Radios need to be tuned to use?

[Steel Jaw]

Help me out here please.

 

Can I bypass radio tuning and simply use the tab menu to use the radios or must they be tuned on the panels to be used?

[GGTharos]

You need to tune them to the right frequency.

[Steel Jaw]

127.5 is standard for the ramp as in BS?

[Headspace]

In the same vein of mower's question, does the mic switch actually do anything in terms of in-game comms, or will tuning the radios suffice?

[Frogfoot1606687865]

Sometimes in the menu the ATC freq is shown as 0Mz, what does that denote?

Tom

[GGTharos]

The Mic Switch actually engages the appropriate radio.

 

You might run into some WIP issues with the radios, but I don't recall them all off hand :(

[Steel Jaw]

The Mic Switch actually engages the appropriate radio.

 

So that mic switch would then bring up a context sensitive menu at the top right of the screen?

[lucioperca]

I'm no expert but I think yes they do and also to reach the full range of possible comms you have to select UHF,VHF,FM and so on with the Mike switch on the throttle if you got it mapped (its worth it) you cant just press the keyboard comms button anymore and get access to the full range.

I had to read the manual section on radios to figure it out but in this sim you can ask troops on the ground where the target is and how its marked then tell one of your wingies to attack it with a certain weapon from a certain direction, its fantastic most of the time the radios are tuned in to preset frequencies but sometimes JTAC has to be manualy tuned as do the airbases

However the sounds are not finished yet so only subtitles work ATM

[Wags]

In next beta there is option for "Easy Communication" that allows selection between auto-tunes the selected radio to the selected recipient and "realistic" mode and tune the radio manually (or preset) to talk to the desired recipient (VHF AM, VHF FM or UHF).

 

The color of a listed recipient indicates its availability to communicate:

 

White - available

Gray- available but you don't have a radio tuned to the correct modulation / freq

Black - unable to contact recipient due to range or terrain masking

 

From the radio menu (\) you also have the "Other" option that is solely based on trigger events. Depending on the mission, this will often list groups that you can task (i.e. supporting SEAD, CAP, and CAS flights, and order ground forces to advance on objectives).

Edited October 13, 2010 by Wags

[Revelation]

Realism + external views - all the way....

[Steel Jaw]

Good info, Wags, thanx bud.

 

This sim is ROCKING MY WORLD.

[Echonomix]

++ to simulating radio wave propagation. It's too bad the TM warthog hotas won't come with all the buttons and switches...somehow :(

[Geskes]

In my reality the radio's auto-tune... I am sure I didn't dream it up. I only have to turn them on, then I can use the comms menu to communicate to airbases, flights, awacs and so on without manual tuning. If the line I select is grey of color the radios will switch themselves.

[Kaiza]

The "bug?" I have experienced is that tuning the radio sometimes doesnt turn the appropriate comms menu selection to white. You have to attempt comms on the grey menu and then it will turn white.

[paranoid]

In next beta there is option for "Easy Communication" that allows selection between auto-tunes the selected radio to the selected recipient and "realistic" mode and tune the radio manually (or preset) to talk to the desired recipient (VHF AM, VHF FM or UHF).

 

The color of a listed recipient indicates its availability to communicate:

 

White - available

Gray- available but you don't have a radio tuned to the correct modulation / freq

Black - unable to contact recipient due to range or terrain masking

 

From the radio menu (\) you also have the "Other" option that is solely based on trigger events. Depending on the mission, this will often list groups that you can task (i.e. supporting SEAD, CAP, and CAS flights, and order ground forces to advance on objectives).

 

:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

[lubey]

I hope the radios and ATC is gonna be functional in multiplayer. Like if multiple players are all tuned to the tower, they will be able to hear each other's requests for TO/landing over the radio, and the tower will direct people to hold short or whatever if need be. This could also reduce accidents compared to if the airport is just a free-for-all!

[kingneptune117]

I have a question about the radios. It seems like there are at least 3 of them. What is each one of them used for?

[Kaiza]

I have a question about the radios. It seems like there are at least 3 of them. What is each one of them used for?

 

Page 53 of the manual tells you. Also 420.

Edited October 14, 2010 by Kaiza

[Tango]

The Mic Switch actually engages the appropriate radio.

 

You might run into some WIP issues with the radios, but I don't recall them all off hand :(

One of them is the menu is sometimes populated with ??? and blanks!

 

I'm still trying to learn the keys to operate this thing. No HOTAS is turning out to be a real PITA and my keyboard is suddenly looking very short on keys!

 

Best regards,

Tango.

[joey45]

It's too bad the TM warthog hotas won't come with all the buttons and switches...somehow :(

 

It will... all the buttons HATS onthe the HOTAS it's self.... otherwise get headtraocking software to look around.

[vCUJOv]

I hope the radios and ATC is gonna be functional in multiplayer. Like if multiple players are all tuned to the tower, they will be able to hear each other's requests for TO/landing over the radio, and the tower will direct people to hold short or whatever if need be. This could also reduce accidents compared to if the airport is just a free-for-all!

 

+1

[aaron886]

Wouldn't in-game voice be interesting! Not something I'd want ED to put effort into, but an interesting concept none the less.

[Frogfoot1606687865]

I think I understand the concept of the two VHF radios, you can set one for your flight, and one for your package or homeplate. But I'm confused about the UHF radio. The manual states that it is usually used to talk to the JTAC however when setting a unit as the JTAC I always have to set the VHF radio to his freq. How do you configure the mission so the JTAC uses UHF?

 

EDIT: Ive answered my own question, you set the freq for the JTAC to more than 300MHz in the mission editor. then you can use the UHF radio.

Tom

Edited October 14, 2010 by Frogfoot

[Frogfoot1606687865]

Ok new question, what does the 'A' stand for on the 100MHz knob of the UHF radio? I cant find it in the manual.

Tom

[HuggyBear]

The 'A' is used when activating the Have Quick frequency hopping.

 

Think it stands for 'Active' can't remember for sure though.

 

Will DCS get updated to feature the ARC-210? That'd be nice :) .

 

-Bear