Radio Troubles

[FMBluecher]

Hi everyone! I'm having two possibly related issues using the Mirage F1's radios, and I can't tell if it's a bug or user error, since the manual could be a lot clearer on how to actually use the radios.

Basically, the bottom line is, at present I seem able to transmit only on the TRAP 136 (Green, V/UHF radio), and only in manual frequency mode. I cannot figure out either a) how to transmit on the TRAP 137B (Red, UHF radio) or b) how to transmit on the TRAP 136 radio in preset frequency mode. Let me be clear: I'm talking only in single-player, so I'm trying to do things like communicate with ATC, AWACS, wingmen, etc. rather than with other players.

Here's what I'm doing:

-Battery ON (and I've also tried in the air with the engine on, so the radios are clearly powered)

-TRAP 137B function selector M

-TRAP 136 function selector PAL+G

-TRAP 136 frequency source selector P

-Select correct preset channel

-Open Communications menu, select the right conversation option and select it

I hear my pilot say the correct thing, but I never get a response.

Meanwhile, if I select TRAP 136 frequency source selector to M and manually dial the frequency, it does work properly--but this appears to be the only way to get it to work. And BTW, these are with missions I have created in the editor, so I have double- and triple-checked that the presets are set to the correct frequency.

Any idea if I'm doing anything wrong? Or is this an issue with the F1CE itself?

Edited July 22, 2022 by FMBluecher

[Rudel_chw]

1 hour ago, FMBluecher said:

Any idea if I'm doing anything wrong? Or is this an issue with the F1CE itself?

 

You need to select the radio you want to transmit on, on the Radio Selector Unit, on the left console. Click on the green button to select the Trap136, the red to select the 137B.

On my Mirage, the PTT keybinds seem to not function, I have to use the \ key instead

[FMBluecher]

31 minutes ago, Rudel_chw said:

 

You need to select the radio you want to transmit on, on the Radio Selector Unit, on the left console. Click on the green button to select the Trap136, the red to select the 137B.

On my Mirage, the PTT keybinds seem to not function, I have to use the \ key instead

Are these the U+V or U Pushbuttons [for Green and Red, respectively] as they are called on p. 59 of the manual? If so, I tried clicking these, and they didn't affect anything when I tried them. TRAP 136 still worked fine in manual frequencies, and neither worked with presets.

Edited July 23, 2022 by FMBluecher

[gnomechild]

Someone else I talked to had the same issue and fixed it by enabling "easy communications" and disabling it again 

[FMBluecher]

11 minutes ago, gnomechild said:

Someone else I talked to had the same issue and fixed it by enabling "easy communications" and disabling it again 

So this did fix some stuff--now it actually matters which radio I have selected, and it doesn't erroneously refer to the TRAP 136 as "Intercom" any more--but it still didn't actually let me transmit on the preset channels. Weird, but at least it's progress!

[Rudel_chw]

12 hours ago, FMBluecher said:

TRAP 136 still worked fine in manual frequencies, and neither worked with presets.

 

The green radio works for me using presets, on this test I have Preset 3 set to ATC .. the ATC UHF freq on the Red radio, and ATC VHF on the Green one.

 

However, the red radio doesn't work .. on the Comm menu appears as "???"

 

[FMBluecher]

Weird--I've been away from my computer for the last few days but got back and tried exactly what you're doing, @Rudel_chw, except that it doesn't work. May be some weird issue with mods or something, but I can't think of what it could be, since the Mirage F1 is unmodded. Oh well--at least it's not user error!

[mytai01]

When I have easy communications on, I hear nothing. Not my voice, or the controllers. With easy communications off, I only hear my voice, but the controller doesn't respond. I have the Battery On, TRAP-136 set to PAL/+G, M, 132.55 Nellis, Green button pressed, but no response. No combination I try works.

[FMBluecher]

Seems that there several inconsistent radio issues--mine aren't as bad as mytai01's, but some players don't have my issues. I uninstalled most of my mods and did Steam's "Verify Game Files," and it still didn't fix my issues either. Weird...

[FMBluecher]

I figured it out! The problem was the one discovered in this thread:

Once I followed @Rudel_chw's procedure at an airfield where there were no thousandths of a megahertz in the frequencies, it worked perfectly!

[Rudel_chw]

18 minutes ago, FMBluecher said:

Once I followed @Rudel_chw's procedure at an airfield where there were no thousandths of a megahertz in the frequencies, it worked perfectly!

 

Let's hope Aerges fixes this bug soon .. I hadn't even noticed it as I have been flying my F1 exclusively from the iraqui airbase of H3, which has a VHF ATC of 122.00 MHz

[Mr_sukebe]

7 hours ago, Rudel_chw said:

 

Let's hope Aerges fixes this bug soon .. I hadn't even noticed it as I have been flying my F1 exclusively from the iraqui airbase of H3, which has a VHF ATC of 122.00 MHz

Funny you mention H3.  I flew out of there last night on a strike mission against an artillery battery.