Short Range Radio

SHORT RANGE RADIO

Adds one extra, admin-configured frequency to the existing personal (Group/squad) radio. Manually tune your radio's dial to that frequency and its range shrinks to a short, configurable distance for local-only comms — tune away and it instantly goes back to normal vanilla behavior. Nothing else changes: no new item, no new radio, no new channel slot, no prefab changes. Default squad and platoon radio behavior is completely untouched unless you opt in.

Since matching frequencies already lets players hear each other in vanilla, any player who dials in to the shared local frequency will hear other players on it within the configured short range — regardless of squad.

HOW TO USE
- Open your radio menu (G) or use Q/E to cycle channels on your personal radio.
- Cycle one step above Platoon (or dial the frequency directly) to reach "Local".
- While tuned to Local, your radio's range is shrunk to the configured distance.
- Tune back to your squad or platoon frequency to instantly restore normal range.

SERVER ADMIN CONFIGURATION
This mod is configured per-server via a JSON file, so it's admin-editable without needing to republish the mod:

  $profile:ShortRangeRadio.json

A default file is created automatically on first run. Fields:
- m_fLocalRadioRangeMeters — the short range (in meters) applied while tuned to Local (default: 500)
- m_iLocalFrequencyKhzUS / m_iLocalFrequencyKhzUSSR / m_iLocalFrequencyKhzFIA — the Local channel's frequency (in kHz), one per faction

Pick frequency values that don't collide with your server's actual platoon/squad frequencies (platoon is 48000 kHz US / 42000 kHz USSR+FIA; squad frequencies start at 38000 kHz and climb by 500 kHz per squad).

COMPATIBILITY
Works entirely through the existing vanilla radio system — no new prefabs or items, so it should be compatible with most other mods. Tested live on a dedicated server, including with multiple players.