Trouble picking up ATC
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 11:53 am
Hi. I'm new to PE, and am having trouble picking up any ATC audio. Tried a number of times the suggested first flight from L52 to KSBP. Squawkbox appears to be fine, and the Tx light lights up on the PTT, but when I tune KSBP Tower to make contact there is no response. I just used the frequency as a CTAF and landed, and got the heck outta Dodge... This happened several times last night, 'till I threw my hands up in frustration -- actually I figured that it was "after hours" for San Luis, but tried it this morning and the same thing.
I've successfully ensured that the headset is the default recording device and recorded 'loud and clear', and have no problems when on TeamSpeak in the past, but I'm stumped. Have a fairly top of the line headset with a great quality mic, but its plugged directly into the sound card so I hear engine, cockpit, etc in the headset -- perhaps its drowning out ATC? I hit the Q button, but still no ATC.
Heck, I've been one of those 'scared to comm to ATC' pilots hence I KNEW PE was exactly what I needed to gain confidence, but I'm unsure what I have mis-configured. After reading the forums, I decided to purchase a Headset USB Adapter, and configure the engine/cockpit through the speakers, and the PE Client/SB through the headset. Have yet to try it and work late into the evenings, but hopefully can give that a shot tonight, or first thing in the morning.
Any suggestions that I should double check before my next attempt???
Thanks!
I've successfully ensured that the headset is the default recording device and recorded 'loud and clear', and have no problems when on TeamSpeak in the past, but I'm stumped. Have a fairly top of the line headset with a great quality mic, but its plugged directly into the sound card so I hear engine, cockpit, etc in the headset -- perhaps its drowning out ATC? I hit the Q button, but still no ATC.
Heck, I've been one of those 'scared to comm to ATC' pilots hence I KNEW PE was exactly what I needed to gain confidence, but I'm unsure what I have mis-configured. After reading the forums, I decided to purchase a Headset USB Adapter, and configure the engine/cockpit through the speakers, and the PE Client/SB through the headset. Have yet to try it and work late into the evenings, but hopefully can give that a shot tonight, or first thing in the morning.
Any suggestions that I should double check before my next attempt???
Thanks!