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Title: Radio Range
Post by: Mongoose on April 13, 2015, 11:07:22 PM
Quick question:

  What is the range for voice transmissions on the range channel?  (F12)
Title: Re: Radio Range
Post by: Traveler on April 13, 2015, 11:52:17 PM
I always used Icon range
Title: Re: Radio Range
Post by: Mitchell on April 13, 2015, 11:53:46 PM
Also wondering what the range of the "Range" text channel is as it seems to be a lot further than the voice Range channel.
Title: Re: Radio Range
Post by: darkzking on April 14, 2015, 12:09:22 AM
Range chat can only be read by those who took off from the same base as you.
Title: Re: Radio Range
Post by: hgtonyvi on April 14, 2015, 12:52:18 AM
Range chat can only be read by those who took off from the same base as you.
Not true, Range works with Player within your Icon range and somewhat of a distance from you without you seeing their icon. You can up from a different base and meet up within icon range and the range will work.
Title: Re: Radio Range
Post by: Traveler on April 14, 2015, 12:52:39 AM
Range chat can only be read by those who took off from the same base as you.

Are you sure, I seem to remember taking off from a base and winging up with a group that came out of another base and could hear them on range and talk to them.
Title: Re: Radio Range
Post by: Lusche on April 14, 2015, 02:20:38 AM
Also wondering what the range of the "Range" text channel is as it seems to be a lot further than the voice Range channel.


These is no Range text channel. It's called Room, and can be read by everyone who launched from the same base, regardless of distance.
If the  tank guys below you spawned in from a different base, they will never read your warnings about that Tiger written on the Room channel.

Range chat and Room text are two entirely different things.
Title: Re: Radio Range
Post by: Mitchell on April 14, 2015, 04:12:52 AM
 :salute Thanks, had no idea.
Title: Re: Radio Range
Post by: Lusche on April 14, 2015, 04:14:48 AM
:salute Thanks, had no idea.

Few do, this is one of the most obscure and confusing features of AH. Took me a while to 'get it' as well  :)
Title: Re: Radio Range
Post by: darkzking on April 14, 2015, 05:18:37 AM
Sorry i should've reworded that "Room" chat only works with those who take off from the same base as you
Title: Re: Radio Range
Post by: Traveler on April 14, 2015, 08:44:54 AM
Sorry i should've reworded that "Room" chat only works with those who take off from the same base as you

So as not to confuse, by "Room" chat, you mean the text buffer and this discussion was about "Range" one of the two voice features of this game and totally off subject  for this discussion.
Title: Re: Radio Range
Post by: Mongoose on April 14, 2015, 10:51:15 AM
Ok, clarification time.

There are a number of text channels you can select.

Country:  All players on your team see these messages.

Room:  Anyone who took off from the same field see these messages.

Squad:  Anyone in your squad see these messages.

Help:  Anyone in the arena sees these messages.  Meant for new players to ask for help in playing the game.

There are more, but these are the basics.  More information available at this link:
http://trainers.hitechcreations.com/radio/radio.htm

There are also two voice channels:  Range and Tactical.

Tactical can be tuned to a specific channel, and will be heard by anyone in the arena tuned to the same channel. 

Range is for all players on your team within a certain range.  My question is: What is that range?  How far away will another player hear me when I am transmitting on Range channel? 

Title: Re: Radio Range
Post by: Latrobe on April 14, 2015, 10:56:23 AM

Tactical can be tuned to a specific channel, and will be heard by anyone in the arena tuned to the same channel. 

Range is for all players on your team within a certain range.  My question is: What is that range?  How far away will another player hear me when I am transmitting on Range channel?

Tactical only broadcasts across all countries for channels 200-299, channels 100-199 are country specific.

As for the range of Range, I want to say 10K? You can hear people who are just outside of icon range so I don't know exactly how far it goes. Probably be easier to determine with the film viewer as it'll list people outside of 6K.
Title: Re: Radio Range
Post by: Traveler on April 14, 2015, 10:56:42 AM
There are also two voice channels:  Range and Tactical.

Tactical can be tuned to a specific channel, and will be heard by anyone in the arena tuned to the same channel. 

Range is for all players on your team within a certain range.  My question is: What is that range?  How far away will another player hear me when I am transmitting on Range channel?
I believe it's a little over Icon range, call it 7K.
Title: Re: Radio Range
Post by: Scca on April 14, 2015, 12:00:23 PM
Too far when a good spawn camp is set up  :rofl :bolt:
Title: Re: Radio Range
Post by: ImADot on April 14, 2015, 12:06:10 PM
If anyone really wants to find out the broadcast distance for range vox, set up a custom arena and put friendly icon range to maximum. Get a buddy and start flying, then fly away from each other until you can't hear anymore. If the broadcast distance isn't tied to the icon range, you should still be able to see the icon.
Title: Re: Radio Range
Post by: Vudu15 on April 14, 2015, 07:22:42 PM
good video for the radio overall.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nUW_JNNTKc&list=PL54E5CE4C59347B00&index=2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nUW_JNNTKc&list=PL54E5CE4C59347B00&index=2)