Radio Traffic Exchange (real-players' radio traffic)

[Fahnenbohn]

Originally Posted by ExFishermanBob

Downloading duplicates is easily avoided and has already been dealt with - there's no need to interact with the messages file.

Very good news. How does it work ?

Originally Posted by ExFishermanBob

The same u-boat number might be an issue, but if you are only wanting the traffic for in-game immersion it won't really matter that much (or indeed, might not happen, depending upon year / month of message and your current year / month in-game).

On the contrary, I think it is an important problem to take into account. Imagine 2 messages sent from the U-45 in the same week : one is in BF4255, and the other is AF5547....

Originally Posted by ExFishermanBob

I'm also thinking about the short-form coded messages. Something else to decode while travelling to patrol area!

What's that ?

[ExFishermanBob]

The records are in a database, there is a serial primary key, you only load messages that have appear after your last downloaded.

If you are using the toolkit for more than just immersion, you will be in a flotilla - otherwise Uboat numbers cannot be enforced (although they could be massaged in-database before issuance).

Short-form messages:
http://users.telenet.be/d.rijmenants...urzsignale.htm

[Fahnenbohn]

Originally Posted by ExFishermanBob

Short-form messages:
http://users.telenet.be/d.rijmenants...urzsignale.htm

This link doesn't work.

[ExFishermanBob]

http://users.telenet.be/d.rijmenants/en/kurzsignale.htm

[Fahnenbohn]

Originally Posted by ExFishermanBob

http://users.telenet.be/d.rijmenants/en/kurzsignale.htm

Oh, very interesting link ! Thank you.

[Fahnenbohn]

This is a good idea for the Kurzsignale. This will add more realism ! ... You just have to find all the codebooks !

"The Kurzsignalheft contained tables that converted sentences into four-letter groups. All kinds of expressions in many different topics were listed. Logistic matters such as refueling and rendez-vous with supply ships, positions and grid lists, names of harbors, countries, weapons, weather conditions, enemy positions and ships, date and time tables. All possible situations and topics were listed."

And then, create a program to translate these 4 letters into the correct sentence, and conversely.

F.

[ExFishermanBob]

Yes, it struck me that one could also have the table with columns for languages (French, Germand, Italian, English) - so, for example, I might compose:

6754 3323 8718 9191 (or whatever) meaning:

"Left kiel will arrive tonight" (for me, in English)

but decoded (excuse my bad italian!) as

Sono partito di kiel arrivero' stasera .... etc.

[Fahnenbohn]

I've found this video on Youtube : the radio operator is sending a short signal :

Did you know it ? Twenty seconds to send the message... that's very... short !

I did a better one, it lasts 16 seconds and the message is much clearer.
Link : http://speedy.sh/kXXZr/Short-signal-message.wav

At the beginning, you can hear the famous beta beta (BT BT).



F.

[Fahnenbohn]

Originally Posted by ExFishermanBob

Yes, it struck me that one could also have the table with columns for languages (French, Germand, Italian, English) - so, for example, I might compose:

6754 3323 8718 9191 (or whatever) meaning:

"Left kiel will arrive tonight" (for me, in English)

but decoded (excuse my bad italian!) as

Sono partito di kiel arrivero' stasera .... etc.

If you want, I could make the french translation.

[ExFishermanBob]

I will take you up on that later, once I have it working. At the moment I am simplifying the interface to make things less intimidating (I hope!).

[complutum]

I am still testing your great work.

I have found that it Works fine and as intended, i agree with the comments of "Fahnenbohn".

You could see the results in the following thread.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=221836

thanks for this great addition, waiting for more improvements.

PD. As i have no response from BdU i have not probed insert messages from command into game.

[ExFishermanBob]

Excellent - thank you for letting me know.

[Fahnenbohn]

I have all tested with success, except the Captain's reports, because I'm not playing a career for yet.

[ExFishermanBob]

Originally Posted by complutum

I am still testing your great work.

I have found that it Works fine and as intended, i agree with the comments of "Fahnenbohn".

You could see the results in the following thread.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=221836

thanks for this great addition, waiting for more improvements.

PD. As i have no response from BdU i have not probed insert messages from command into game.

I note http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/673/XyE0BL.jpg I shall perhaps update the message template screen to match the format (as much as I can!)

[complutum]

These are only pictures of a logbook i write. The pasted messages are in the post over the one with the pictures