DF antenna raised or lowered?

[Cheapskate]

Originally Posted by Reece

Hey although it's motorised therfore not accurate, you got to admit, it looks cool!
Thanks Anvart, got it all up and running, gone through a patrol with no CTD's.

Motorised ??

Did you try taking your radio man off-station and not replacing him.

I did that on a Stock 1.4 version and the rotation stopped!!

Edit: Haven't tried Anvarts implementation on GWX yet....bit scared to do that in case something gets broken.

[Anvart]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I agree with ref. I'm pretty sure they didn't rotate automatically; the radioman rotated it by hand to get the direction of an incoming signal. Hence "direction finding" antenna.

:rotfl:
Someone spoke, that DF antenna rotates automatically?
In my mod, if radioroom without radioman (not manned), DF antenna will not rotate.
(Cheapskate ).
:rotfl:

[Hartmann]

The most reliable rotating engine !! rotate it by hand :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Anvart]

Originally Posted by Hartmann

The most reliable rotating engine !! rotate it by hand

Yes?
Begin.

[sergbuto]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I'm pretty sure they didn't rotate automatically; the radioman rotated it by hand to get the direction of an incoming signal. Hence "direction finding" antenna.

Furthermore, I think the antenna could not be rotated full 360 degrees.

[Samwolf]

Originally Posted by sergbuto

Furthermore, I think the antenna could not be rotated full 360 degrees.

The GWX version rotates halfway and then reverses

[Reece]

Lucky Sh*t!!! Wonder what file causes/fix's this!! Come on Anvart drop a hint .. A big one though! ... Please!

[LGN1]

Hi all,

thanks for the info. I am still wondering if the DF antenna was operated all the time or only when contacts with enemy ships were expected. Anyway, l learned a lot about the DF antenna. Thanks.

Cheers, LGN1

[sergbuto]

Originally Posted by LGN1

Hi all,

thanks for the info. I am still wondering if the DF antenna was operated all the time or only when contacts with enemy ships were expected. Anyway, l learned a lot about the DF antenna. Thanks.

Cheers, LGN1

LGN1,

It is my impression too, that the antenna stayed in the lowered position most of the time but was used more often in the patrol grid assigned to the U-boat.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Samwolf

The GWX version rotates halfway and then reverses

COOL!

[Anvart]

Originally Posted by Samwolf

...
Furthermore, I think the antenna could not be rotated full 360 degrees.

?????

The GWX version rotates halfway and then reverses[/quote]

Originally Posted by sergbuto

Furthermore, I think the antenna could not be rotated full 360 degrees.

+90° <--> -90° ?
You are tired to rotate.

[Anvart]

Originally Posted by Venatore

...
Radio direction finders of German U-boats in WWII
...
The antenna had to be able rotate on its axis. The rotation mainly was by hand, by means of a handle. Picture number 1 shows radio direction finder consisted of receiver (1), loudspeaker (2), loop antenna (3) and a handle (4).

Picture 1: Radio direction finder:

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

COOL!

:rotfl: :rotfl:
1) Radio direction finder antennae rotates by wheel to similarly rotation of a radar antennae.

2) Not all submarines had a direction finder attachment to Keln E-526 (or T9K39 Main).

[Anvart]

Originally Posted by sergbuto

Furthermore, I think the antenna could not be rotated full 360 degrees.

What reasons for such opinion?
At cinema I saw automobile RDF and its antenna did a full turn.

[Anvart]

Let's not dream, and we shall look only the hard in game facts.








Question: whether can radar antenna and DF antenna simultaneously rotate?...
But it is a theme of another mod.

[Hartmann]

i would have the antenna always raised If i was a kaleun

You don´t know when a group of ships sailing in radio silence could transmit something.

my boat is always in war and looking for targets.