Hi,
why only 2 Hz ?
Because sending data twice per second ( = 2 Hertz) is largely enough.
You are not going to tune your radio twice per second right ? Also you are not pressing/releasing your PTT twice per second, right ? (I wonder how many words it's possible to say within 500ms...)
So 2 Hz is largely enough.
I do not see the "fgcom" option in the dropdown list for the "Generic" box
Well the wiki says:
Since FlightGear 3.0 you can select "FGCom standalone" in the FlightGear Launcher > Advanced > Network section else:
If I understand correctly you are a FG 3.0 user, right ? So you don't need to set the line manually (in other words you are not in the "else" case), you just have to check the "FGCom standalone" line, easy and efficient.
Isn't it easier to check a line instead of setting a lot of parameters ? I'm part of peoples saying "Easier is better".
it doesn't give me the option to change FGCom server
If you want to use another server you just need to add a command line: --prop:/sim/fgcom/server=your.server.com
But keep in mind that most of user are using fgcom.flightgear.org (just look at the statistic
http://fgcom.flightgear.org/stat.php )
If you use another server you will certainly hit the <<Hey ! there is nobody connected ! nobody to talk with
FGCom is died !? >>
In fact there is a lot of people using FGCom but they are all connected on fgcom.flightgear.org
For information, up today, fgcom.flightgear.org is almost at 20 000 connections ! And the number of cumulative time since the server is up is more than 133 continuous days !
fgcom.flightgear.org is definitely the server that you want to use if you expect to talk with other user/ATC.
Kind regards,
Clément