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  • Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.

    Post 16 Update

    Post 17 Warning

VRS Superbug TACAN ... Please Help

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SirBenn21

Charter Member
Can anyone please explain this better for me.

"In order to use TACAN we must first find the channel which corresponds to a Flight Simulator VOR
frequency. Without going into too much boring detail, TACAN channel consists of a 3-digit integer,
followed by the letter X or Y. X channels cover all frequencies with 0 or 1 decimal places (0 to 9 kHz). Y
channels cover any frequencies which end in 2 decimal places (0.5 kHz). For example frequency 116.80
translates to channel 115X and 116.85 becomes CH 115Y. 116.90 is CH 116X, and so on..."

Thanks

Ben
 
SirBenn21 said:
Can anyone please explain this better for me.

"In order to use TACAN we must first find the channel which corresponds to a Flight Simulator VOR
frequency. Without going into too much boring detail, TACAN channel consists of a 3-digit integer,
followed by the letter X or Y. X channels cover all frequencies with 0 or 1 decimal places (0 to 9 kHz). Y
channels cover any frequencies which end in 2 decimal places (0.5 kHz). For example frequency 116.80
translates to channel 115X and 116.85 becomes CH 115Y. 116.90 is CH 116X, and so on..."

Thanks

Ben
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That makes sense to me.

use the first three digits of any VOR frequency, say 115.65

No matter what it's going to be 115. One post decimal number adds a X, two is Y.

115.6 translates to 115X
115.65 translates to 115Y
119.2 translates to 119X
119.25 translates to 119Y
111.70 translates to 111X
111.75 translates to 111Y
 
SirBenn21 said:
Can anyone please explain this better for me.

"In order to use TACAN we must first find the channel which corresponds to a Flight Simulator VOR
frequency. Without going into too much boring detail, TACAN channel consists of a 3-digit integer,
followed by the letter X or Y. X channels cover all frequencies with 0 or 1 decimal places (0 to 9 kHz). Y
channels cover any frequencies which end in 2 decimal places (0.5 kHz). For example frequency 116.80
translates to channel 115X and 116.85 becomes CH 115Y. 116.90 is CH 116X, and so on..."

Thanks

Ben
Click to expand...

Here is a link to a hand cross reference, look up the freq and you have your tacan:
http://www.flightsim.com/main/howto/tacan.htm

Rod
 
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