ValuTech Radio

ValuTech Radio

Class	Communications
Weight	1.5
Condition	100
Uses	about 143
Power	Battery
Type	Radio
Portable	Yes
Channels	88 to 108 MHz
Volume Range	10 tiles
Research	Make Makeshift Radio
Location	Containers
Spawn ID	`/additem Base.RadioBlack`

The ValuTech Radio is a cheap portable radio that receives broadcasts. It tunes the FM band and picks up music and news stations. It is a receiver, made for listening.

It suits any survivor who wants the news early in the game. Its main strength is long battery life in a light set. Its main cost is a narrow band and a sound that can draw zombies when loud.

The radio is a very common find in houses, stores and storage 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 has to be equipped to operate it. Once on, it can be tuned and set to a volume. Its sound carries about ten tiles, so a low volume is safer near zombies.

It tunes only 88 to 108 MHz, the ordinary FM band. The Premium Technologies Radio tunes the same band and plays louder, carrying about fifteen tiles. The ValuTech set lasts longer on a battery than that radio. The Makeshift Radio matches the ValuTech set on battery life and volume.

The Research Craft option on it teaches Make Makeshift Radio. That recipe lets an Electrical survivor build a radio from scrap parts later.

Upkeep

The radio runs on a battery. A full battery gives about 143 uses. The Premium Technologies Radio gets about 111 from the same battery. A battery can be put in or taken out at any time.

An unwanted radio can be taken apart with a screwdriver through Dismantle Electronic Device. That gives Scrap Electronics and a little Electrical experience. Higher Electrical skill improves the chance of extra parts such as a Radio Receiver or an Amplifier.

Research

The Research Craft option in the inventory menu studies the ValuTech 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 ValuTech 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

This is a common radio. Metal shelves in many buildings hold one about one time in seven. Department storage and houseware store shelves come next. Electronics store counters, shelves and small boxes hold one about one time in ten. Bedroom desks, army storage counters and control room counters are just as good. General stores, closets, sheds, pawn shops and break rooms turn one up less often.

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	13.7%
Bedroom	Desk	10.1%
Closet	Crate	5.6%
Closet	Other	5.6%
Shed	Other	5.6%
Any building	Counter	5.4%
Bedroom	Cardboard box	4.5%
Bedroom	Crate	4.5%
Garage storage	Crate	4.5%
Any building	Office drawers	2.9%

Location	Container	Chance
Department storage	Metal shelves	12%
Army storage	Counter	10%
Control room	Counter	10%
Break room	Metal shelves	5.2%
Break room	Shelves	5.2%
Mechanic	Metal shelves	3.7%
Prison cells	Other	3.5%
Daycare	Metal shelves	2%
Daycare	Shelves	2%
Joan's studio	Shelves	1.8%

Location	Container	Chance
Houseware store	Shelves	12%
Electronics store	Counter	10.2%
Electronics store	Shelves	10.2%
Electronics store	Small box	10.2%
General store	Shelves	7.2%
Pawn shop	Other	5.6%
Pawn shop office	Other	5.6%
Cybercafe	Desk	2.8%
Gigamart	Shelves	1.2%
Bedroom	Small box	1.1%

Location	Container	Chance
Survivor safehouse	Shelves	1.8%
Survivor safehouse (late game)	Shelves	1.8%
Survivor safehouse (mid game)	Shelves	1.8%
Survivor cache (large building)	Counter	0.5%