E. F. Johnson Company
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The E.F. Johnson Company is a two-way radio and electronics manufacturer founded by its namesake, Edgar. F. Johnson, in Waseca, MN, USA in 1923.
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The company began as a mail order business, selling radio transmitting parts to amateurs and early radio broadcasters. During World War II, the company devoted 100% of production to defense needs.[1] After the war, a thriving land-mobile radio business replaced amateur as the company's core competency, and it became known for its CB and business radio products. Today's E.F. Johnson is a maker of digital radios for public safety and military applications. It was purchased in 1997 by software manufacturer Transcrypt International. In 2005, its headquarters moved to Irving, Texas.
E. F. Johnson's discontinued Viking line of amateur radio transmitter products are collected, restored, and operated by a number of vintage amateur radio enthusiasts.
