VAICOM Pro changing radio frequency with easy comms off

[ZBoT]

Using the full paid version of VA and VAICOM Pro. In the mission there are multiple tankers:

Texaco1-1 (KC-135MRPS)
317.600

Texaco2-1 (KC-135MRPS)
317.650

Texaco3-1 (KC-135MRPS)
317.700

Flying the F/A18-C and I have easy comms off in DCS and 'Select Tunes Radio' unchecked in VIACOM Pro. When I tune radio to one of the tankers (ie: 317.650) and say "Texaco, approaching for refuel" it switches my radio to 317.600. I thought with easy comms off and 'Select Tunes Radio' VIACOM Pro should never change my radio frequency. What am I doing wrong here? This is driving me mad. Thanks for any help!!

 

[Hollywood_315]

Can you check either one of the following

 

- Uncheck Instant Select in preferences,

- Call just "approaching for refuel" i.e. without the "Texaco",

- Set PTT mode to NORM/MULTI instead of SNGL.

 

Thanks

[hornblower793]

I can confirm it works fine for me with Texaco1 and Texaco2 on 251.600 and 251.650 and just using Approaching for Refuel. Both tankers can be called

[ZBoT]

Can you check either one of the following

 

- Uncheck Instant Select in preferences,

- Call just "approaching for refuel" i.e. without the "Texaco",

- Set PTT mode to NORM/MULTI instead of SNGL.

 

Thanks

 

I have 'Instant Select' unchecked. I think I have tried it both ways with and without saying "Texaco" but I can try again later. PTT is set to NORM/MULTI. Here are my settings:

 

 

[ZBoT]

Just an update on this. I created a test mission with all three tankers I listed above. I was able to communicate successfully to each of them without VIACOM changing my radio frequency. I'm thinking there might have been something odd going on with my squad's mission that I was flying in. Still though I don't see why VIACOM would ever change the frequency if I have Instant Select unchecked and easy comms off. Anyways hopefully this was just a fluke. I'll report back if it happens again. Thanks for the help though!! Really like VIACOM!

[sthompson]

Just an update on this. I created a test mission with all three tankers I listed above. I was able to communicate successfully to each of them without VIACOM changing my radio frequency. I'm thinking there might have been something odd going on with my squad's mission that I was flying in. Still though I don't see why VIACOM would ever change the frequency if I have Instant Select unchecked and easy comms off. Anyways hopefully this was just a fluke. I'll report back if it happens again. Thanks for the help though!! Really like VIACOM!

 

In another thread Hollywood says that Instant Select is not supposed to tune the radio by design. So I'm a bit puzzled why that was even brought up.

 

 

[Weegie]

Need to do some experimenting too, but with EasyComms on I sometimes have had the frequency changed unexplicably, calling say Texaco then Lukoil answers and the radio frequency changes. I'm not saying it's Vaicom I don't know where the problem comes from at that point I had Instant Select enabled so going to try again with it disabled

 

I am able to select airfields tankers etc: with EasyComms off, Instant Select Off and Select Tunes Radio on. However I still cannot, and never have been, able to select a discrete Frequency using the Select and then calling the numbers. VA recognizes the call (you can see it in the Window) but Vaicom just does nothing with it.

 

Need to try the select channel to see if that works

 

From now on I'm leaving Instant Select disabled