Tactical Walkie Talkie
| Tactical Walkie Talkie | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Communications |
| Weight | 1.25 |
| Uses | about 100 |
| Power | Battery |
| Type | Two-way radio |
| Portable | Yes |
| Transmit Range | 8000 tiles |
| Channels | 10 to 500 MHz |
| Volume Range | 14 tiles |
| Hotbar | Walkie talkie slot |
| Research |
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| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.WalkieTalkie4
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The Tactical Walkie Talkie is a police grade handheld two-way radio. It listens to radio broadcasts such as music, news and military stations. It can also send speech to other radios on the same frequency.
It suits survivors who want to keep in touch over a wide area or follow broadcasts on the move. Its main strength is a long reach for a handheld set. It sends about twice as far as the Premium Tech. Walkie Talkie. Its main cost is that it drains batteries a little faster than the civilian models.
The walkie talkie is found in police stations, pawn shop offices and security rooms. 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 the tooltip says. It clips into the walkie talkie slot on the hotbar, which keeps it handy without filling the hands.
Its transmit range reaches about 8,000 tiles. That covers a large stretch of a town and the roads around it. Only the US Army Walkie Talkie reaches farther among the handheld sets, at 16,000 tiles. The Premium Tech. Walkie Talkie reaches 4,000 tiles and the ValuTech Walkie Talkie 2,000. The Toys-R-Mine Walkie Talkie manages only 750.
It tunes a wide band from 10 to 500 MHz. That opens far more stations than the toy or budget sets. Its speaker carries about fourteen tiles, louder than the civilian sets.
In multiplayer, the two-way link carries text and voice chat to other radios on the same channel.
The inventory option Research Craft on it teaches three recipes. They are Make Makeshift Radio, Make Makeshift Walkie Talkie and Make Makeshift Ham Radio.
Upkeep
The walkie talkie runs on a battery. It spawns with one installed, but leaving it on drains the charge. A set found switched on may already be low. A battery gives this set about 100 uses, fewer than the 143 of the Toys-R-Mine Walkie Talkie. A spare battery is worth carrying on long trips.
A broken or unwanted set can be taken apart with a screwdriver through Dismantle Electronic Device. That gives Scrap Electronics and sometimes parts such as a Radio Receiver, a Radio Transmitter, an Amplifier or bulbs. A higher Electrical skill improves the odds of the useful parts. Dismantling also gives a little Electrical experience.
Research
The Research Craft option in the inventory menu studies the Tactical Walkie Talkie 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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Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Tactical Walkie Talkie 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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Locations
Pawn shop offices are the best place to look, with a set in about half the lockers and shelves. Police gun storage and police storage lockers are just as good. Security rooms hold one almost as often. SWAT locker rooms and prison storage are good spots too. Military crates hold one now and then. Drug labs, army storage and control rooms turn one up less often. Fire station and garage lockers hold one rarely.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Pawn shop office | Locker | 52.6% |
| Pawn shop office | Metal shelves | 52.6% |
| Pawn shop office | Other | 52.6% |
| Pawn shop | Other | 0.3% |
| Bedroom | Small box | 0.1% |
| Pawnshop storage | Other | 0.1% |
| Any building | Small box | <0.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Police gun storage | Locker | 52.6% |
| Police storage | Locker | 52.6% |
| Security | Other | 48.5% |
| SWAT locker room | Locker | 32.8% |
| Prison storage | Locker | 23.1% |
| Drug lab | Metal shelves | 7.1% |
| Army storage | Counter | 6.7% |
| Control room | Counter | 6.7% |
| Drug lab | Counter | 3.9% |
| Drug lab | Other | 3.9% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Any building | Military crate | 11.2% |
| Bathroom | Locker | 2.4% |
| Fire station garage | Locker | 2.4% |
| Garage storage | Locker | 2.4% |
| Closet | Crate | 0.3% |
| Closet | Other | 0.3% |
| Shed | Other | 0.3% |
| Bedroom | Cardboard box | 0.2% |
| Bedroom | Crate | 0.2% |
| Garage storage | Crate | 0.2% |
Notes
- The radio must be equipped to talk or listen.
- It fits the walkie talkie slot and leaves both hands free.
- A set found switched on may have a drained battery.
- Research Craft on it teaches three makeshift radio recipes.
- Police storage and pawn shop offices are the surest places to find one.
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