Out of Range

[Beardyman 604]

2021-12-13 09:00:30.512 +01:00 [INF] FS ATC Chatter version 1.0.0 starting up
2021-12-13 09:00:31.588 +01:00 [INF] Fetching latest version information
2021-12-13 09:00:32.299 +01:00 [INF] Latest version is 1.0.0 Final (build 17), executing version is 1.0.0 (build 17)
2021-12-13 09:00:32.381 +01:00 [INF] Loading facilities from D:\INSTALKI P3D5\ATC Chatter\FS-ATC-Chatter\navdata-default.sqlite
2021-12-13 09:00:32.910 +01:00 [INF] Found 3095 clips total
2021-12-13 09:00:33.215 +01:00 [INF] 34396 facilities found
2021-12-13 09:00:33.253 +01:00 [INF] Selected controller type is 'None', clearing clip list
2021-12-13 09:00:33.291 +01:00 [INF] Connected to simulator: Lockheed Martin® Prepar3D® v5 (5.3.12.28072)
2021-12-13 09:00:33.304 +01:00 [INF] Loading facilities from D:\INSTALKI P3D5\ATC Chatter\FS-ATC-Chatter\navdata-Prepar3dV5.sqlite
2021-12-13 09:00:33.706 +01:00 [INF] Setting origin point
2021-12-13 09:00:33.852 +01:00 [INF] 39291 facilities found

Edited December 13, 2021 by Beardyman

[markcellis 133]

20 hours ago, Beardyman said:

2021-12-13 09:00:30.512 +01:00 [INF] FS ATC Chatter version 1.0.0 starting up
2021-12-13 09:00:31.588 +01:00 [INF] Fetching latest version information
2021-12-13 09:00:32.299 +01:00 [INF] Latest version is 1.0.0 Final (build 17), executing version is 1.0.0 (build 17)
2021-12-13 09:00:32.381 +01:00 [INF] Loading facilities from D:\INSTALKI P3D5\ATC Chatter\FS-ATC-Chatter\navdata-default.sqlite
2021-12-13 09:00:32.910 +01:00 [INF] Found 3095 clips total
2021-12-13 09:00:33.215 +01:00 [INF] 34396 facilities found
2021-12-13 09:00:33.253 +01:00 [INF] Selected controller type is 'None', clearing clip list
2021-12-13 09:00:33.291 +01:00 [INF] Connected to simulator: Lockheed Martin® Prepar3D® v5 (5.3.12.28072)
2021-12-13 09:00:33.304 +01:00 [INF] Loading facilities from D:\INSTALKI P3D5\ATC Chatter\FS-ATC-Chatter\navdata-Prepar3dV5.sqlite
2021-12-13 09:00:33.706 +01:00 [INF] Setting origin point
2021-12-13 09:00:33.852 +01:00 [INF] 39291 facilities found

@rcarlson1971 Any thoughts I why this might not be working? It looks like FS-ATC-Chatter is opening the correct database.

Mark

 

[rcarlson1971 2]

Are you sure you had tuned a frequency that is shown in the list of ATC stations?

[Beardyman 604]

yes, have tuned those manually even before on older version of P3D i did not have to 

 

[rcarlson1971 2]

Can you post a screenshot of your settings, specifically the Radios settings page?

Edited December 14, 2021 by rcarlson1971

[Beardyman 604]

i have installed Q400 and ATC works fine, checked also with PMDG737, which previously was not working with 'out of range' info, and now also works as it should. Strange, but all in all good news 🙂

[rcarlson1971 2]

That's odd, but good! Thanks for letting us know.

[Rocky_53 1,566]

I have to say I continue to be confused (easy the older I get) but my question, why is it necessary to update a COM database? Do frequencies regularly change at airports? 

Edited December 16, 2022 by Rockliffe

[markcellis 133]

7 hours ago, Rockliffe said:

I have to say I continue to be confused (easy the older I get) but my question, why is it necessary to update a COM database? Do frequencies regularly change at airports? 

FS-ATC-Chatter ships with a COM database that closely matches FS2020. That said, people can install custom scenery and MS may have updates to existing scenery that might change the COM frequencies at the airport, If the two sets of COM frequencies don't match FS-ATC-Chatter may think you are tuned to a facility that is not near your aircraft. This is particularly critical when FS2020's ATC is telling you what to tune to.

Frequencies are airports do not change very often but scenery designers may have based the airports on old or erroneous data. The other challenge is there is not a great source of data for center frequencies and their transmitter locations outside the U.S. Hard to tell how scenery developers are coming up with those across the world.