Radio vacuum tube

A radio vacuum tube is a quest item in Fallout 76, introduced in the Wastelanders update.

Gameplay

A repaired vacuum tube, able to contain a vacuum and thus the flow of an electric current. RS-979 is printed in white letters on the lower side.

Crafting

Three broken radio vacuum tubes are required to create radio vacuum tubes for Wren, during the quest the Importance of Communication.

Materials:		Requirements:		Produces:
Broken radio vacuum tube (1) Copper (1) Lead (1)		Build at: Tinker's workbench Learn Method: Learned from script		Radio vacuum tube (1)

Locations

Can be only be crafted at a tinker's workbench.

Wastelanders

Quests	The Wayward	Wayward Souls • Hunter for Hire • Strength in Numbers • The Elusive Crane

	Overseer	The New Arrivals • Overseer, Overseen

	Settlers	Here to Stay • Trade Secrets • Invisible Ties • Duty Calls • Siding with Foundation • Division of Wealth • All That Glitters • Secrets Revealed

	Crater Raiders	Strange Bedfellows • Cheating Death • Fun and Games • The Ol' Weston Shuffle • Siding with Crater • From Russia With Lev • Buried Treasure • Secrets Revealed

	Ally (Comander Daguerre)	Crash Landing • The Woman Who Fell to Earth (One Small Step • In Case of Emergency • Bring Home the Beacon • The Universe Conspires • Hope Remains • Search and Destroy • Heavy Eyes • Patently False • Privacy Violation • Contractually Obfuscated • Boot Camp • Past Expiration • No Brainer • Calling Long Distance • Who Sat Down Beside Her • Lab Rat) • Mission Out-of-Control Repeatable: Access Denied • Battery Included • Breaking the Cycle • Build Failure • Close Encounter • Constants • Data Driven • Expired Contract • Faint Signal • Glitchcraft • No Exceptions • Out of Bounds • Overflow Error • Reset Variables • Return Package • Rogue Bot • Run Time Execution • Space Limitations

	Ally (Beckett)	Narrow Escape • An Eagle Flies Free • (Dirty Little Secrets • Exit Sage Left • Out of Key • Traitor's Demise • Supply and Demand • Spilling Blood • Pet Peeve • Shooting Star • Bot of Gold • Sibling Piracy • Needs of the Many • Eye for an Eye) • Thicker Than Water Repeatable: Cropping Spree • Loose Ends • Saving Skin • Stalking Stuffer

	Other	A Call For Help • Exterminate the Flatwoods Monster • Genetic Tracks • Lucky Find • Making Sacrifices • Marked for Death • Rescue Agency • Search and Rescue • Squash the Mothman • Threat Assessment • Time to Collect • Treasure Unknown

	Daily/Event	Photo Opportunity • Radiation Rumble • Retirement Plan • Riding Shotgun • The Importance of Communication • Vital Equipment

Achievements

A Golden Future • A Solid Foundation • Behind the Curtain • Friends in Low Places • Go for the Gold • Gold Rush • Overdue Reunions • The New Fort Knox • Wayward Child • Wish upon a Star

Locations

Ammo Dump • Anchor Farm • Big Bend Tunnel (East • West) • Blake's Offering • Blood Eagle Camp • Bloody Frank's • The Bounty • Carleton Mine • Clancy Manor • Cliffwatch • The Crater (Crater Core • Crater watchstation) • The Crosshair • Crimson Prospect • The Deep (Motherlode Acquisition Facility) • Foundation (Founder's Hall) • Freddy Fear's basement • Gauley Mine exit • Grafton Pawn Shop • Grafton Steel Underground • Hornwright Estate • Hunter's Ridge • Ingram Mansion • Johnson's Acre • Kanawha County Cemetery • The Kill Box • Moth-Home • Mysterious Guidestones • Neighboring homesteads • Ohio River Adventures • Overseer's Home • The Pigsty • Point Pleasant • Poseidon Energy Plant WV-06 - South expansion • Ripper Alley • RobCo Auto-Cache 001 • Rollins labor camp • Rosalynn Jeffries' shrine • Sacrament • Secluded cave • Seneca Gang camp • Skullbone Vantage • The Sludge Works • South Cutthroat camp • Spruce Knob Boat Rental • Summersville (Duncan & Duncan Robotics) • Twin Pine Cabins • The Vantage • Vault 79 • Watoga Underground • The Wayward • Widow's Perch • WV Lumber Co.

Items	Weapons	Bow • Cattle prod • Compound bow • Dynamite • Dynamite bundle • Fancy pump action shotgun • Fancy single action revolver • Final Word • Flare • Floater flamer grenade • Floater freezer grenade • Floater gnasher grenade • Gauntlet • Gauss minigun • Gauss pistol • Gauss shotgun • Old Guard's 10mm SMG • Plasma caster • Polly's Assaultron head • Slug Buster • Turbo-Fert fertilizer • The V.A.T.S. Unknown

	Weapons mods	Cryo frame • Explosive frame • Flaming frame • Plasma frame • Poison frame • Prime frame • Standard frame • Shock pads

	Apparel	Black suit • Black vest and slacks • Blood Eagle leather jacket and jeans • Blue Ridge Caravan outfit • Blueridge Caravan gas mask • Chinese Stealth Armor • Duchess's outfit • Dud explosive collar • Emmett Mountain hazmat suit • Fashionable raider outfit • Ghillie suit • Insurgent outfit • Polly's old head • Prototype steel mill paint • Radicals face mask • Raider culinarian outfit • Raider scabber outfit • Settler worker outfit • Secret Service armor • Secret Service underarmor • T-65 power armor • Treasure hunter outfit • Wasteland trapper outfit

	Consumables	Duchess's Dram • Mole miner pail • Nuclear Don's Custom Chem Blend • Nuka-Cola Cranberry • Nuka-Cola Vaccinated • Owlet meat • Owlet nuggets • Pepperoni roll

	Misc items	Altimeter chip • Blue Ridge supplies • Broken radio vacuum tube • David's trophy • Deactivated Liberator • Doctor Dias's brain • Experimental Pip-Boy schematic • Eyebot sensor module • Flight recorder • Gina's brain • Greg's brain • Lou's remote detonator • Mysterious map fragments • Package for Sam Blackwell • Package for Quinn Carter • Package for Calvin van Lowe • Package for Madeleine de Silva • Package for Sheriff Darcy • Pip-Boy 2000 Mark VI kit • Pleasant Valley claim ticket • Prepped Doctor Dias brain • Prepped Gina brain • Prepped Greg brain • Radio vacuum tube • Recalibrated Liberator • RobCo tools • Robobrain head dome • Robobrain interpolator • Scanner upgrade • Treasury Note • U.S.S.A. beacon • U.S.S.A. crew dog tags • Vault 79 plans

	Junk items	Buffout supply • Dubious gold bar • Floater flamer pus sac • Floater freezer pus sac • Floater gnasher pus sac • High Int rock • Intrusion module • Medical scanner • Medium Int rock • Multiscope • Poison supply • Questionable gold bar • Suspicious gold bar • Turret Circuit Board • Water Cooled Bone Saw • Wendigo colossus vocal sac

Characters by faction	Blood Eagles	Frank the Butcher • Frankie Beckett • Jessi the Hook • Line Chef Larry • Star • The Blood • The Eye

	Blue Ridge Caravan Company	Aries • Carver Timmerman • Eugenie • Kieran Kennedy • Libby Wen • Rudy Fernandez • Vinny Costa

	Free Radicals	Batter • Davey • Jacky • Roper

	Sargento's gang	Deathklaus • Glenn • Hal Gleeson • Maximum Maddie • Nuclear Don • Registration guard • Sargento

	Secret Service	AC • Digger • Mercy • Pita • Regs • Slick

	Settlers	Aubrie Willem • Davie Taylor • Derrick Taylor • Dylan Rhodes • Elsie Taylor • Fred Radcliff • Gate guard • Heather Ellis • Jen • Agent Mochou • Oliver Fields • Paige • Penelope Hornwright • Recalibrated Liberator • Rocco • Samuel • Settler forager • Settler Wanderer • Sunny • Thompson • Ward

	Crater Raiders	Ae-Ri • Aldridge • Axel • Barb • Blackeye • Bronx • Bruiser • Caleb Fisher • Creed • Fishbones • Former raider • Fritz • Gail • Gnash • Hijack • Johnny Weston • Kiyomi • Kogan • Lev • Lucky Lou • Meg Groberg • Molly • Mortimer • Munch • Ra-Ra • Raf • Raider punk • Rocksy • Ronny • Rose • Surge • Weasel • Wren

	The Wayward	Bessie • Crane • Cherise • Duchess • Jide • Mort • Patrons • Polly • Smiley • Sol