NDB doesn't appear to be working

[DragonflightDesign]

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<FSData
    version="9.0"
    xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance'
    xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="bglcomp.xsd">
    <Ndb
        lat="52.4493"
        lon="8.4947"
        alt="1.77"
        type="H"
        frequency="338.00"
        range="200N"
        magvar="0.0"
        region="NA"
        ident="WSALP"
        name="Weather Ship Alpha">
    </Ndb>
</FSData>

It compiles fine but when I tune it in the sim (FSX, P3Dv4 & 5) it doesn't come up. Can anyone spot the error? The position is just north of Shannon where another NDB (OL) exists on freq 339.0. I picked the lat/lon/alt as being a known parameter for testing.

 

[DragonflightDesign]

Oh'kin'ell. I'm gonna leave you guys to spot the error

 

[DragonflightDesign]

No, still doesn't work, even after adding the negative signs for north and west. This is a completely clean installation of P3Dv5.0, so here should be no interference from add-on areas and the scenery is set to be priority 2 (priority 1 is the internal Visual FX tool). Base on what Paul said in the other hthread, the current xml test code is

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<FSData
    version="9.0"
    xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance'
    xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="bglcomp.xsd">
    <Ndb
        lat="-52.4493"
        lon="-8.4947"
        alt="1.77"
        type="H"
        frequency="338.0"
        range="150N"
        magvar="0.0"
        region="EI"
        ident="WSALP"
        name="Weather Ship Alpha">
    </Ndb>
</FSData>

 

[BASys]

Hi Folks

Dai -
Your two examples both show up in FSX.

RANGE - Were you testing from within a close enough distance ?
v1 == Oppendorf, Germany
v2 == Bouvet Island, Antarctica
BTDTGTTS

IRL & Sim
North == Positive
East == Positive

In-Game MAP
? Depends on 'Intl Settings', or legacy USAnian code ?
Whatever,
if in doubt, prefix NSEW, (without SIGNAGE)

IDENT -
5 char IDENT == 5 char MORSE == PITAssEar


Here's a working example for JULIET at IRL location -

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<FSData
    version="9.0"
    xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance'
    xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="bglcomp.xsd">

<Ndb
    name="4YJ - Weather Ship Juliet"
    ident="4YJ"

    region="EG"
   
    frequency="510.0"
    range="150N"
    type="HH"

    lat="52.50"
    lon="-20.00"
    alt="1.77"
    magvar="0.0"
    >
</Ndb>

</FSData>

PS
Did my other thread's NDB file work OK in P3D ?

HTH
ATB
Paul

 

[DragonflightDesign]

Stoopidity rulz KO. Still had my lat/lon signage reversed.... The code I posted in the other thread is the code provided in the SDK, so I'd expect it to work, which what confused me. The only slightly glimmering candle was my choice of any old ident code - NA (North Atlantic)- which was actually the correct one. 'NAT' is the full version.

Anyway, all working now. Thank you very much for your help