Radio Items and Team Frames

Use Arma 3 inventory radios to select BLUFOR, OPFOR, or custom Sonoran Radio desktop frames.

Equip a radio item to use the desktop frame assigned to it by your community.

Included radio items

Display name	Item class	Default frame
Sonoran Radio (BLUFOR)	SonoranRadio_Item_BLUFOR	ARMA 3 BLUFOR
Sonoran Radio (OPFOR)	SonoranRadio_Item_OPFOR	ARMA 3 OPFOR

The desktop radio overlay remains visible and usable while playing Arma 3.

New Radio communities registered with ARMA 3 selected include the two example desktop frames and mappings. Existing communities can map these classes to an existing frame or create new frames.

Select a frame manually

1. Open Settings > Audio on the desktop overlay.
2. Open Radio Frame and select a community frame.

Choose a frame in the desktop overlay settings.

Equipping a mapped Arma radio item selects its assigned frame automatically.

Give a player a radio

1. Open the player loadout in Eden or Zeus Arsenal.
2. Search for Sonoran Radio (BLUFOR) or Sonoran Radio (OPFOR).
3. Equip the intended radio item.

Give a radio using mission scripts

In a unit's Eden initialization field, use Arma's linkItem command:

this linkItem "SonoranRadio_Item_BLUFOR";

To give yourself the BLUFOR item from the Arma Debug Console, select Local Exec and run:

player linkItem "SonoranRadio_Item_BLUFOR";

For OPFOR, replace the class name with SonoranRadio_Item_OPFOR.

The item name does not automatically follow the unit's side. Mission makers must give each player or loadout the desired BLUFOR or OPFOR item.

Give a player only one intended radio item at a time. An assigned radio takes priority; otherwise the first detected radio in the inventory is reported.

Map an item to a desktop frame

1. Open the Sonoran Radio admin panel.
2. Navigate to Customize > Overlay.
3. Select the frame that should represent the team or inventory item.
4. In ARMA Item Class Names, enter the exact CfgWeapons class name and press Enter to create a chip.
5. Select Save.
6. Close and reopen the desktop overlay on player computers so it downloads the updated frame list.

Class matching is case-insensitive. Assign each item class to one frame.

Uploading new custom frame artwork requires a Pro subscription.

Changes to frame mappings appear after the player reopens the overlay. Equipping a mapped radio switches the frame within a few seconds. If an item has no mapping, the current frame stays selected.

Custom inventory items

Any custom item that inherits Arma's ItemRadio is detected automatically. Add its CfgWeapons class name to the desired frame in the admin panel.

For an inventory system that does not inherit ItemRadio or use Arma's assigned radio slot, call the client-side override when the custom radio is used:

["my_mod_field_radio"] call sonoran_radio_fnc_setActiveRadioItem;

Clear the override and return to automatic detection with:

[""] call sonoran_radio_fnc_setActiveRadioItem;