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Is it possible to create nav aids to aid in a mission? For instance, I want to have the Huey pick up troops at a certain location. I have an IP set there where the troops are, but since an IP doesn't have a radio address, it doesn't mean much.

 

So how what options do we have? Currently I've been flying and using F10 to navigate to the troops.

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Is it possible to create nav aids to aid in a mission? For instance, I want to have the Huey pick up troops at a certain location. I have an IP set there where the troops are, but since an IP doesn't have a radio address, it doesn't mean much.

 

So how what options do we have? Currently I've been flying and using F10 to navigate to the troops.

 

Let the troops broadcast on a certain frequency withing the range of your VHF FM radio and use the homing option...

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So use advanced waypoint actions and the do set frequency?

 

What about navaid for drop off points that dont't have units there (well they are there with late activation). Any suggestions then?

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You can use the Radio Transmission trigger to create a station on a trigger zone.

 

Could you elaborate on this? Do I need to assign a sound file to it? What frequency should I use and what ADF equipment,

 

I've looked in the manual and tried a set up with one trigger assigned to UHF AM 234.000 MHz for the UHF Radio ADF mode and one trigger assigned to 1000 KHz / 1 MHz for the AN/ARN-83

 

and the radio selector knob to radio 2 and 3 respectively, but the CDI remains dead :(

 

The trigger zone extended far around my position and I was well within 25nm.

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Could you elaborate on this? Do I need to assign a sound file to it? What frequency should I use and what ADF equipment,

 

I've looked in the manual and tried a set up with one trigger assigned to UHF AM 234.000 MHz for the UHF Radio ADF mode and one trigger assigned to 1000 KHz / 1 MHz for the AN/ARN-83

 

and the radio selector knob to radio 2 and 3 respectively, but the CDI remains dead :(

 

The trigger zone extended far around my position and I was well within 25nm.

 

From reading the real manual for the UHF radio, the ADF function isn't used real world (On the UHF radio) so I doubt they modeled it in the sim. That i've found you can't really use the AN/ARC-51BX for navigation.

 

Since we can't contact JTAC (yet) in the Huey, use FM for navigation/music. UHF will be handy when TARS gets up and running. Watch my video(s) on radio navigation.


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From reading the real manual for the UHF radio, the ADF function isn't used real world so I doubt they modeled it in the sim. That i've found you can't really use the AN/ARC-51BX for navigation.

 

Since we can't contact JTAC (yet) in the Huey, use FM for navigation/music. UHF will be handy when TARS gets up and running. Watch my video(s) on radio navigation.

 

NDB navigation is still prevalent in Europe and surrounding areas. They still exist in the US as well

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ADF is modeled, just used it today in single mission. Tuned to 353 and tracked it back home.

 

Sorry should have specified, ADF on the UHF band/radio. From the manual it requires an additional radio slave unit be installed. I don't think we have the UHF modeled with the AN/ARC-51BX in the sim.

 

i.e Batumi is 430 kilohertz which would = 0.43 megahertz which we can't tune our UHF radio to.

 

Link to the real radio manual


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If you plan a mission properly, you don't need a radio fix. Open the mission editor, recognize signs around waypoints, write them down, write down cruising speed, max and min altitudes for performance and profile, time to go for each waypoint, and if you fly her properly, you will always be on the correct wire.

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If you plan a mission properly, you don't need a radio fix. Open the mission editor, recognize signs around waypoints, write them down, write down cruising speed, max and min altitudes for performance and profile, time to go for each waypoint, and if you fly her properly, you will always be on the correct wire.

 

The problem with that is wind drift and IFR conditions. A lot of the times you also don't have good landmarks to relay to the pilots, unless you happen to be by a river/road they can follow. This is especially true for long distance.

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Could you elaborate on this? Do I need to assign a sound file to it? What frequency should I use and what ADF equipment,

 

I've looked in the manual and tried a set up with UHF AMUHF Radio ADF mode and AN/ARNselector knob to radio, but the CDI remains dead :(

 

The trigger zmy position and I was well within.

 

If you go to the Tiggers portion of the ME, you can add a Continuous Action when part of a group (your SAR Helo) is in a trigger zone with an Action of 'Radio Transmission'.

 

Maybe that is what Evil was talking about?

 

I set mine to my SAR Helo holding zone, FM, Loop, Freq: 1000 (kHz) and 100w power. Not sure if a sound file is actually required or not.

 

Not sure if this can be dynamic as it is attached to a zone and not a unit.

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Also just a FYI, you can use your ADF as well. Just make sure you set your frequency in the mission editor to within the range your adf can receive and set the modulation to am. It's easier to see which direction the signal is propagating from.

 

I've always used the ELT tone. If you do a search for ELT.wav in google there are plenty of places where you can download it. When you're setting up your "transmit message" in mission editor make sure you check the loop box.

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Cant figure it out, can you guys make an example. Where is the trigger menu?

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If you go to the Tiggers portion of the ME, you can add a Continuous Action when part of a group (your SAR Helo) is in a trigger zone with an Action of 'Radio Transmission'.

 

Maybe that is what Evil was talking about?

 

I set mine to my SAR Helo holding zone, FM, Loop, Freq: 1000 (kHz) and 100w power. Not sure if a sound file is actually required or not.

 

Not sure if this can be dynamic as it is attached to a zone and not a unit.

 

Ah, thanks for this!!! Was wondering what EB was referring to. Will try that later. So presumably this is a way of adding additional beacons to the mission without using a troop based ELT.

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...and not a unit.

 

Just make a unit transmit a continuous message using amplitude modulation on a suitable frequency and voilá! A homing signal for your ADF receiver. It works like this:

 

1) EPLRS(on) - on by default, not sure if it's actually needed for this

2) Set Frequency(0.555) - 0.555 MHz equals 555.000 kHz, so it's in range for ADF

3) Transmit Message("BeatTone.ogg", "", on) - just use whatever audiofile you want, "on" means playback is looping

 

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I found that ADF homing slaved to R-800L1 does not work in MP, while it's working correctly in SP.

 

Can someone suggest a solution? It's my fault or I have to report a bug?

 

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