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Title: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: fd ski on February 20, 2024, 12:41:03 PM
This started happening couple month ago. My sound goes quiet - someone is talking on range channel, i can see name displayed, but there is no sound, as if they have no mic. This takes long time - seems like 5-10 seconds and then stops.
I cannot transmit until this goes away. Just sit there and wait.


Never had this problem before, it started late last year. Anyone else ?
Title: Re: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: Frodo on February 20, 2024, 03:52:37 PM
Yes for a long time. I am constantly hitting .resetv

I should probably go through all my drivers or maybe it is the game?  :cheers:
Title: Re: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: Eagler on February 20, 2024, 04:01:03 PM
Seems like many are complaining about vox issues lately...more than normal imo

As intermittent as it sounds probably be a royal pita to troubleshoot

Eagler
Title: Re: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: Bizman on February 21, 2024, 01:31:20 AM
One reason for voice communication issues is poor connections. And it affects all apps, not only in-game vox. I've been noticing similar issues randomly with Discord, not only on my side but also some 500 km away. Rebooting both the computer and the modem doesn't necessarily help. It also seems to affect both wired systems like TV cable and mobile broadband - one common nominator with those is that the actual speed depends on the number of users and their data usage. Could a third party supporting or from another country cause extra traffic, I can't tell. For LTE that is a possibility here close to the Eastern border, nothing has been officially informed but sometimes it seems like they'd be "routinely testing" their radio interference devices.

As the Internet is a network jamming in one place may well mirror to other locations far away by routing more traffic through them.
Title: Re: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: popeye on February 21, 2024, 06:48:46 AM
This started happening couple month ago. My sound goes quiet - someone is talking on range channel, i can see name displayed, but there is no sound, as if they have no mic. This takes long time - seems like 5-10 seconds and then stops.
I cannot transmit until this goes away. Just sit there and wait.


Never had this problem before, it started late last year. Anyone else ?

Had this problem for years, on both LTE hotspot 130ms pings and wired fiber 40ms pings.  I can be conversing with another player on range, then see his gameid as he transmits but not hear it.  This happens so frequently that I get tired of asking them to repeat the transmission.  My Net Status is flat with no warping or other obvious connect problems.  Just updated the sound driver from one that was 9 years old to a "new" 8 year old version.  Will see how it goes....   


So, if when a player says something to me and I don't reply, I'm not being rude -- just didn't hear you.     :O
Title: Re: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: RichardDarkwood on February 21, 2024, 11:19:34 AM
Download the discord app

problem solved
Title: Re: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: Lazerr on February 21, 2024, 01:12:15 PM
Download the discord app

problem solved

Does discord let me talk to people on range?  Didn't think so.  Do you post anything relevant in any forum??? Or is just here you come to type stupid things and promote other games?
Title: Re: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: RichardDarkwood on February 21, 2024, 05:02:00 PM
Does discord let me talk to people on range?  Didn't think so.  Do you post anything relevant in any forum??? Or is just here you come to type stupid things and promote other games?

are you the post nazi?

Half the people on range either don't talk or place themselves in charge of the scene
Title: Re: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: Lazerr on February 21, 2024, 06:54:20 PM
are you the post nazi?

Half the people on range either don't talk or place themselves in charge of the scene

Half of what?  2... 10?  I currently play and can confirm you are just flapping your lipz...

Fade away......
Title: Re: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: Animl-AW on February 21, 2024, 08:12:30 PM
A few weeks ago Windows Defender/firewall asked me to confirm the AH exe file. Which was odd because I never DLed a new version, which could trigger that, or if something changed in the connection. <shrug> just s fleeting thought.

I don’t know what this means, nor if anything changed, it was just an oddity during the same timeline this issue started.
Title: Re: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: The Fugitive on February 22, 2024, 07:29:27 AM
A few weeks ago Windows Defender/firewall asked me to confirm the AH exe file. Which was odd because I never DLed a new version, which could trigger that, or if something changed in the connection. <shrug> just s fleeting thought.

I don’t know what this means, nor if anything changed, it was just an oddity during the same timeline this issue started.

You may have triggered it with the setting changes you made.
Title: Re: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: Shuffler on February 22, 2024, 04:22:13 PM
SOLAR FLARES
Title: Re: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: Shrike on February 22, 2024, 04:40:11 PM
This has been a problem for me for quite some time and it's new.  My connection is good and I use Discord, with no issues, but it doesn't replace in game VOX.  Something somewhere is dorked with VOX.  It could be anything between the client and the game.  I don't think it's the game because most in my squad don't experience this issue.
Title: Re: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: Gooss on February 22, 2024, 04:55:21 PM
On range, there's a four second time-limit that will cut off transmission.  Thank goodness.
Title: Re: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: Animl-AW on February 22, 2024, 10:00:29 PM
Does discord let me talk to people on range?  Didn't think so.  Do you post anything relevant in any forum??? Or is just here you come to type stupid things and promote other games?

I've heard the word discord so many times, I'm already burned out on it, and never been there or used it yet.... I think I'll pass. The people who spread it aren't the most desirable to be around. I wonder if that speaks for it's masses.
Title: Re: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: Shrike on February 22, 2024, 10:45:15 PM
On range, there's a four second time-limit that will cut off transmission.  Thank goodness.

It's not my voice transmission that gets cut off.  It's incoming audio that gets cut off.
Title: Re: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: Bizman on February 23, 2024, 01:49:19 AM
I've heard the word discord so many times, I'm already burned out on it, and never been there or used it yet.... I think I'll pass. The people who spread it aren't the most desirable to be around. I wonder if that speaks for it's masses.
It's a tool and as such it can be used in many ways. Similarly to a hammer with which you can drive nails into wood to build something, or you can hit your fingers, bang your head, smash pumpkins...

You can join a massive group and suffer the consequences or you can make your own group for your squad. Fortunately you can only listen to one group at a time!

We've used Discord in AH during scenarios to keep the "official" channels open for instructions and reduce the distraction caused by the hullabaloo of drunken Finns. In normal flying AH vox is of less hassle although there's one advantage with Discord: There's a three seconds delay in vox because of the distance. But as said, having several voice communication apps on can cause issues unless you meticulously check the key mappings of each and every program. Voice activation can help but if you get used to it and someone talks to you through AH vox you may forget to push the tangent for answering. Plus if there's lots of activity on both medias it'll be a cacophony.
Title: Re: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: Animl-AW on February 23, 2024, 04:24:13 AM
It's a tool and as such it can be used in many ways. Similarly to a hammer with which you can drive nails into wood to build something, or you can hit your fingers, bang your head, smash pumpkins...

You can join a massive group and suffer the consequences or you can make your own group for your squad. Fortunately you can only listen to one group at a time!

We've used Discord in AH during scenarios to keep the "official" channels open for instructions and reduce the distraction caused by the hullabaloo of drunken Finns. In normal flying AH vox is of less hassle although there's one advantage with Discord: There's a three seconds delay in vox because of the distance. But as said, having several voice communication apps on can cause issues unless you meticulously check the key mappings of each and every program. Voice activation can help but if you get used to it and someone talks to you through AH vox you may forget to push the tangent for answering. Plus if there's lots of activity on both medias it'll be a cacophony.

I was using sarcasm. But, I really have no need for it. I barely use vox
Title: Re: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: Bizman on February 23, 2024, 06:56:30 AM
I was using sarcasm. But, I really have no need for it. I barely use vox
Sarcasm aside, and as I said vox is the only option for us here as well unless there's something special going on. May my comment serve those who ponder upon whether one would be better than the other.
Title: Re: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: Animl-AW on February 23, 2024, 07:44:32 AM
When I hit T to talk, everything freezes for 1 sec. So I minimize the use.

You always have good advice. I’m just being a smart ars.
Title: Re: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: Bizman on February 23, 2024, 09:20:59 AM
When I hit T to talk, everything freezes for 1 sec. So I minimize the use.

You always have good advice. I’m just being a smart ars.
Sounds almost like T would like to do something else as well. Have you tried assigning Talk to another button for testing?
Title: Re: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: Shrike on February 23, 2024, 09:37:49 AM
Yes, I've tried all basic troubleshooting steps.  Used different buttons same problem with VOX.

Title: Re: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: Kermit de frog on February 23, 2024, 09:51:05 AM
When I hit T to talk, everything freezes for 1 sec. So I minimize the use.

You always have good advice. I’m just being a smart ars.

I had that issue before with a USB headset.   I tried updating drivers and changing USB ports, but to no avail. 

I switched to a USB sound card with 3.5mm plug.  The micro stutter issue went away.
Title: Re: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: Animl-AW on February 23, 2024, 10:06:46 AM
I had that issue before with a USB headset.   I tried updating drivers and changing USB ports, but to no avail. 

I switched to a USB sound card with 3.5mm plug.  The micro stutter issue went away.

Hmm never looked to see if my sound card has usb. I’ve got it into a usb hub.
For whatva reason, my $400 comm HS has 1/8” jacks and the computer doesn’t see them, had to buy a $30 Koss HS.

Gonna have to look into what you posted. Thanks for the heads-up.
Title: Re: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: AKIron on February 23, 2024, 10:20:08 AM
I had that issue before with a USB headset.   I tried updating drivers and changing USB ports, but to no avail. 

I switched to a USB sound card with 3.5mm plug.  The micro stutter issue went away.

I've tried many headsets. Gave up on USB and have used a HyperX Alpha (3.5mm) for a while now. Like it so much I bought a second in case the first ever fails and they've stopped making it.
Title: Re: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: Animl-AW on February 23, 2024, 10:41:47 AM
Hmm may have figured it out. We have same problem at work with direct boxes. Its no longer 1/8” its 3.5mm. Too thin for connection. It finally just popped in my old head. I converted a single 4 pin xlr comm connection to two 1/8” jacks for older PC. Wow, I was slow on this one. Forgot all about the difference. Going to prolly swap out for 3.5mm. I should have picked up on this. Soon as I saw 3.5mm a lightbulb went on. “That’s it!”
Title: Re: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: guncrasher on February 23, 2024, 11:31:02 PM
It's not my voice transmission that gets cut off.  It's incoming audio that gets cut off.

do you have the option on preferences>voice>play voices in sequence selected?


semp
Title: Re: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: AKIron on February 24, 2024, 08:11:00 AM
A USB headset will rely on the headset hardware for amplification of both the input and output signals. A 3.5mm will use the amplifier of whatever it is plugged into. Typically that's the sound device on the motherboard. With poor hearing I sometimes find it hard to hear people using a USB mic. Many have said my headset mic is very loud and clear. I can boost it up to 20db above 100% of the Windows volume control.
Title: Re: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: AKIron on February 24, 2024, 08:23:19 AM
If you use speakers connected to 3.5 (maybe at the rear of the pc) and a headset connected to different 3.5 (maybe the front of the pc) there is a handy little free app that allows you to switch them easily with an icon on the task bar to show you which is active.

AudioSwitch   https://github.com/sirWest/AudioSwitch
Title: Re: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: fd ski on February 25, 2024, 02:24:55 AM
do you have the option on preferences>voice>play voices in sequence selected?


semp

mine is selected and i do have the problem. Should it be off ?

Title: Re: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: Shrike on February 25, 2024, 10:05:21 AM
Do any of you having the hangup problem using Voice Attack?  I stopped using it the last few weeks and it seems like it might be better but it's hard to tell when you don't know if people are speaking to you if you can't hear them.
Title: Re: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: guncrasher on February 25, 2024, 11:32:04 AM
mine is selected and i do have the problem. Should it be off ?


should be on.


semp
Title: Re: Radio hangups - does anyone else get those ?
Post by: captain1ma on February 25, 2024, 07:32:08 PM
its the At&t issue!!!