Premium Tech. Walkie Talkie

Premium Tech. Walkie Talkie

Class	Communications
Weight	1
Uses	about 111
Power	Battery
Type	Two-way radio
Portable	Yes
Transmit Range	4000 tiles
Channels	25 to 300 MHz
Volume Range	12 tiles
Hotbar	Walkie talkie slot
Research	Make Makeshift Radio Make Makeshift Walkie Talkie
Location	Containers
Spawn ID	`/additem Base.WalkieTalkie3`

The Premium Tech. Walkie Talkie is a mid-range handheld two-way radio. It lets survivors talk to each other over a fair distance and listen in on broadcasts.

It is a sound choice for a group that spreads out to loot or farm. Its range beats the cheaper consumer sets by a wide margin. Its cost is battery life, since it drains faster than those cheaper sets.

The radio rides in its own walkie talkie slot on the hotbar. It is found mainly in electronics stores, department storage and houseware stores. 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 radio must be equipped to operate, as its tooltip says. It runs on a battery that drains while it is on. Insert Battery and Remove Battery swap batteries in and out.

The set sends a voice out to about 4000 tiles. It tunes any channel between 25 and 300 MHz. Its speaker can be heard about twelve tiles away.

Compared with the ValuTech Walkie Talkie, it sends twice as far, 4000 tiles against 2000. The Tactical Walkie Talkie reaches 8000 tiles and the US Army Walkie Talkie reaches 16000. The Toys-R-Mine set reaches only 750 tiles but makes its batteries last longer.

Research Craft on the radio teaches Make Makeshift Radio and Make Makeshift Walkie Talkie.

Dismantle Electronic Device with a screwdriver breaks it down into Scrap Electronics.

Upkeep

A battery runs down a little faster here than in the ValuTech Walkie Talkie. The radio stops working when the battery runs flat. A fresh battery brings it back at once. Switching it off between calls stretches each battery further.

Research

The Research Craft option in the inventory menu studies the Premium Tech. Walkie Talkie and teaches the recipes below.

Recipe	Output	Image	Spawn ID
Make Makeshift Radio	Makeshift Radio		`/additem Base.RadioMakeShift`
Make Makeshift Walkie Talkie	Makeshift Walkie Talkie		`/additem Base.WalkieTalkieMakeShift`

Used in Crafting

These recipes take the Premium Tech. Walkie Talkie as an ingredient or a part.

Recipe	Output	Image	Station	Skill	Spawn ID
Dismantle Electronic Device	Scrap Electronics		-	Electrical: 0	`/additem Base.ElectronicsScrap`

Locations

Electronics stores stock it on counters, shelves and in small boxes about one time in ten. Department storage and houseware store shelves hold one less often. General stores, bedroom desks and hiking bags turn one up now and then. Pawn shops, kitchenware shops, closets, sheds, garages and attics hold one only rarely. It is an uncommon find outside electronics stores.

The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.

Location	Container	Chance
Electronics store	Counter	10.2%
Electronics store	Shelves	10.2%
Electronics store	Small box	10.2%
Houseware store	Shelves	6%
General store	Shelves	3.6%
Pawn shop	Shelves	1%
Gigamart	Shelves	0.6%
Pawn shop	Other	0.6%
Pawn shop office	Other	0.6%
Bedroom	Small box	0.1%

Location	Container	Chance
Department storage	Metal shelves	6%
Changing room	Locker	0.2%
Comic storage	Locker	0.2%
Movie rental	Locker	0.2%
Storage unit	Other	0.1%

Location	Container	Chance
Bedroom	Desk	2.5%
Any building	Counter	1.3%
Kitchenware shop	Shelves	1.2%
Closet	Crate	0.6%
Closet	Other	0.6%
Shed	Other	0.6%
Bedroom	Cardboard box	0.4%
Bedroom	Crate	0.4%
Garage storage	Crate	0.4%
Attic	Cardboard box	0.2%