# Radio Control Unit

> Canonical source: [Radio Control Unit](https://satisfactorybase.com/wiki/items/radio-control-unit)
> Language: en

Enhances and directs radio signals.

## Properties

- Entity type: Item
- Form: solid
- Stack size: 50
- Sink points: 32 352
- Radioactive: No
- Can be discarded: Yes

## Produced by

### [Alternate: Radio Control System](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-radiocontrolsystem-c)

40 s. [Manufacturer](/wiki/buildings/manufacturer)

[Crystal Oscillator](/wiki/items/crystal-oscillator): 1 per cycle; 1.5/min, [Circuit Board](/wiki/items/circuit-board): 10 per cycle; 15/min, [Aluminum Casing](/wiki/items/aluminum-casing): 60 per cycle; 90/min, [Rubber](/wiki/items/rubber): 30 per cycle; 45/min → [Radio Control Unit](/wiki/items/radio-control-unit): 3 per cycle; 4.5/min.

### [Alternate: Radio Connection Unit](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-radiocontrolunit-1-c)

16 s. [Manufacturer](/wiki/buildings/manufacturer)

[Heat Sink](/wiki/items/heat-sink): 4 per cycle; 15/min, [High-Speed Connector](/wiki/items/high-speed-connector): 2 per cycle; 7.5/min, [Quartz Crystal](/wiki/items/quartz-crystal): 12 per cycle; 45/min → [Radio Control Unit](/wiki/items/radio-control-unit): 1 per cycle; 3.75/min.

### [Radio Control Unit](/wiki/recipes/recipe-radiocontrolunit-c)

48 s. [Manufacturer](/wiki/buildings/manufacturer)

[Aluminum Casing](/wiki/items/aluminum-casing): 32 per cycle; 40/min, [Crystal Oscillator](/wiki/items/crystal-oscillator): 1 per cycle; 1.25/min, [Computer](/wiki/items/computer): 2 per cycle; 2.5/min → [Radio Control Unit](/wiki/items/radio-control-unit): 2 per cycle; 2.5/min.

## Used as recipe ingredient

### [Alternate: OC Supercomputer](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-ocsupercomputer-c)

20 s. [Assembler](/wiki/buildings/assembler)

[Radio Control Unit](/wiki/items/radio-control-unit): 2 per cycle; 6/min, [Cooling System](/wiki/items/cooling-system): 2 per cycle; 6/min → [Supercomputer](/wiki/items/supercomputer): 1 per cycle; 3/min.

### [Alternate: Turbo Electric Motor](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-turbomotor-1-c)

64 s. [Manufacturer](/wiki/buildings/manufacturer)

[Motor](/wiki/items/motor): 7 per cycle; 6.5625/min, [Radio Control Unit](/wiki/items/radio-control-unit): 9 per cycle; 8.4375/min, [Electromagnetic Control Rod](/wiki/items/electromagnetic-control-rod): 5 per cycle; 4.6875/min, [Rotor](/wiki/items/rotor): 7 per cycle; 6.5625/min → [Turbo Motor](/wiki/items/turbo-motor): 3 per cycle; 2.8125/min.

### [Turbo Motor](/wiki/recipes/recipe-motorturbo-c)

32 s. [Manufacturer](/wiki/buildings/manufacturer)

[Cooling System](/wiki/items/cooling-system): 4 per cycle; 7.5/min, [Radio Control Unit](/wiki/items/radio-control-unit): 2 per cycle; 3.75/min, [Motor](/wiki/items/motor): 4 per cycle; 7.5/min, [Rubber](/wiki/items/rubber): 24 per cycle; 45/min → [Turbo Motor](/wiki/items/turbo-motor): 1 per cycle; 1.875/min.

### [Pressure Conversion Cube](/wiki/recipes/recipe-pressureconversioncube-c)

60 s. [Assembler](/wiki/buildings/assembler)

[Fused Modular Frame](/wiki/items/fused-modular-frame): 1 per cycle; 1/min, [Radio Control Unit](/wiki/items/radio-control-unit): 2 per cycle; 2/min → [Pressure Conversion Cube](/wiki/items/pressure-conversion-cube): 1 per cycle; 1/min.

## Used in construction

- [Converter](/wiki/buildings/converter): 50
- [Drone Port](/wiki/buildings/drone-port): 10
- [Drone](/wiki/buildings/drone): 1
- [Resource Well Pressurizer](/wiki/buildings/resource-well-pressurizer): 10
- [Main Portal](/wiki/buildings/main-portal): 10
- [Satellite Portal](/wiki/buildings/satellite-portal): 5

## Used in schematic costs

- [Aeronautical Engineering](/wiki/schematics/aeronautical-engineering): 50
- [Advanced Aluminum Production](/wiki/schematics/advanced-aluminum-production): 50
- [Matter Conversion](/wiki/schematics/matter-conversion): 250
- [Spatial Energy Regulation](/wiki/schematics/spatial-energy-regulation): 500

## Related items

- [Crystal Oscillator](/wiki/items/crystal-oscillator)
- [Circuit Board](/wiki/items/circuit-board)
- [Aluminum Casing](/wiki/items/aluminum-casing)
- [Rubber](/wiki/items/rubber)
- [Heat Sink](/wiki/items/heat-sink)
- [High-Speed Connector](/wiki/items/high-speed-connector)
- [Quartz Crystal](/wiki/items/quartz-crystal)
- [Computer](/wiki/items/computer)
- [Cooling System](/wiki/items/cooling-system)
- [Supercomputer](/wiki/items/supercomputer)
- [Motor](/wiki/items/motor)
- [Electromagnetic Control Rod](/wiki/items/electromagnetic-control-rod)
- [Rotor](/wiki/items/rotor)
- [Turbo Motor](/wiki/items/turbo-motor)
- [Fused Modular Frame](/wiki/items/fused-modular-frame)
- [Pressure Conversion Cube](/wiki/items/pressure-conversion-cube)

## Unlocked by

- [Discontinued - Radio Control Unit](/wiki/schematics/discontinued-radio-control-unit): MAM research
- [Control System Development](/wiki/schematics/control-system-development): Milestone · Tier 7
- [Alternate: Radio Control System](/wiki/schematics/alternate-radio-control-system): Hard Drive alternate
- [Alternate: Radio Connection Unit](/wiki/schematics/alternate-radio-connection-unit): Hard Drive alternate

## Guides

- [Alternate recipes and Hard Drives](/guides/alternate-recipes)

## Technical Details

- Class name: Desc_ModularFrameLightweight_C
- Native class: FGItemDescriptor
- Asset path: /Game/FactoryGame/Resource/Parts/ModularFrameLightweight/Desc_ModularFrameLightweight
- Resource form (export): RF_SOLID
