Premium Technologies Radio

Premium Technologies Radio

Class	Communications
Weight	1.5
Condition	100
Uses	about 111
Power	Battery
Type	Radio
Portable	Yes
Channels	88 to 108 MHz
Volume Range	15 tiles
Research	Make Makeshift Radio
Location	Containers
Spawn ID	`/additem Base.RadioRed`

The Premium Technologies Radio is a portable FM radio for listening to broadcasts. It receives transmissions without sending.

It is a handy companion for keeping up with what goes out over the air. It can also play CDs. The set is portable, so it can travel in a bag. Its main strength over the cheaper ValuTech Radio is a louder speaker. Its cost is shorter battery life.

The radio turns up in many places, from metal shelves in any building to electronics stores and army storage. 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 tunes the FM band from 88 to 108 MHz.

The speaker carries about fifteen tiles. That is louder than the ValuTech Radio, which reaches about ten.

Research Craft on the radio teaches Make Makeshift Radio.

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

Upkeep

The radio runs on a battery that drains while it is on. The ValuTech Radio stretches a battery further, so the Premium set trades battery life for volume. A fresh battery brings a flat set back at once.

Research

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

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

Used in Crafting

These recipes take the Premium Technologies 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

Metal shelves in any building hold one now and then. Army storage and control room counters give similar odds. Department storage, houseware stores and electronics stores stock them on shelves and counters. Bedroom desks turn one up fairly often. General stores, closets, sheds, mechanics, pawn shops, break rooms, daycares and classrooms hold one less often. It is a common find overall.

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

HomesWork and StorageShopsCaches

Location	Container	Chance
Any building	Metal shelves	6.8%
Bedroom	Desk	5%
Closet	Crate	2.8%
Closet	Other	2.8%
Shed	Other	2.8%
Any building	Counter	2.7%
Bedroom	Cardboard box	2.2%
Bedroom	Crate	2.2%
Garage storage	Crate	2.2%
Any building	Office drawers	1.4%

Location	Container	Chance
Army storage	Counter	6.7%
Control room	Counter	6.7%
Department storage	Metal shelves	6%
Mechanic	Metal shelves	2.8%
Break room	Metal shelves	2.6%
Break room	Shelves	2.6%
Daycare	Metal shelves	2%
Daycare	Shelves	2%
Secondary classroom	Metal shelves	1.7%
Secondary classroom	Shelves	1.7%

Location	Container	Chance
Houseware store	Shelves	6%
Electronics store	Counter	5.1%
Electronics store	Shelves	5.1%
Electronics store	Small box	5.1%
General store	Shelves	3.6%
Pawn shop	Other	2.8%
Pawn shop office	Other	2.8%
Cybercafe	Desk	1.4%
Bedroom	Small box	0.6%
Gigamart	Shelves	0.6%

Location	Container	Chance
Survivor safehouse	Shelves	0.4%
Survivor safehouse (late game)	Shelves	0.4%
Survivor safehouse (mid game)	Shelves	0.4%
Survivor cache (large building)	Counter	0.3%