Premium Technologies Ham Radio

Premium Technologies Ham Radio

Class	Communications
Weight	15
Condition	100
Uses	about 100
Power	Battery
Type	Two-way radio
Portable	No
Transmit Range	7500 tiles
Channels	10 to 500 MHz
Volume Range	10 tiles
Research	Make Makeshift Radio Make Makeshift Walkie Talkie Make Makeshift Ham Radio
Location	Containers
Spawn ID	`/additem Base.HamRadio1`

The Premium Technologies Ham Radio is a civilian base station radio that both sends and receives. It is the long-range voice link for a fixed base.

It suits groups who hold a base and want to stay in touch with others far away. It also receives radio broadcasts on a wide band. Its main cost is weight, since the set is far too heavy to carry around. It is used set down on the ground or a surface, not held.

The radio is a rare find. Electronics store shelves are the best bet. 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 be placed on the ground or on a surface before it can be used. Once placed, it receives and transmits radio traffic.

The set sends a voice out to about 7500 tiles. That is nearly twice the reach of the Premium Tech. Walkie Talkie, which sends about 4000. It tunes any channel between 10 and 500 MHz. Its speaker can be heard about ten tiles away.

Compared with other base sets, it sits in the middle. The Makeshift Ham Radio reaches about 6000 tiles on the same band. The US ARMY COMM. Ham Radio reaches about 20000 tiles on a far wider band but uses batteries faster.

Research Craft on the radio teaches Make Makeshift Radio, Make Makeshift Walkie Talkie and Make Makeshift Ham Radio. That makes one set a good teacher for a budding electrician.

Dismantle Electronic Device with a screwdriver breaks it down into Scrap Electronics. Dismantling a placed set also gives a little Electrical experience.

Upkeep

The set runs on batteries that drain while it is on. A battery lasts a little less than in the Premium Technologies Radio. Turning the set off between calls stretches each battery. A fresh battery brings a flat set back at once.

Research

The Research Craft option in the inventory menu studies the Premium Technologies Ham Radio and teaches the recipes below.

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

Used in Crafting

These recipes take the Premium Technologies Ham Radio 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 store shelves hold one about one time in ten. Army storage and control room counters turn one up rarely. Homes, attics, closets, garages, sheds, pawn shops and storage units list it with only a tiny chance. It is a rare find away from electronics stores.

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

ShopsWork and StorageHomes

Location	Container	Chance
Electronics store	Shelves	10%
Any building	Small box	<0.1%
Bedroom	Small box	<0.1%
Pawn shop	Other	<0.1%
Pawn shop office	Other	<0.1%
Pawnshop storage	Other	<0.1%

Location	Container	Chance
Army storage	Counter	1.7%
Control room	Counter	1.7%
Storage unit	Other	<0.1%

Location	Container	Chance
Any building	Cardboard box	<0.1%
Attic	Cardboard box	<0.1%
Attic	Crate	<0.1%
Attic	Other	<0.1%
Bedroom	Cardboard box	<0.1%
Bedroom	Crate	<0.1%
Closet	Crate	<0.1%
Closet	Locker	<0.1%
Closet	Other	<0.1%
Garage storage	Crate	<0.1%