Tune to 4-digit NDB?

[HoHun]

Hi everyone,

Flying around over virtual Antarctica, I noticed that Palmer Station NDB is listed with the frequency of "1600".

Is it possible to tune the ADF receiver to this frequency at all? The standard ADF console only displays three digits.

I used data out to show ADF status including frequency, and it also shows only three digits.

If it's impossible to tune to a 4-digit NDB frequency, is the listing for the Palmer Station NDB frequency in error, or does it really use such a frequency in real life, and it's only an X-Plane limitation that it cannot be tuned to?

Thanks in advance! :-)

Henning (HoHun)

[samen]

You can just change the frequency by going into Local Map> Edit and selecting the NDB and then changing the frequency

[tkyler]

The ADF frequency band can accomodate four digits in reality but you do not see it much.  x-plane can support four digit frequencies...it's just that the default instruments are programmed to only enter 3.  A plugin would enable you to enter four...OR use the plugin "dataref editor" where you can enter the frequency in using the keyboard. 

http://wiki.x-plane.com/DataRefEditor

The frequency is probably not in error as there are a few four digit NDBs out there.

[HoHun]

Hi Samen,

>You can just change the frequency by going into Local Map> Edit and selecting the NDB and then changing the frequency

Thanks a lot, that's a great workaround! :-)

Regards,

Henning (HoHun)

[HoHun]

Hi Tkyler,

>OR use the plugin "dataref editor" where you can enter the frequency in using the keyboard. 

http://wiki.x-plane.com/DataRefEditor

Very useful tool, thanks a lot for the hint! :-)

I was able to set a 4-digit frequency that way, but I can't say for sure that X-Plane will work with such a frequency since prior to that, I had already followed Samen's advice and changed the "offending" NDB to a 3-digit frequency.

It looks like I can't change it back within X-Plane since there is just a 3-digit entry field (and klicking the offending NDB for the first time actually sets the frequency to "999" automatically). I guess I could always change it back by manually editing nav.dat, of course.

Regards,

Henning (HoHun)