Nick Dobda 1345456 Posted July 12, 2017 at 12:20 PM Posted July 12, 2017 at 12:20 PM I was getting ready for a flight as normal. Got clearance from ground as normal. 10 mins later when I was ready to taxi, I could not get ahold of ground... instead I get the buzz. I could not hear any transmissions either. After a few resets, the problem persisted... I decided to take off anyway. When I made it to the next available controller... same thing- radio silence (I could not hear anything) and I could not speak (buzzer). I played with the thing for an hour, updated the vPilot software but the same exact problem persisted. I noticed as well I couldn't even hear the ATIS. The radio tuned in the cockpit changed the frequency in vPilot, and when I PTT i get a buzzer, but the TX turns blue as if it was working. I ran the debug code and it recognizes PTT (true when press, false when let go). The only thing I can notice is the COM1 COM2 in vPilot is white, not blue. I also was sure to run the program as administrator. Can someone give me a clue how to fix this? I've attached a picture as I am pushing to talk. Also, I've tested my mic through an external test, the microphone works just fine. Calibration works just fine. Communications worked perfect up until it started buzzing. http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt336/luckyleaf6/VPe1_1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Carlson Posted July 12, 2017 at 01:13 PM Posted July 12, 2017 at 01:13 PM The buzzer means you are not connected to the controller's voice server. My best guess is that something is blocking the connection, such as firewall or anti-virus software. Developer: vPilot, VRC, vSTARS, vERAM, VAT-Spy Senior Controller, Boston Virtual ARTCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Dobda 1345456 Posted July 12, 2017 at 02:22 PM Author Posted July 12, 2017 at 02:22 PM The buzzer means you are not connected to the controller's voice server. My best guess is that something is blocking the connection, such as firewall or anti-virus software. You ever heard of this happening mid-flight? One minute it was working fine (I got clearance through voice), and one minute it was buzzing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Carlson Posted July 12, 2017 at 04:26 PM Posted July 12, 2017 at 04:26 PM No, but it could be your router (or any router in the chain between you and the voice server) dropping the connection due to a timeout. Developer: vPilot, VRC, vSTARS, vERAM, VAT-Spy Senior Controller, Boston Virtual ARTCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Dobda 1345456 Posted July 12, 2017 at 04:40 PM Author Posted July 12, 2017 at 04:40 PM No, but it could be your router (or any router in the chain between you and the voice server) dropping the connection due to a timeout. If this is the case, how can this problem be fixed? I rebooted vPilot a few times to no avail. Rebooted the computer a few times too without success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Carlson Posted July 12, 2017 at 04:59 PM Posted July 12, 2017 at 04:59 PM Note that I'm just speculating ... I don't know for sure if it is a router issue. If it is a router issue, then "rebooting" vpilot or the vpilot computer will have no effect, since the router is a separate piece of machinery. This doesn't sound like the cl[Mod - Happy Thoughts]ic UDP port timeout issue, since the symptoms are very different there, but it might be worth trying the fix for that issue anyway. The fix there is to ensure that port 3290 UDP is forwarded to the machine running vPilot. This forwarding is done in your router, and each router is different. Consult your router's docomeentation for how to forward a port. Developer: vPilot, VRC, vSTARS, vERAM, VAT-Spy Senior Controller, Boston Virtual ARTCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Dobda 1345456 Posted July 12, 2017 at 05:31 PM Author Posted July 12, 2017 at 05:31 PM The fix there is to ensure that port 3290 UDP is forwarded to the machine running vPilot. This forwarding is done in your router, and each router is different. Consult your router's docomeentation for how to forward a port. Sounds complex! Thank you very much though for the input. All thoughts and solutions are appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Carlson Posted July 12, 2017 at 06:05 PM Posted July 12, 2017 at 06:05 PM Nick, when you experience this issue and you get the buzzer when pressing PTT, have you tried tuning your radio to a different frequency, and then tuning back to the frequency where you had the problem? That should force vPilot to re-connect to the voice server. I'm curious if that works. I realize it's not a solution, just a workaround, but it might shed some light. Developer: vPilot, VRC, vSTARS, vERAM, VAT-Spy Senior Controller, Boston Virtual ARTCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Dobda 1345456 Posted July 12, 2017 at 06:34 PM Author Posted July 12, 2017 at 06:34 PM Nick, when you experience this issue and you get the buzzer when pressing PTT, have you tried tuning your radio to a different frequency, and then tuning back to the frequency where you had the problem? That should force vPilot to re-connect to the voice server. I'm curious if that works. I realize it's not a solution, just a workaround, but it might shed some light. I'm not at my comp, but at the time switching channels back and forth was working. I got the little humming chime thing as if everything were working great, but still got the buzz.. I was texting the controller he said he could not hear me, but was hearing the buzzes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Carlson Posted July 12, 2017 at 06:36 PM Posted July 12, 2017 at 06:36 PM The controller was hearing the buzz? Developer: vPilot, VRC, vSTARS, vERAM, VAT-Spy Senior Controller, Boston Virtual ARTCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Dobda 1345456 Posted July 12, 2017 at 06:48 PM Author Posted July 12, 2017 at 06:48 PM The controller was hearing the buzz? That is what he said... Part of me hopes that I'll log back on tonight and everything will be working fine... just a bizarre anomaly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Carlson Posted July 12, 2017 at 08:15 PM Posted July 12, 2017 at 08:15 PM Maybe we're not talking about the same "buzz". I thought you were referring to the buzzer that vPilot sounds when you push PTT when you're not connected to a voice server. The controller will not hear that sound. Developer: vPilot, VRC, vSTARS, vERAM, VAT-Spy Senior Controller, Boston Virtual ARTCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Dobda 1345456 Posted July 13, 2017 at 03:20 PM Author Posted July 13, 2017 at 03:20 PM Following up - Booting up and running the program last night everything worked as it should. No idea what happened two nights ago- The two things I saw that were happening was the frequency was not turning blue, and I was getting a buzz when I PTT. It doesn't matter now, but if it happens again I'd be curious to know how to fix the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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