Premium Technologies Radio is a communications item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 1.5. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Communications Tools
It weighs 1.5.
Tools unlock jobs: carpentry, mechanics, farming, fishing, cooking and more. Many recipes only need the tool to be in your inventory, not equipped.
More: Every tool · Crafting in Build 42.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.RadioRed | Communications |
Premium Technologies Radio is on 28 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 table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanic Shelf Electric | Garage (shelves); Mechanic (shelves) | 3.5% | 4 |
| Store Shelf Electronics | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 2.2% | 4 |
| Control Room Counter | Army storage (cupboard); Control room (cupboard) | 1.7% | 4 |
| Gigamart House Electronics | Department storage (shelves); General Store (shelves); GigaMart (shelves); and 2 more places | 1.5% | 4 |
| Electronic Store Misc | Electronics Store (cupboard, shelves, box); Electronics store (second list) (cupboard, shelves, box); Pawnshop (shelves) | 1.3% | 4 |
| Office Desk Home | Bedroom (desk) | 1.3% | 4 |
| Office Desk Home Classy | Bedroom (desk) | 0.81% | 4 |
| Crate Electronics | Attic (box, crate); Bedroom (box, crate); Closet (box, crate); and 7 more places | 0.70% | 4 |
It is on 20 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Parcel - Small, Gift - Small, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
Used up as an ingredient in 1 recipe: Dismantle Electronic Device.
Needed as a tool in 2 recipes (it is not used up): Insert Battery, Remove Battery.
It weighs 1.5 in Build 42.
Base.RadioRed.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.