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A few days ago I downloaded  the TWA Super Constellation. It has a nice panel that gives an authentic feel, but there is a problem with the radio. Can anyone help?

I cannot change the frequencies!!

The knobs turn but the numbers don

Do the radios have a standy frequency to change? Check the aircraft.cfg file and see if the standby frequency is enabled or not

Check your aircraft cfg file and make sure you have a section like below, without these lines the radio will not work.
[Radios]
// Radio Type = availiable, standby frequency, has glide slope
Audio.1       = 1
Com.1         = 1, 1
Com.2         = 1, 1
Nav.1         = 1, 1, 1
Nav.2         = 1, 1, 0
Adf.1         = 1
Transponder.1 = 1
Marker.1      = 1
Also make sure there is a gauge for the radio and not just a picture of one.
Look in the panel cfg file for lines like below
gauge00=Boeing777-300!Comm 1, 0, 0
gauge01=Boeing777-300!Comm 2, 0, 54
gauge02=Boeing777-300!Nav 1, 0, 108
gauge03=Boeing777-300!Nav 2, 0, 162
gauge04=Boeing777-300!Transponder, 0, 216
gauge05=Boeing777-300!ADF, 0, 265
gauge06=Boeing777-300!Audio, 0, 319

This is the radio section of the default B777-300  8)

I simply change the [Radio] section in the aircraft config file to the following:


[Radios]
// Radio Type = availiable, standby frequency, has glide slope
Audio.1 = 1
Com.1 = 1, 0
Com.2 = 1, 0
Nav.1 = 1, 0, 1
Nav.2 = 1, 0, 0
Adf.1 = 1
Transponder.1 = 1
Marker.1 = 1

I've never had to open the panel config file for this purpose.

Bob

Thanks for your replies
However, as you can see from below the sections from the aircraft.cfg and panel.cfg seem to be ok

aircraft.cfg
[Radios]
// Radio Type = availiable, standby frequency, has glide slope
Audio.1       = 1
Com.1         = 1, 1
Com.2         = 1, 1
Nav.1         = 1, 1, 1
Nav.2         = 1, 1, 0
Adf.1         = 1
Transponder.1 = 1
Marker.1      = 1

panel.cfg
Window00=Captain's Panel
[Window00]
gauge21=VNConnie.prop2ERKcom1, 464, 131, 47
gauge22=VNConnie.prop2ERKnav1, 510, 131, 47
gauge23=VNConnie.prop2ERKnav2, 556, 131, 47

Window01=Radios
[Window01]
gauge00=VNConnie.prop2ERKadf, 310, 131, 47
gauge01=VNConnie.prop2ERKxpnd, 355, 131, 47


I think there must still be something missing.
BTW what is the difference between
Nav.2 =1,1,0
Nav.2 = 1,0,0
Might that be the problem?

Vololiberista

I think there must still be something missing.
BTW what is the difference between
Nav.2 =1,1,0
Nav.2 = 1,0,0
Might that be the problem?

If you look at the line below, it tells you what the digits mean.

// Radio Type = availiable, standby frequency, has glide slope

'1,1,0' means that the nav 2 radio is available, there is a standbye frequency, and it does not have a glide slope.

'1, 0, 0' means that the nav 2 radio is available, but there is not standbye frequency or a glideslope.

Basically, '1' means yes, and '0' means no. Make sense?

If you load up the default cessna with the default radio stack, you will see that the Com and Nav radios have a standby frequency that you switch with the frequency that is activated.

Now if the Connie's radio stack doesn't have a standby frequency, and it's enabled in the aircraft.cfg, you could be trying to change the active frequency, and if there is no standby frequency to change and swap over, it might not let you

Thanks Esselbach et all,
I have changed the 1's to 0's and now the numbers change

Thanks all for your advice
Vololiberista

Glad you got it sorted