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Proximity voice works, Radio does not

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State

Awaiting internal testing
Issue key
ARGF-462
Access
Public
Space
Arma Reforger
Project
Game Feedback
Creator
remirem
Created
Aug 20, 2026
Views
428
Platform
PC
Game Version
1.8.0.10
Mission
—
Is it modded?
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Description

I am on Fedora 44 KDE plasma. the Proximity chat works fine, the Radio however does not. I've made sure its on, the right frequency, the correct faction radio, microphone is set up properly both on steam and on my system, I am pressing the correct button (caps lock) for radio, and as suggested by BI support, disabled any overlays. despite this only proximity works, i see the icon with the airwaves appear while holding the button but friend only hears me through proximity. i usually double tap T to hold open proximity chat so i thought maybe that was interfering so i disabled it and then friend could not hear me at all despite me holding down the radio key.

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    about 2 months ago
  • remirem
    created issueabout 2 months ago
  • vainkra
    about 2 months ago
    vainkra
    about 2 months ago

    bonjour, as-tu essayé de relancer ton jeu ou de quitter et revenir ? Le problème peut venir d'un problème de chargement d'item

  • remirem
    about 2 months ago
    remirem
    about 2 months ago

    yes it still persists with a restart

  • i3d
    about 2 months ago
    i3d
    about 2 months ago

    Were you outside of the range of a re-transmitter (relay station or radio tower) at the time you tried it? If so, there is currently a bug where the radios don't work correctly without a re-transmitter in range, such that you cannot receive signal even from a guy on your frequency 5 meters away. Cycling the power on the radio (G > select radio > R to switch off > R again to switch on) everytime after spawning should fix that issue

  • remirem
    about 2 months ago
    remirem
    about 2 months ago

    i am unsure, ive only picked up the game a few days ago so im not really sure what that is, me and a friend were playing combat ops - everon which spawns you with radios. I was able to hear them when they talked on the radio so i suppose we were within range of a re-transmitter. i did the dropping/picking up and turning off/on since i saw that as a potential fix online and that didnt seem to do anything, i even traded radios with my friend to see but same result.

  • about 2 months ago
  • l909
    Moderator
    about 2 months ago
    l909
    Moderator
    about 2 months ago

    Hello.
    Can this also be reproduced on Windows? As currently Linux client is not supported on our end.

  • l909
    changed state to
    NEED MORE INFO
    about 2 months ago
  • about 2 months ago
  • remirem
    about 2 months ago
    remirem
    about 2 months ago

    I dont have access to a Windows PC so I can't confirm.

  • xanamu(edited)
    about 2 months ago
    xanamu(edited)
    about 2 months ago

    Can confirm same happens on PC and PS5. Vanilla Servers or modded - no difference. The "hack" mentioned above does work from time to time, but in general, radio comms are broken since 1.8.

  • about 2 months ago
  • remirem
    about 2 months ago
    remirem
    about 2 months ago

    can confirm, i was finally able to get the radio by turning the radio on and off rapidly because i realized that the on/off options are flipped. after making sure the radio says "press F to turn off" dropping the radio on the floor and equiping it off the floor seems to inconsistantly work. had to do it like 5 times for it to magically decide to work. hopefully this gets fixed soon because gosh it is annoying to have to deal with...

  • 22 days ago
  • 1aax_ferret
    22 days ago
    1aax_ferret
    22 days ago

    Hi I909,


    We're having this issue on our end as well on PC.


    We've tried the whole turning on and off, dropping and picking up, etc.

    The best we can do is invite you to one of our Friday night games for you to witness it itself, as we cannot recreate it.


    It starts with one person, typically me, then randomly another person, then another, then another. This started within the last month.

  • 21 days ago
  • slaweek
    21 days ago
    slaweek
    21 days ago

    We encountered a similar issue on a completely vanilla server on the Kolguev map. After deploying, tuning to a specific frequency yields no results; we cannot hear each other over the radios—only via standard proximity voice chat. This problem has persisted since version 1.8 and severely hinders squad communication at specific locations, forcing us to rely on text chat. The issue arises when there is no base nearby.

    Additionally, when a large tower is present on the Kolguev map, attempting to speak on the US frequency (48) results in us not being heard—yet no notification icon appears to indicate this failure. However, we can still hear the conversations of people within the radio transmission range of the bases. This creates situations where we need to quickly cut off the enemy's communications, but the commander misses the request in the chat to dig up the base, and we end up getting driven out of that position.

  • 1aax_ferret
    21 days ago
    1aax_ferret
    21 days ago

    Slaweek,


    Do we think it's a game bug, or a newly implemented mechanic that is lesser known?

  • 20 days ago
  • slaweek
    20 days ago
    slaweek
    20 days ago

    Of course, it's a bug. Standard two-way radios operate on a direct communication system.

  • l909
    changed state to
    AWAITING INTERNAL TESTING
    20 days ago
  • 17 days ago
  • 1aax_ferret
    17 days ago
    1aax_ferret
    17 days ago

    @l909 Is there anything we can do to assist?

    We have our game starting tomorrow and expecting for the bug to occur again if you have anyone that would want to join and get eyes on.

  • l909
    Moderator
    17 days ago
    l909
    Moderator
    17 days ago

    Currently no information is required - this needs a proper look by QA first

  • 15 days ago
  • 1aax_ferret
    15 days ago
    1aax_ferret
    15 days ago

    @l909 Update: We had our game last night. Same issue, only proximity comms worked.

  • 14 days ago
  • 1aax_ferret
    14 days ago
    1aax_ferret
    14 days ago

    @l909 We've managed to inconsistently re-create the bug.


    Staging: Modded server on Everon with 2 people testing (Person A and B)

    • Radios work fine both ways for A and B

    • A gets shot by B and goes unconcious

    • A gets healed

    • A can no longer hear B, but B can hear A

    • A gets proximity communication icon on the left hand side of the screen instead of the radio transmit icon

    • A respawns

    • Radios go back to working fine for A and B

    • Try to re-create but failed

  • 8 days ago
  • killjoe_r3f
    8 days ago
    killjoe_r3f
    8 days ago

    Problem confirmed for us also.

    Note that when a radio tawer is created then moved par Game Master it does not longer work to relay Handset radio as if the original place of creation is still active.

  • 1aax_ferret
    8 days ago
    1aax_ferret
    8 days ago

    @l909 are there any updates?


    We're still experiencing this, regardless of fixes we try to implement.


    Ten minutes into a game we have to switch to discord.

  • 6 days ago
  • l909
    Moderator
    6 days ago
    l909
    Moderator
    6 days ago

    No updates unfortunately

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State

Awaiting internal testing
Issue key
ARGF-462
Access
Public
Space
Arma Reforger
Project
Game Feedback
Creator
remirem
Created
Aug 20, 2026
Views
428