Makeshift Ham Radio
| Makeshift Ham Radio | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Communications |
| Weight | 15 |
| Uses | about 100 |
| Power | Battery |
| Type | Two-way radio |
| Portable | No |
| Transmit Range | 6000 tiles |
| Channels | 10 to 500 MHz |
| Volume Range | 10 tiles |
| Research |
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| Crafting Skill | Electrical: 3 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Crafted |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.HamRadioMakeShift
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| Crafting XP | 30 XP (Electrical) |
The Makeshift Ham Radio is a home-built two-way radio station. It is put together from radio parts, wire and scrap. It can both listen to broadcasts and send messages over long distances.
It suits a survivor with Electrical at level 3 who wants long-range contact. Its strength is a very long transmit range. Its cost is weight, since it is far too heavy to carry around.
It is always crafted. Make Makeshift Ham Radio builds it. The Electrician is the best occupation for communications. It starts with the most Electrical skill. The Engineer also starts with some Electrical skill.
Using
The ham radio must sit on the ground or a surface to be used. The in-game tooltip says it has to be equipped to operate. It tunes a wide band of channels, from 10 to 500 MHz.
Its transmit range reaches about six thousand tiles. That covers a large part of the map, far more than any handheld set. The Makeshift Walkie Talkie reaches about a thousand tiles. The Premium Technologies Ham Radio reaches about seven and a half thousand. The US ARMY COMM. Ham Radio reaches twenty thousand and tunes a wider band.
Sound from the radio carries about ten tiles. That is enough to hear it clearly across a room.
Make Makeshift Ham Radio needs Electrical at level 3. It takes four Scrap Electronics, an Amplifier and three Electrical Wire. It also needs a Light Bulb, a Light Bulb - Green, a Radio Receiver and a Radio Transmitter. Four aluminum items finish the case. A screwdriver is kept.
Upkeep
The radio runs on a battery. A full battery gives about a hundred uses while the radio is on. Switching it off between broadcasts saves charge.
Dismantle Electronic Device takes it apart with a screwdriver for Scrap Electronics. Dismantling a ham radio on the ground gives a little Electrical experience.
Research
The Research Craft option in the inventory menu studies the Makeshift Ham Radio and teaches the recipes below.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Make Makeshift Radio | Makeshift Radio | 
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/additem Base.RadioMakeShift
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| Make Makeshift Walkie Talkie | Makeshift Walkie Talkie | 
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/additem Base.WalkieTalkieMakeShift
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| Make Makeshift Ham Radio | Makeshift Ham Radio | 
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/additem Base.HamRadioMakeShift
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How to Craft Makeshift Ham Radio
Each recipe that makes the Makeshift Ham Radio is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Make Makeshift Ham Radio
The Make Makeshift Ham Radio recipe makes the Makeshift Ham Radio. It needs Electrical level 3. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrap Electronics | 
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4x | No | /additem Base.ElectronicsScrap
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| Amplifier | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.Amplifier
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| Light Bulb | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.LightBulb
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| Light Bulb - Green |
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1x | No | /additem Base.LightBulbGreen
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| Radio Receiver | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.RadioReceiver
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| Radio Transmitter |
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1x | No | /additem Base.RadioTransmitter
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| Electrical Wire | 
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3x | No | /additem Base.ElectricWire
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| Aluminum Foil | 
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4x | No | /additem Base.Aluminum
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| Screwdriver | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.Screwdriver
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Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Makeshift Ham Radio as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dismantle Electronic Device | Scrap Electronics |
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- | Electrical: 0 | /additem Base.ElectronicsScrap
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Notes
- Research Craft on it teaches Make Makeshift Radio, Make Makeshift Walkie Talkie and Make Makeshift Ham Radio.
- It must be placed on the ground or a surface to work.
- The recipe needs both a plain Light Bulb and a Light Bulb - Green.
- Radio factories are a good place to gather the coloured bulb.
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