What is Portable Beacon used for?

It is an input in 2 recipes, such as Advanced Orbital Exchange Interface and Dropship Landing Pad.

Where is Portable Beacon crafted?

At the Manufacturer, the Fabricator or the Machining Bench.

How long does Portable Beacon take to craft?

0.83 s per craft at the Manufacturer, 1 s at the Fabricator, 1 s at the Machining Bench. One craft makes 1. Station speed bonuses are applied in-game and not included.

Portable Beacon

Deployables & StorageTier 3

Craft 1 Portable Beacon from 30 Gold Wire, 25 Copper Wire, 10 Steel Ingot, 20 Platinum Sheath and 10 Glass per craft at a Manufacturer (0.83 s), or at 2 other stations.

In-game description: “Displays a map marker when deployed. Prospectors can adjust the map markers icon and colour by interacting with it.”

How to make

1 recipe

Recipe 1 of 1 · station

Manufacturer

Inputs

30 Gold Wire,2,160 per minute36 per second30 per craft
25 Copper Wire,1,800 per minute30 per second25 per craft
10 Steel Ingot,720 per minute12 per second10 per craft
20 Platinum Sheath,1,440 per minute24 per second20 per craft
10 Glass,720 per minute12 per second10 per craft

Output

1 Portable Beacon,72 per minute1.2 per second1 per craft

Time: 0.83 s per craft, base
Power draw: computed in-game
Unlocked by: T3 IndustrialPortable Beacon blueprint

Quantities are per craft. Times are each station's base rate (crafting work ÷ processing rate); station speed bonuses are applied in-game and not included.

Weight: 10kg
Stack size: 1
Recipes: 1
Used in: 2

About Portable Beacon

Portable Beacon is a Tier 3 item in the Deployables & Storage category. One craft turns 30 Gold Wire, 25 Copper Wire, 10 Steel Ingot, 20 Platinum Sheath and 10 Glass into 1 Portable Beacon at the Manufacturer (0.83 s), Fabricator (1 s) or Machining Bench (1 s). Used in 2 recipes, most often at the Manufacturer. Unlocked by the Portable Beacon blueprint in the Tier 3 tech tree, after Cement Mixer.

Used in

2 recipes

Recipes that use Portable Beacon
Makes	Station	Needs / craft	Tier
Advanced Orbital Exchange Interface	Manufacturer	1	Tier 5
Dropship Landing Pad	Manufacturer	1	Tier 5

Crafted at

3 stations

Craft time of Portable Beacon per station
Station	Time / craft	Portable Beacon /min	Power
Manufacturer	0.83 s	72/min	computed in-game
Fabricator	1 s	60/min	No power connection
Machining Bench	1 s	60/min	No power connection

Unlocked by

Tier 3 blueprintPortable Beacon
Requires Cement Mixer.

Change history

Tracked since Week 252. Changes from later data updates appear here.

Portable Beacon FAQ

How do you make Portable Beacon in ICARUS?: One craft turns 30 Gold Wire, 25 Copper Wire, 10 Steel Ingot, 20 Platinum Sheath and 10 Glass into 1 Portable Beacon at the Manufacturer (0.83 s), Fabricator (1 s) or Machining Bench (1 s).
What is Portable Beacon used for?: It is an input in 2 recipes, such as Advanced Orbital Exchange Interface and Dropship Landing Pad.
Where is Portable Beacon crafted?: At the Manufacturer, the Fabricator or the Machining Bench.
How do you unlock Portable Beacon?: Unlocked by the Portable Beacon blueprint in the Tier 3 tech tree, after Cement Mixer.
How long does Portable Beacon take to craft?: 0.83 s per craft at the Manufacturer, 1 s at the Fabricator, 1 s at the Machining Bench. One craft makes 1. Station speed bonuses are applied in-game and not included.