How to tune RDO frequency?

[Dejw]

Hi, I loaded my SkyView with PocketFMS data for Europe (based in CZ) and it also includes all airfield frequencies that I can tune using the TUNE FRQ button - that's nice - the problem is when I load an airport into the COM, the four buttons - TWR, ATIS, GND and ATC do nothing - because the airpot has only one frequency marked "RDO" as for RADIO - non of these for buttons recall this frequency - is there any solution how to solve this? for example to force TWR button to use the RDO frequency ? (the only one available)

 

[Rhino]

I'm not familiar with PocketFMS, but I'm thinking they might be better suited to answer this question.

 

[PaulSS]

If TWR has the correct RDO frequency, then just use the knob to scroll to highlight the TWR freq and, at the bottom, press TUNE COM. The TWR/RDO crew will then transfer into the standby side of your radio.

If you are saying the COM tab does not have a particular airfield's RDO frequency then, as Rhino says, send the guys at PocketFMS an email......they are usually very good.

 

[SV_Classic]

I have no idea what you guys are talking about because my plane is still grounded without an engine (since just after I bought it ) but I'm trying to learn by surfing the threads so I went to the pilot manual and found this, would multiple pushes of the TWR button cause it to select the RDO frequency he's seeing? @Dejw I'm guessing you pressed it more than once already so this won't help?

Using the TWR, ATIS, GND, and ATC Buttons
When an airport is loaded on the radio, press the TWR, ATIS, GND, and ATC buttons to send
frequencies associated with that airport to the standby frequency. Repeated presses of these
buttons will cycle through all available frequencies of that type (for example busy airports may
have multiple tower frequencies):
• TWR: Tunes tower, Unicom, and Multicom frequencies.
• ATIS: Tunes ATIS and other weather/information frequencies, including AWOS,
ASOS, AWIB, and AWIS frequencies.
• GND: Tunes ground control frequencies.
• ATC: When on the ground: Tunes pre-taxi, clearance, and departure frequencies
associated with an airport. When in the air: Tunes departure, center, and approach
frequencies when associated with an airport. As of SkyView software version 15.1,
there is no longer filtering of ATC frequencies when on the ground and in the air. All
ATC frequencies can be tuned at any time.

 

[swatson999]

Hi, I loaded my SkyView with PocketFMS data for Europe (based in CZ) and it also includes all airfield frequencies that I can tune using the TUNE FRQ button - that's nice - the problem is when I load an airport into the COM, the four buttons - TWR, ATIS, GND and ATC do nothing - because the airpot has only one frequency marked "RDO" as for RADIO - non of these for buttons recall this frequency - is there any solution how to solve this? for example to force TWR button to use the RDO frequency ? (the only one available)

I don't think anybody read what you actually wrote.

 

[SV_Classic]

not exactly

 

[russp]

It's a europe thing .. frequencies are given different names in europe and are not recognised by the system designed for the american usage. They can't do much about it because the allocation is all done digitally by the local aviation authority and is much less standardised in europe.

 

[Rhino]

I don't think anybody read what you actually wrote.

I did. That's why I advised him that PocketFMS may be the best source for a fix. It's their database that has the RDO identifier, that the Dynon system apparently doesn't recognize. So, it seems to me, they would be best positioned to provide a fix. Databases are far easier to fix than system configurations are.

 

[swatson999]

Indeed. The Dynon software no doubt has the names in an enumerated list and utilizes a switch statement or the like, and it only knows about the four listed. So when it encounters anything but one of those four (or however many it has), it just defaults to a noop.