Plectron

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Plectron Corporation
Type Public
Founded 1955
Headquarters Overton, Nebraska, USA
Key people Arlyn H. Collins, Keith Wycoff
Industry Electronics, Fire Safety
Products Radio Receivers, Fire Helmet, Public Safety

A Plectron is a specialized VHF/UHF single-channel, emergency alerting radio receiver, used to activate emergency response personnel, and disaster warning systems. Manufactured from the late 1950s, through the late 1990s, by the Plectron Corporation in Overton, Nebraska, hundreds-of-thousands of these radios were placed in homes of first responders across all of North America. This included ambulance crews, full-time and volunteer firefighters, off-duty specialized police response teams, Civil Defense members, and search and rescue teams.


Plectron R-520 receiver manufactured in 1974.
Plectron R-520 receiver manufactured in 1974.

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  • Bob Parnass, AJ9S (October, 1999). 'Plectron R-700 Monitor Receivers'. Monitoring Times magazine (monthly periodical).

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