dooom Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 (edited) i was hoping to utilize ADF homing in a mission design as inspired by W. Smallwoods book but cannot get it to work in ME. I set an infantry up with a FAC freq for contact. This is to simulate a downed pilot. While i can contact him on VHF FM, the ADF needle does not point to his transmission, even though I have selected homing on the VHF FM Frequency Mode dial, confirmed FM homing on front nav select panel and turned off any ILS or TCN as directed in manual. Then i read this... DN. Direction finding mode allows VHF/FM to detect ADF signals and provide steering information to the ADI and HSI. VHF/AM does not have this capability. Not functional Does this mean that ADF pointing doesnt work for any VHF or just the VHF AM??? Why have the checklist on page 610 if its not even working??? Edited July 12, 2011 by dooom clarifying title ASUS Tuf Gaming Pro x570 / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X @ 3.8 / XFX Radeon 6900 XT / 64 GB DDR4 3200 "This was not in the Manual I did not read", cried the Noob" - BMBM, WWIIOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripcord Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 DN. Direction finding mode allows VHF/FM to detect ADF signals and provide steering information to the ADI and HSI. VHF/AM does not have this capability. Not functional Does this mean that ADF pointing doesnt work for any VHF or just the VHF AM??? First of all, let me say that this is a damn cool mission idea. I really like it, I hope it works. Secondly, I think you hit it on the head -- this allows the VHF/FM to detect ADF signals, as you copied right out of the manual. But what units can transmit an ADF signal? Does this ground pounder JTAC unit have the capability to transmit an ADF signal? I don't guess it would be able to do that. Just because a unit can transmit on a VHF/FM freq, that is a radio signal, not an ADF signal. Am I way off base here? Ripcord [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dooom Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 it works with radio transmissions between ka50s in black shark... am I understanding that the adf homing between airframes is dependant on something other than just a UHF or VHF signal? ASUS Tuf Gaming Pro x570 / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X @ 3.8 / XFX Radeon 6900 XT / 64 GB DDR4 3200 "This was not in the Manual I did not read", cried the Noob" - BMBM, WWIIOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBQ Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I thought steering between airframes was only possible via TACAN? Thats how we find a tanker-but don't think u can assign channel to any other kind of aircraft in mission editor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dooom Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 In the A-10 the VHF2 and UHF radios can be set to provide direction finding toward sources of voice traffic on the tuned frequencies. While the VHF1 AN/ARC-168(V) has DF capability itself, the radio as installed on the A-10 does not. DCS does not model the DF capabilities of the VHF1 and UHF radios. by this i would expect that we would be able to get a homing signal to a VHF FM JTAC position in the Mission Editor. This is not the case... perhaps I am doint it wrong? Can someone try and get a homing to a VHF FM and report back? ASUS Tuf Gaming Pro x570 / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X @ 3.8 / XFX Radeon 6900 XT / 64 GB DDR4 3200 "This was not in the Manual I did not read", cried the Noob" - BMBM, WWIIOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dooom Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 this is a situation of it being a game limitation then... although I am receiving a VHF FM or UHF radio signal, game code will not translate into an ADF Homing signal for these units. Too bad... In Smallwoods book, this type of communication homing was utilized both for navigational spacing in bad weather as well as rescue ops to locate downed pilots. ASUS Tuf Gaming Pro x570 / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X @ 3.8 / XFX Radeon 6900 XT / 64 GB DDR4 3200 "This was not in the Manual I did not read", cried the Noob" - BMBM, WWIIOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winz Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 I don't guess it would be able to do that. Just because a unit can transmit on a VHF/FM freq, that is a radio signal, not an ADF signal. ADF is equipment on the aircraft itselft. It can point to the direction the radio signal is comming from. Using similiar principle human brain uses our ears to poinpoint sound origin direction (comparing signal from directional antenna pointing at different directions). The signal doesn't have to have any specific 'ADF' properties. Too bad its not modelled... that could be a fun mission :) The Valley A-10C Version Revanche for FC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripcord Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 I know what DF equipment is, I used it in the navy in RL. Lots of cool stuff you can do with that. I was thinking that the ADF was something like an NDB or VOR, something transmitted on the ground for navigation purposes. I didn't realize that it was nothing more than just DF gear on the airplane. Ripcord [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cibit Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I tried to do this in the form of a training mission. But I failed:doh: Anyone find a fix please post here:thumbup: i5 8600k@5.2Ghz, Asus Prime A Z370, 32Gb DDR4 3000, GTX1080 SC, Oculus Rift CV1, Modded TM Warthog Modded X52 Collective, Jetseat, W10 Pro 64 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Adding JTAC Guide //My Vid's//229th AHB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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