UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: January 17, 1997
ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC.
(A Washington Corporation)
Commission File no. 2-92949-S
IRS Employer Identification no. 91-1238077
415 N. Quay St. #4
Kennewick WA 99336
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:(509) 735-9092
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On January 17, 1997, the Company issued a press release announcing the
Federal Communication Commission (FCC) type approval of its newest product,
the ESTeem(tm) 192C wireless modem. This press release dated
January 17, 1997, is incorporated by reference and attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS, AND EXHIBITS.
Exhibit 99.1 -Press release issued January 17, 1997
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, INC.
/s/ T. L. KIRCHNER
By: T.L. Kirchner
President
Date: January 23, 1997
EXHIBIT 99.1 - PRESS RELEASE DATED JANUARY 17, 1997
PRESS RELEASE
EST ANNOUNCES FCC APPROVAL OF NEW PRODUCT
KENNEWICK, WASHINGTON --- January 17, 1997 --- Electronic Systems Technology,
Inc. (EST) (OTC: ELST), a manufacturer of wireless communications
hardware, today announced the Company's new product, the ESTeem(tm) 192C has
been granted type acceptance by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC),
effective January 3, 1997. The ESTeem 192C had previously been granted type
acceptance in Canada as of November 1996.
The new ESTeem 192C boasts a RF data rate four times faster than its current
Model 96C, while adding infrared and phone interfaces to the radio area
network (RAN). The standard infrared communications port will allow the
user to perform local programming and diagnostic functions for the radio network
without interruption of communications over the RAN. The optional phone port in
the ESTeem 192C allows a communications gateway over existing phone lines
providing remote data access to and from the RAN world wide. The Model 192C
offers over 1,600 software selectable channels at a data rate of 19,200 bps,
2 to 4 watts RF output in the 450 to 470 MHz frequency range. The narrow band
packet burst transceiver allows networking of 253 devices in high EMF
environments on a single frequency using the industry standard RS-232,
RS-422, or RS-485 asynchronous full duplex interfaces. The ESTeem's internal
digi-repeating capability allows routing data through a maximum of three ESTeems
to extend the typical line-of-sight range of 15 miles to approximately 60 miles.
Electronic Systems Technology, a publicly held Company since 1984, was the
first Company to develop the wireless modem and receive the United States and
Canadian patents for this technology.
Contact EST for more details.
www.esteem.com
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APPENDIX:
Item no. 1: (graphic material not included in electronic filing format)
The press release was published showing at top left of the press release,
the Electronic Systems Technology, Inc. trademarked company logo, showing
a black square field containing the stylized letters E S T.
