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MULTICOMM RADIOS AND VPILOT
in FSUIPC Support Pete Dowson Modules
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Hi Pete,
Hope you are well and COVID-safe.
I was wondering if specific programming in FSUIPC can help me resolve a multicomm issue.
I recently bought Multicomm radios for Capt and F/O and have installed them in my 737 pedestal. Having some issue about whether they can do what I want them to do and understanding how Sim-Avionics, P3D and vPilot talk to each other and whether FSUIPC can help me create what I want. There doesn't seem to a solution in Sim-Avionics that I can tell and the forum there seems to agree.
MY CURRENT SITUATION IS DESCRIBED BELOW.
PRESS VHF1 BUTTON ON MULTICOMM
MULTICOMM READOUT
Active
127.475
Standby
122.800
vPilot APPEARANCE
COM1 TX RX
127.475
PRESS THE TRANSFER BUTTON TO SWITCH BETWEEN ACTIVE AND STANDBY FREQUENCIES
MULTICOMM READOUT
VHF1
Active
122.800
Standby
127.475
vPilot APPEARANCE
COM1 TX RX
122.800
So you can see that selecting VHF1 results in the required frequencies being set in vPilot COM1 TX, so this is all OK.
The problem starts when you select VHF2.
PRESS VHF2 BUTTON ON MULTICOMM
MULTICOMM READOUTVHF2
Active
130.000
Standby
125.555
vPilot APPEARANCE
COM1 TX RX
127.475
PRESS THE TRANSFER BUTTON TO SWITCH BETWEEN ACTIVE AND STANDBY FREQUENCIES
MULTICOMM READOUT
VHF2
Active
125.555
Standby
130.000
vPilot APPEARANCE
COM1 TX RX
127.475
As you can see above, the problem is that when selecting VHF2, vPilot COM1 TX does not register the "new" VHF2 active frequency (e.g. when selecting 130.000 or 125.555 vPilot maintains the VHF1 active frequency i.e. 127.475.
MY AIM IS TO HAVE THIS SCENARIO FUNCTIONING.
PRESS VHF2 BUTTON ON MULTICOMM
VHF2
Active
130.000
Standby
125.555
vPilot APPEARANCE
COM1 TX RX
130.000
PRESS THE TRANSFER BUTTON TO SWITCH BETWEEN ACTIVE AND STANDBY FREQUENCIES
FDS MULTICOMM SETTING
VHF2
Active
125.555
Standby
130.000
vPilot APPEARANCE
COM1 TX RX
125.555
If I can get this to work, this would in my opinion take advantage of the true multicomm advantages i.e. I can pre-program 4 frequencies at once (2 in VHF1 and 2 VHF2) and switch between them at will for transmitting to Tower, Departure, Ground, Centre etc.
Many thanks ,
Jim