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DCS Reference: Radio and Navigation Systems

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These tables list the radio and navigation capabilities of the various aircraft in DCS.

  • “Auto-populated” means that the aircraft module populates the map with this kind of system, rather than having the system built into the terrain itself.
  • “Auto-assigned” means that the aircraft module assigns channels and frequencies to various presets rather than giving the player or mission-creator control over the assignments.
  • “Fixed” means that channel and frequency assignments are hard-coded into the system and cannot be changed — usually the specific frequencies are listed in the module manual.
  • Presets listed as “(ME)” can be set in the mission editor.
  • Presets listed as “(LUA)” needs to be set in separate Lua-files injected into the mission, or created through the “prepare mission” feature.

The cell colouring for some radios indicate different known states for compatibility with DCS SimpleRadio Standalone:

  • Blue indicates that SRS properly reads the channel settings, removing the need to use the radio overlay to set frequencies, but radio switching and push-to-talk selection still needs to use hotkeys set in SRS.
  • Yellow indicates that SRS properly reads the channel setting, and allows for limited in-game PTT activation, but does not switch to different radios through the in-game selection methods.
  • Green indicates that SRS reads channel settings and also reacts to in-game PTT activation, removing the need to set specific SRS shortcuts to speak on the radio in question.

Jets

Aircraft Radio 1 Radio 2 Radio 3 Radio 4 ILS Radio nav ADF Navigation
A-10C VHF AM 116–151.975MHz; 20 presets (LUA) + manual VHF FM 30–76.000MHz, 20 presets (LUA) + manual UHF AM 225–399.975MHz, 20 presets (LUA) + manual ILS TACAN Via radio 2 and 3 (VHF FM, UHF AM) INS + GPS
A-10C II V/UHF AM/FM 30–87.975MHz, 118–173.975MHz, 225–399.975MHz, 20+ presets + manual + emergency
Not implemented
AJS-37 V/UHF AM 103–155.975MHz, 225–399.95MHz, 844 presets (auto-assigned) + 3 presets (ME) + manual VHF AM 103-155.975MHz, 4 presets (ME) TILS (auto-populated) INS + TERNAV (Doppler)
AV-8B V/UHF AM/FM 30–87.975MHz, 118–173.975Mhz, 225–399.975Mhz, 26 presets (ME) + manual + emergency AWLS (auto-populated) TACAN INS + GPS
C-101CC VHF AM 116–151.975MHz, manual V/UHF AM 118–149.975MHz, 225–399.975MHz, 20 presets (ME) + manual Intercom ILS VOR ADF (190–1749.5kHz)
C-101EB UHF AM, 225–339.975MHz, 20 presets (ME) + manual TACAN, VOR
F-5E-3 UHF AM 225.000–399.975MHz, 20 presets (ME) + manual TACAN Via radio 1 (UHF AM)
F-14B UHF AM 225-399.975MHz, 20 presets (ME) + manual V/UHF AM/FM 30–88.000MHz, 108–174.000MHz, 225–399.975MHz, 30 presets (ME) + manual Intercom ICLS 2x TACAN Via radio 2 (V/UHF AM/FM) INS
F-16C UHF 225-399.975MHz, 20 presets (ME) + manual VHF AM 30–87.975MHz, 108–151.975MHz, 20 presets (ME) + manual ILS TACAN INS + GPS
F/A-18C V/UHF AM/FM 30–87.975MHz, 118–173.975MHz, 225–399.975MHz, 20 presets (ME) + manual + emergency MIDS, 126 presets (fixed) ICLS TACAN Via radio 1 or 2 (V/UHF AM/FM) INS + GPS
F-86F UHF AM 225–399.975MHz, 18 presets (ME) ADF (100–1750kHz)
JF-17 V/UHF AM/FM 30–399.975, 198 presets (20 in ME) + manual ILS TACAN Via radio 1 and 2 (V/UHF AM/FM, not implemented) INS + GPS
L-39C and ZA V/UHF 118–140.000MHz, 220–390.000MHz, 20 presets (ME) Intercom PRMG RSBN 2x ADF (100–1790kHz) INS + GPS
M-2000C V/UHF AM 118–149.970MHz, 225–399.970MHz, 20 presets (ME) + manual UHF AM 225–399.970MHz, 20 presets (ME) ILS TACAN INS
MiG-15bis HF AM 3750–5000kHz, manual ADF (150–1300kHz)
MiG-19P VHF AM 100–150.000MHz, 6 presets (ME) ADF (150–1300kHz)
MiG-21bis V/UHF 118–140.000MHz, 220–390.000MHz, 20 presets (ME) PRMG (auto-populated) RSBN (auto-populated) ARC (auto-populated)

Helicopters

Aircraft Radio 1 Radio 2 Radio 3 Radio 4 ILS Radio nav ADF Navigation
Ka-50 VHF FM 20–59.900MHz, 10 presets (ME) V/UHF AM/FM 100–149,975MHz, 220–399,975MHz, manual Via radio 2; ADF (150-1750kHz), 8x2 presets (ME) INS + GLONASS
Mi-8MTV2 Intercom V/UHF AM/FM 100–149.975MHz, 220–399.975MHz, 20 presets (ME) + manual HF AM/SSB 2,000–17,999kHz, manual VHF FM 20–59.900MHz, 10 presets (ME) ARK-UD (6 fixed presets) Via radio 4 + ARK-UD; 2x ADF (150–1290kHz) DISS (Doppler)
SA342 (all variants) VHF AM 118–143.975MHz, manual VHF FM 30–87.975Mhz, 8 presets (ME) UHF AM 225–399.975, manual Intercom 2xADF (0-999kHz) NADIR (Doppler)
UH-1H Intercom VHF FM 30–75.950MHz, manual UHF AM 225–399.975MHz, 20 presets (ME) + manual VHF AM 116–149.975MHz, manual ILS/VOR ILS/VOR ADF (190–1750kHz)

Propeller aircraft

Aircraft Radio 1 Radio 2 ADF
Bf-109 K-4 VHF AM, 38.400–42.400MHz, 4 presets (ME) Via radio 1 (VHF AM)
Christen Eagle II VHF AM 118–135.000MHz, 20 presets (ME) + manual (flip-flop)
Fw 190 A-8 VHF AM, 38.400–42.400MHz, 4 presets (ME) Via radio 1 (VHF AM)
Fw 190 D-9
I-16 VHF AM 100–156.000MHz , 4 presets (ME)
P-47D (all variants) VHF AM 38–156.000MHz, 4 presets (ME) Not implemented
P-51D (all variants) VHF AM 100–156.000MHz, 4 presets (ME) Not implemented Not implemented
Spitfire VHF AM 100–156.000MHz, 4 presets (ME)
TF-51D VHF AM 100–156.000MHz, 4 presets (ME) Not implemented Not implemented
Yak-52 VHF AM 118–136.000MHz, manual Intercom ADF (100–1795kHz), 4x2 presets (ME)