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Magazine: Sparky's Radio Guide

Magazine: Sparky's Radio Guide is a recipe resource item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 0.5. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Magazine: Sparky's Radio Guide at a glance

Magazine: Sparky's Radio Guide icon

Recipe Resource Building & survival

It weighs 0.5.

Weight0.5
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What it is and how to use it

Crafting materials feed the Build 42 crafting menus. Right-click the item or open the crafting window to see every recipe it goes into.

More: Crafting in Build 42 · Base building.

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Item ID and variants

Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.

Item IDGame category
Base.RadioMag2Recipe Resource
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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Magazine: Sparky's Radio Guide is on 9 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.

Loot tableWhere that table is usedShareRolls
Electronic Store MagazinesElectronics Store (cupboard, shelves); Electronics store (second list) (cupboard, shelves)5.7%4
Bookstore ScienceBookstore (shelves)1.6%4
Electrician OutfitSpecial spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)1.2%3
Electrician ToolsSpecial spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)0.85%3
Bookstore MiscBookstore (shelves)0.65%4
Army Storage ElectronicsArmy storage (shelves, military crate); Office (military crate); Pawnshop (cupboard, shelves); and 2 more places0.61%4
Engineer ToolsAttic (box, crate); Closet (box); Garage storage (box); and 2 more places0.60%4
HobbiesAttic (box, crate); Closet (box); Garage storage (box); and 4 more places0.33%4

It is on 1 more table with smaller shares.

Inside bags and cases: Garbage Bag.

Town by town: loot locations.

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Similar items

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Quick answers

How much does the Magazine: Sparky's Radio Guide weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 0.5 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Magazine: Sparky's Radio Guide?

Base.RadioMag2.

Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.