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SRS Radio Setup

Vanguard radio setup — Windows

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You need a headset and microphone. You do not need DCS or a DCS account.

  1. Download and install.

    Install Microsoft .NET 10 Desktop Runtime for Windows x64. Then download SRS 2.4.1.0. Right-click the ZIP → Extract All. Open the extracted folder and run Installer.exe. Leave the installation location at its default, untick Install DCS Client Scripts, and click Install / Update DCS-SRS.

  2. Open the client and choose your headset.

    Open SRS Client from the Start menu. If you cannot find it, open SR-ClientRadio.exe inside the installed SRS Client folder. On General, choose your microphone under Microphone and your headphones under Speakers. Click Preview, speak, then click Stop Preview. Keep microphone passthrough off for normal use.

  3. Connect to Vanguard.

    Enter vng.one:5002 in Server, then click Connect. Do not add https://. Expand External AWACS Mode (EAM). Enter the password provided by your squad leader under EAM coalition password, and your player name under EAM name. Click Connect External AWACS Mode (EAM). You need both connections: the server connection and the EAM login.

  4. Choose your squad.

    Click Toggle AWACS Overlay. Find the first UHF Guard radio (Radio 1). Open its Ch. tab and select your assigned squad from the preset list.

    Channel Frequency
    Command 250.000 MHz AM
    Alpha Squad 251.000 MHz AM
    Bravo Squad 252.000 MHz AM
    Charlie Squad 253.000 MHz AM
    Delta Squad 254.000 MHz AM

    If the names are missing, set Settings → Channel Presets Configuration to a choice that uses server presets, then reconnect. You can also enter the matching frequency manually on the radio's Radio tab. Keep it on AM.

  5. Set one button for talking.

    Under Controls, assign Radio 1 to a convenient key or mouse button that your game does not use. Under Settings, turn on Radio Switch works as Push To Talk (PTT). Hold your assigned button while speaking; release it to listen. This selects Radio 1 and transmits on it together.

  6. Check it with a teammate, then play.

    Both players must complete EAM login and choose the same channel. Hold your talk button and say “Radio check.” Have your teammate answer. Keep SRS running while you play. For FPS use, the Game indicator can remain disconnected; Server and VOIP should be connected.

If it does not work: stop Preview, check your headset's physical mute switch, confirm the EAM password with your squad leader (it is case-sensitive), and check that both radios show the same frequency and AM. Hearing yourself in Preview only tests your audio locally; it does not prove you are connected to teammates.

Next time: open SRS → Connect → EAM login → choose your squad → hold your talk button.

References: official release, SRS presets.