2043B radio

The radio is a Fallout and Fallout 2 item.

Overview
A model 2043B Radio Communicator, manufactured by Wattz Electronics. Dependable, rugged, and camouflaged, comes standard with the optional RS-121 interface.

Fallout
The radio may be used to cause a diversion among the super mutants patrolling the outer regions of the Northern Military Base, allowing the player easier access to the base's interior. Attempting to use the radio in other locations elicits a squeal of unintelligible static. It can also be linked with the computer that controls the forcefields within the military base giving you remote control over them.

Locations

 * Lars, the head of the guards near the entrance of Junktown, has one he is willing to trade. Lars' price is about half of what Mitch charges for his at the All-N-One store in the Hub.
 * It can also be found on level 5 of the Glow.
 * There is another in a locked locker in Vault City. It is in the repair building where you meet Valerie.

Fallout 2
A broken radio can be used to help Vic to repair radio and be able to free him from Slavers.

Fallout: New Vegas
Radios of this type are used extensively by NCR troopers in the field and several can be found in Camp Forlorn Hope.

Behind the Scenes
The 2043B radio appears to be based on the iconic SCR-536 hand-held radio that saw frequent use in the second World War.

 NCR_emergency_radio.png|Static view FNV_Hand_Held_Radios.png|Handheld radios at Camp Forlorn Hope