moment there is any adjustment to the knob the graphical position and the logical value synchronize.

So a bug it is

[Whirley]

Might be

Edit: oh, you are the same people, well might not hurt to link the threads some more.

Edited April 3, 2022 by Whirley