Dipole Antenna - GWX

05-03-07, 05:22 PM

I've played GWX extensivly when it first came out and then had to take a longer break. Just a few hours ago I reinstalled the game+patch+ sh3 commander. After starting a new game in the year 1939 with the second flotilla I have noticed an antenna slowly turning on my bridge. It wasn't there before, why is it there now?

I guess it's a feature that was implemented since 1.0?

ReallyDedPoet · 05-03-07, 05:57 PM

Welcome

Timber.Wolf

It is a new feature, I think it came in 1.02, somebody can give you the scoop on what exactly it does.

Good hunting

RDP

Kpt. Lehmann · 05-03-07, 05:58 PM

Sounds like you are referring to the RDF loops.

We fixed 'em.

Here's your potato peeler. Fritz is looking for you in the galley.

Onions today.

FIREWALL · 05-03-07, 05:59 PM

What doe's it do ?:hmm:

Kpt. Lehmann · 05-03-07, 06:01 PM

(LOL can't resist.)

It rotates!

FIREWALL · 05-03-07, 06:07 PM

Thx Kapt.

I had that comeing.

:rotfl:

Played GWX last nite

SH-4 :hmm: closest i can come to YAWN

Kpt. Lehmann · 05-03-07, 06:21 PM

Radio Direction Finder. It retracts when you submerge. You can consider it representative of a Radar Warning Receiver too... at least when the Biscay Cross isn't up.

This corrects an unfinished feature that was meant for stock SH3.

Jimbuna · 05-04-07, 06:14 AM

Welcome aboard kaleun Timber Wolf

Enjoy the GWXperience matey

@Kpt....the old ones are still the best hehe

SmokinTep · 05-04-07, 07:02 AM

I'm staying with SHIII for the time being. SHIV=

Catfish · 05-04-07, 07:43 AM

Hello,
whether the turning dipole is a nice feature as far as i read it did not turn in reality. Hard to belíeve - has anyone evidence of this thing turning ?
Thanks and greetings,
Catfish

wireman · 05-04-07, 07:54 AM

It was turned manually, probably not as fast and as often as depicted. The loop was used in conjunction with the wire antenna running from the deck to the tower and back to the deck. The wire "caught" the radio transmission and the loop found the "null". Together they were used to find the bearing of the radio transmission.

GT182 · 05-04-07, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wireman

It was turned manually, probably not as fast and as often as depicted.

You don't see anyone turning it inside, or outside, for a reason. To keep Bernard away from it so it works as it should ingame. He's not even trusted to lower it when the Uboat dives.

05-06-07, 08:56 AM

Thanks for the warm welcome

Besides downgrading to decembers GWX there isn't really a way to get rid of that antenna, is there?

I love GWX and thought it was a real shame it wasn't even mentioned at the Mod Of The Year awards (seriously, GWX should at least have been mentioned), and it's great somebody took the time to implement a lost feature, kudos, but that antenna constantly distracts me. It might just be the fact that I'm a grumpy old guy, resistant to change, but I like things the way they used to be :p

ref · 05-06-07, 09:00 AM

Just enable GWX - Lowered DF Antennas (included on the 1.03 patch) with JSGME.

Ref

05-06-07, 11:37 AM

Wonderful, but it came with 1.03? That means it should be listed in the Generic Mod Enabler after everything was installed, right?

I can't seem to find it, neither is it listed in JSGME nor is there a folder for it in the MODS folder.

Please don't tell me that I have to reinstall everything.

05-03-07, 05:22 PM	#1
Timber.Wolf Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Dipole Antenna - GWX I've played GWX extensivly when it first came out and then had to take a longer break. Just a few hours ago I reinstalled the game+patch+ sh3 commander. After starting a new game in the year 1939 with the second flotilla I have noticed an antenna slowly turning on my bridge. It wasn't there before, why is it there now? I guess it's a feature that was implemented since 1.0?

05-03-07, 05:57 PM	#2
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,886 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Welcome Timber.Wolf It is a new feature, I think it came in 1.02, somebody can give you the scoop on what exactly it does. Good hunting RDP __________________ Back in the Day

05-03-07, 05:58 PM	#3
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,994 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Sounds like you are referring to the RDF loops. We fixed 'em. Here's your potato peeler. Fritz is looking for you in the galley. Onions today. __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

05-03-07, 05:59 PM	#4
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	What doe's it do ?:hmm: __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

05-03-07, 06:01 PM	#5
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,994 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	(LOL can't resist.) It rotates! __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

05-03-07, 06:07 PM	#6
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Thx Kapt. I had that comeing. :rotfl: Played GWX last nite SH-4 :hmm: closest i can come to YAWN __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

05-03-07, 06:21 PM	#7
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,994 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Radio Direction Finder. It retracts when you submerge. You can consider it representative of a Radar Warning Receiver too... at least when the Biscay Cross isn't up. This corrects an unfinished feature that was meant for stock SH3. __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

05-04-07, 06:14 AM	#8
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,552 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Welcome aboard kaleun Timber Wolf Enjoy the GWXperience matey @Kpt....the old ones are still the best hehe __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-04-07, 07:02 AM	#9
SmokinTep Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Suffolk, Virginia Posts: 1,027 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm staying with SHIII for the time being. SHIV=

05-04-07, 07:43 AM	#10
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,767 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Hello, whether the turning dipole is a nice feature as far as i read it did not turn in reality. Hard to belíeve - has anyone evidence of this thing turning ? Thanks and greetings, Catfish

05-04-07, 07:54 AM	#11
wireman Sparky Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 155 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	It was turned manually, probably not as fast and as often as depicted. The loop was used in conjunction with the wire antenna running from the deck to the tower and back to the deck. The wire "caught" the radio transmission and the loop found the "null". Together they were used to find the bearing of the radio transmission.

05-06-07, 08:56 AM	#13
Timber.Wolf Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Thanks for the warm welcome Besides downgrading to decembers GWX there isn't really a way to get rid of that antenna, is there? I love GWX and thought it was a real shame it wasn't even mentioned at the Mod Of The Year awards (seriously, GWX should at least have been mentioned), and it's great somebody took the time to implement a lost feature, kudos, but that antenna constantly distracts me. It might just be the fact that I'm a grumpy old guy, resistant to change, but I like things the way they used to be :p

05-06-07, 09:00 AM	#14
ref Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mar del Plata, Argentina Posts: 871 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Just enable GWX - Lowered DF Antennas (included on the 1.03 patch) with JSGME. Ref __________________

05-06-07, 11:37 AM	#15
Timber.Wolf Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Wonderful, but it came with 1.03? That means it should be listed in the Generic Mod Enabler after everything was installed, right? I can't seem to find it, neither is it listed in JSGME nor is there a folder for it in the MODS folder. Please don't tell me that I have to reinstall everything.