Police Scanner
Legality
A police scanner is legal for a private citizen to own in most United States of America locations, but a portable police scanner may not be legal to have or operate in situations that a Hero might be considering. For example, portable police scanners are a violation of New York law if located within a vehicle, even if that vehicle is not in motion and the scanner is turned off.Mechanics & Inner Workings
Body 1, R# 5cost notes on gadget build
Radio Communication 7 APs (5 miles range)
Limitation: Recieve Only
Limitation: Preset channels. Tunes in only to radio frequencies used by emergency services and related government agencies, mostly police, fire, and EMS. Does not include fully encrypted channels.
This item is typically a plot tool to smooth the Characters' path into an Adventure. Special acquisition rules apply, but Gadgetry Repairs and Upgrades will work from not-discounted values.
- Body cost 3 HP
- Reliability Number 5 = "no change to Factor Costs"
- Radio Communications power base cost 10, Factor cost 3 - 2 Miscellaneous Limitations, total cost 8 HP
- Subtotal: 3 + 8 = 11 HP
- Can be taken away in combat: divide by 4, round up to nearest whole HP
Device total cost listed at 3 Hero Points. Wealth Cost of Gadget if built from scratch would be 8 APs.
Standard Equipment Rule: Wealth Cost of Police Scanner (Store Bought) is 4 APs.
Item type
Communication
Subtype / Model
Rarity
Uncommon
Weight
Negligible:
approximately 5 oz
-6 APs
approximately 5 oz
-6 APs
Dimensions
10.5 in long
3 in high
7 in deep
Antenna min 7 in
Antenna max 25.5 in
3 in high
7 in deep
Antenna min 7 in
Antenna max 25.5 in
Base Price
4 APs
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