[Boatanchors] RE: Swan

[Terry O'Neill]

>From Herb Johnson's obit:

Herb Johnson was born November 10, 1920, in
Pittsburgh, PA. The son of Swan and Ruth Johnson, he
spent his childhood in Astabula, OH. A lifelong
amateur radio enthusiast, he designed his first radio
at age 14, and at age 15 earned his amateur radio
operator's license.

After moving to Benson, AZ, he founded Swan
Engineering (later, Swan Electronics) in 1961.
Originally working by himself out of his garage, Herb
created a line of radios that became a favorite of
amateurs around the world. Herb chose the brand name
"Swan" in memory of his father, whose name in his
native land of Sweden, was "Sven". Upon arrival in the
USA, his name was Americanized to "Swan".





 
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