Radio

Radio Gadget

This antenna-based device forms the basis of long distance wireless communication

Credits 10, plus 10 per kilogram Weight any

Effects: The Radio receives and transmits radio signals. A 1 kilogram Radio can communicate with a range of up to 10000 meters, or 500 meters if transmitting visual data for a display like a CRT or Hologram Projector. Smaller or larger radios have proportionally smaller or larger receiving and transmitting ranges. So a 0.1 kilogram radio could communicate with another 0.1 kilogram radio from only 100 meters away, but with a 10 kilogram radio from 10000 meters away. All radios using the same frequency interfere with and receive each other, within range. Scanning through all possible frequencies takes a standard action.