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Communications

Makeshift Ham Radio (Radio aficionado improvisado)

Makeshift Ham Radio is a Communications item that weighs 15 kg. Used in 3 recipes. It can be crafted.

Data taken from the game files: Project Zomboid 42.21.0 · updated on

IDBase.HamRadioMakeShift
English nameMakeshift Ham Radio
Spanish nameRadio aficionado improvisado
Portuguese nameRádio Amador Improvisado
CategoryCommunications
Weight15 kg
Transmit range6000
Uses100

Tips

  • Runs on batteries.
  • It is a tool in 2 recipes: it is not consumed when crafting, though it can wear down.
  • Researching it (right-click → Research) teaches you: Make Makeshift Radio, Make Makeshift Walkie Talkie, Make Makeshift Ham Radio.

Where to find it

It is not in any of the game's loot tables.

You can also find it by foraging (right-click the ground → Forage), in the category Junk.

What it is for: recipes that use it

RecipeAsResult
Dismantle Electronic Deviceingredient1× Scrap Electronics
Insert Batterytool–
Remove Batterytool1× Battery

How to craft it

RecipeYou need
Make Makeshift Ham Radio
Electrical 3
taught by Magazine: Guerilla Radio - May 1993
4× Scrap Electronics
1× Amplifier
1× Light Bulb
1× Light Bulb - Green
1× Radio Receiver
1× Radio Transmitter
3× Electrical Wire
4× Aluminum Foil or other
1× Handiknife or other (tool)

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