RE: [Flightgear-devel] getting DME signal

2003-02-28 Thread Michael Basler
David, For the DME radio we have currently in FlightGear (which is not based on any particular real-world model), do this: I'll try to include a paragraph on this in the next edition of Getting Started (due sometime in spring). I think this is where it belongs. Regards, Michael --

re: [Flightgear-devel] getting DME signal

2003-02-28 Thread David Megginson
--prop:/radios/nav/frequencies/selected-mhz[0]=111.7 --prop:/radios/nav/radials/selected-deg[0]=282.0 --prop:/radios/dme/switch-position=1 I think I should be getting a DME signal, although the in-range property is always false and I'm not getting any distance. I've also tried to

[Flightgear-devel] getting DME signal

2003-02-28 Thread David Culp
I found the problem. The DME is not powered by default (unless you are using C172 systems), so the following property needs to be set at the command line: /systems/electrical/outputs/dme[0]=60.0 Dave Culp ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL

Re: [Flightgear-devel] getting DME signal

2003-02-28 Thread Curtis L. Olson
David Culp writes: I found the problem. The DME is not powered by default (unless you are using C172 systems), so the following property needs to be set at the command line: /systems/electrical/outputs/dme[0]=60.0 Another more general solution would be to simply define an electrical

[Flightgear-devel] getting DME signal

2003-02-27 Thread David Culp
Can someone tell me how to get a DME signal from the KSFO ILS/DME RWY 28R (freq 111.7)? Or from any DME transmitter for that matter. I've never flown an airplane that required or allowed for tuning of DME. Do I have to set /radios/dme/frequencies/selected-khz[0] to something? Thanks, Dave

re: [Flightgear-devel] getting DME signal

2003-02-27 Thread David Megginson
David Culp writes: Can someone tell me how to get a DME signal from the KSFO ILS/DME RWY 28R (freq 111.7)? Or from any DME transmitter for that matter. I've never flown an airplane that required or allowed for tuning of DME. For the DME radio we have currently in FlightGear (which is

[Flightgear-devel] getting DME signal

2003-02-27 Thread David Culp
For the DME radio we have currently in FlightGear (which is not based on any particular real-world model), do this: ... Thanks Dave, I don't have control heads installed yet, so I'm setting up the nav aids via command line and the property browser. So, given this in the command line: