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-[[start|Torque Tycoon]] > [[guides|How-to Guides]]
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-====== How to Map a Rumor with SRS ======
+====== Map a Rumor ======
-Rumors are leads to hidden sites. Tune SRS to the rumor, then **listen**: the game plays a repeating A/N Morse cue in your DCS audio. A smooth, rhythm-free tone keeps you on the course line; a recognisable Morse letter means you have drifted into one side of the range. Follow that sound through the search area and land by the white-flagged tyre to make the site fully usable.
+Map a rumored site by tuning in to its A/N signal, following the steady course tone through the search area and landing by the white-flagged tyre at the true site.
-===== Does exploration require SRS? =====
+**Before the flight.** Type ''-tyc rumors'' in DCS chat for the open rumors, or switch on the **RADAR** layer on the Live Map to see their cones. Note the rumor's anchor airfield, direction, frequency and modulation.
-**Yes. SRS is required for A/N exploration.** Tycoon checks SimpleRadio Standalone to confirm that your radio is tuned to the rumor's exact frequency **and** modulation. Once it matches, the A/N cue is played in your DCS audio, so make sure you can hear the game through your headset or speakers. Without SRS, or with either setting wrong, you receive no A/N signal.
+  - Tune in: either set the exact frequency and modulation in SRS, or pick the rumor under **Navigation > A/N Receiver** in the radio menu.
+  - Start at the named anchor airfield and fly out in the broad direction given for the rumor.
+  - Listen in DCS audio for the A/N cue.
+  - When the two Morse patterns blend into a continuous, rhythm-free tone, hold that course line toward the site.
+  - If Morse **A** or **N** becomes distinct, turn gently until it blends back into the continuous tone.
+  - When the repeated **Z** overhead marker appears, descend and search visually.
+  - Land by the white-flagged tyre. It marks the true location.
-{{:an-radio-range.svg?1100|A/N listening guide: a steady tone marks a gold course boundary; Morse A or N means you are off that boundary.}}
+**Success.** The tyre becomes friendly and the mapped site gains its normal Live Map details, radio-menu navigation and beacon. Mapping reveals the site but does not commission it.
-===== What will I hear? =====
+**If no signal is audible.** Confirm that you are within the rumor's signal range and that SRS is connected with both tuning values matching exactly, or that the A/N Receiver is set to this rumor. Check that DCS audio is reaching the correct headset or speakers. Rumors can lapse, and higher-tier sites need the required regional Survey Station.
-This is an audio aid, not a cockpit needle or a map marker. The two Morse patterns are played together: when they are equally strong, their dots and dashes interlock into one continuous tone. As you move away from a course line, one pattern becomes dominant and you begin to hear its letter.
+{{:wiki:an.png?400|A/N sectors around a rumored site, with the search sector from its anchor airfield.}}
+===== Components Used =====
-^ What reaches your ears ^ What it means ^ What to do ^
+  * [[components:rumors|Rumors]]
-| A continuous, rhythm-free tone | You are on one of the course lines. | Hold the line and fly it toward the site. |
+  * [[components:direction-finding|A/N Direction Finding]]
-| Morse **A** — ''dit-dah'' — with N faintly underneath | You are in an A sector, off the course line. | Turn toward the nearest continuous tone. |
+  * [[components:exploration|Exploration]]
-| Morse **N** — ''dah-dit'' — with A faintly underneath | You are in an N sector, off the course line. | Turn toward the nearest continuous tone. |
+  * [[components:live-map|Live Map]]
-| A repeated **Z** marker | You are directly above the site's overhead cone. | Descend and search for the white-flagged tyre. |
+  * [[components:radio-menu|Radio Menu]]
-The clearer the dominant A or N sounds, the farther you are from the neighbouring course line. You do not need to memorise whether A means left or right: the pattern reverses on the opposite side of the site. Make a gentle turn, listen for the blend becoming more even, and keep turning only until the smooth tone returns.
+===== Related Guides =====
-===== How do I follow an A/N course? =====
+  * [[guides:commission-site|Commission a Site]]
+  * [[guides:choose-useful-task|Choose a Useful Task]]
-  - Open the rumor in ''F10 > Other > Tycoon > Navigation > Current rumors'' or on the map.
-  - Tune its exact frequency and modulation in SRS, then listen for the cue in your DCS audio.
-  - Fly into the search circle along the broad direction from the named anchor airfield.
-  - Use the continuous tone to fly a course line. If you hear Morse **A** or **N**, turn gently until it blends back into a smooth tone, then continue toward the site.
-  - Land by the white-flagged tyre. It marks the real site, not the centre of the search circle.
-The Gazelle hears a wider, more forgiving course and slightly farther away than other airframes. After mapping, the tyre becomes friendly and the site's normal map details, F10 navigation and beacon unlock.
-===== Where does the A/N idea come from? =====
-The mechanic is inspired by the historical four-course low-frequency radio range: alternating A and N Morse sectors met on the intended course, where the audio combined into a steady tone. Torque Tycoon compresses that principle for a much smaller search area and adds the Z overhead marker. For the historical system and its signal diagram, see [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-frequency_radio_range|Low-frequency radio range on Wikipedia]].
-===== Why has a rumor not appeared? =====
-Only a limited number of rumors can be open and ignored leads eventually lapse. Tier 2 and Tier 3 sites also need a regional Survey Station. [[mechanics:exploration-and-direction-finding|Exploration and Direction Finding]] explains rumor states, tiers and station networks.