Comm radios : monitoring VHF2

Huibrecht

Normally VHF1 is used for radio communication (RX/TX), and VHF2 is used to monitor 121,5 or listen to ATIS (only RX).
With the BAe this is perfectly feasonable, but with the RJ monitoring VHF2 (RX only) does not work.

I also tried RX/TX on VHF2 and RX on VHF1, but this also does not work.

Rhinozherous

Same here.

Mark

Thank you for reporting this. I have logged this on our internal bugs tracker for the development team to investigate.

Mark - Just Flight

Gilandred

On the radio control panel (left side below windshield), make sure you press down on the VHF2 button (round button) and turn the volume up. It works fine for me.

Huibrecht

@Gilandred Doesn't work. VHF1 is selected (Tx and Rx), on VHF2 only the round button (Rx) is pressed in. No signal received. By the way, the volume doesn't work neither, it is always max volume on all radios

Huibrecht

@Mark Not yet solved with update 1.1 , so hopefully for 1.2

Martyn

Testing this with v1.1, I'm unable to reproduce the issue.

I've:

Started a flight on the ramp
Selected the turnaround state on the EFB
Waited for the aircraft to finish powering up
Tuned COM 1 to the ground frequency, tuned COM 2 to the ATIS frequency
Pushed in the VHF 2 volume control on the left side console and rotated it to select 100% volume

I can then instantly hear the ATIS, and the volume control correctly affects the volume.

Friese2020

For use with Vatsim_vPilot,you have to press RX3 button, as well. I just have sent a support ticket.

jmarkows

@Friese2020 said in Comm radios : monitoring VHF2:

For use with Vatsim_vPilot,you have to press RX3 button, as well. I just have sent a support ticket.

Interesting, I've not yet had time to take the RJ out for more than a few minutes at a time, but this isn't how the 146 panel works.

Black Square also requires Com 3 to be set to Rx to hear Com 2 with vpilot and it's the one thing I wish Nick would change; I hate it.

Martyn

That sounds like a quirk of the vPilot software as our audio system is configured to work correctly per the 2020/2024 SDK. If they can clarify the behaviour of their software then we should be able to include some logic for that.

Friese2020

vPilot only know 2 channels. So why do i have to interact with the RX3 button?
@Martyn see also ticket 83666.

Huibrecht

Several tests later and useful information in here, i can confirm that Rx2 AND Rx3 has to be switched ON to monitor VHF2 on VatSim. Volume of Rx2 has to be set to ZERO, if not you will hear mixed ATIS from VatSim and MSFS. Volume of Rx3 does not affect the sound level in VatSim (always maximum).

If not connected to VatSim, monitoring VHF2 works fine with only Rx2 ON. And also volume works fine when rotating. @Martyn : this confirms your testing

jmarkows

@Huibrecht Why isn't MSFS ATC muted or off when on VATSIM?

Huibrecht

@jmarkows Of course you can switch off ATC Voices in MSFS Assistance options when flying on VATSIM. I also have it selected OFF.
It seems that Rx3 on VatSim is the reason why i started this VHF2 monitoring topic.

jmarkows

If it's off you shouldn't be hearing the MSFS ATIS.

Friese2020

Ross Carlson published a beta-update for vPilot. Version 3.11.0.
I already tested it (as beta tester) and the problems, with monitoring the "not-TX-channel", without selecting RX3, are gone.
https://vpilot.rosscarlson.dev/Download