Vox/radios/manners

[decoy]

Let me give some background to set this up.  I've been playing AH for six month +/- and initially I didn't use the vox channel.  Then, when SiK1 began helping me with fighter ops, I bought a headset and began using it to communicate with Sik1 in the training arena. On his advice, I tuned to vox channel 117.

The next time I went to the MA, my vox was still on 117, and I heard some really entertaining conversations.  I got to where I'd tune to 117 because a)these were some fun guys to listen to, b) they played the game in manner very similar to the way I play it, and c) nobody ever said, 'Decoy, stay off that channel.'

Yesterday, though (not naming names) I heard one player tell another player to quit 'loafing on our squad channel.'  I had no idea what he meant, except that he wasn't talking to me.  That was pretty clear.  All I know is that the callsign of the talking player was displayed in purple, which, if I'm not mistaken, means I heard them over the F11/proximity channel.

I don't engage in a lot talk on the vox channel in main arena, unless someone asks me a direct question and I can't type my response.  I have no idea if I'm displaying bad manners, breaking some 'unwritten' protocol, or not.  If someone can give me a concise list of 'dos and don'ts' that would be nice.

Thanks in advance for any help.

[Spikes]

The 100s are single country channels - only people on your country you'll see
The 200s are cross country channels - you can talk cross-country

And yes - yellow is channel and purple is proximity.

Squads also have the ability to tune to "4" which is squad channel and only members that are in that squad in that arena can tune to it. Meaning, if you're in a squad and tune to 4 you won't see other people in other squads, just those in yours.

As for etiquette - some squads 'claim' a channel as it coincides with their squad number or something. There is nothing wrong with being on there, isn't against the rules or anything. If a squad truly wanted to be private they'd tune to 4. But a lot don't in case friends want to fly with them, etc.

You can always just pick a random channel that no one is on or tune yourself to 4. Usually the 200s are pretty dead.

[decoy]

Thanks, Spikes.  I just don't want to be unintentionally making people mad.  I don't mind doing it on purpose, if the need arises, but I don't want to appear socially clumsy.

[FLS]

You can tune to any available channel. But, if you were in a squad that chose a channel to communicate relatively privately, how would you feel about others listening in? Would you want them to at least ask first?  You could ask the squad you're listening to, instead of the BB, for their opinion. I think that's Sik1's squad. 

[Oldman731]

You can tune to any available channel. But, if you were in a squad that chose a channel to communicate relatively privately, how would you feel about others listening in? Would you want them to at least ask first?  You could ask the squad you're listening to, instead of the BB, for their opinion. I think that's Sik1's squad. 

If the squad is that sensitive, it should choose the squad channel. 

- oldman

[Spikes]

If the squad is that sensitive, it should choose the squad channel. 

- oldman

Yup!

[fuzeman]

I’m better off with 

 

[Simon]

Decoy, you're more than welcome to keep hanging out with us on ch117 

We used to use a 2xx channel for our squad, but discovered that we'd get eavesdropped by Bishops from time to time. Some people...

Simon

[SIK1]

Honestly 117, was an arbitrary number I chose to use in the TA. There are advantages to using a tuned channel over range. I do change that up in an attempt to maintain privacy of people I'm working with.

The rules I use are don't be a dick, and do have fun.

 
Sik

[FLS]

If the squad is that sensitive, it should choose the squad channel. 

- oldman

We're not talking about a squad. Decoy asked about good manners.

[Spikes]

But, if you were in a squad that chose a channel to communicate relatively privately, how would you feel about others listening in?

We are literally talking about squads.

[TequilaChaser]

I thought y'all were talking about "Vox/radio/manners" ?  But what do I know 🤔

Decoy, just listen to the Trainer that you have  been working with....your in good hands! 👍

[decoy]

Great thoughts, everyone.  The people on 117 are really nice.  They were even talking about who should give me a squad invite when I said I was already in nopoop's EZ Targets.

Fun to fly with and vastly entertaining.  As SIK1 said, 'don't be a dick, do have fun.' 

[SIK1]

 

Honestly, it was Skuzzy that said "Don't be a dick". I added the "Do have fun". It is a game after all, and games are supposed to be fun. Aren't they?

 

[Arlo]

Honestly, it was Skuzzy that said "Don't be a dick". I added the "Do have fun". It is a game after all, and games are supposed to be fun. Aren't they?

 

Miss you guys.