[GreenKeys] Fwd: Re: The demise of Western Union and its services

[Bob Camp]

Hi,

Yup it's the same EF Johnson as we hams know about. They still had a bunch
of hams working there in the 1980's. A lot of what they built went into the
Airphone system. As you notice from the Western Union information they had a
common parent at the time. Once they spun off the Airphone stuff went over
to Magnavox and Johnson more or less vanished.

Speaking of vanished companies - remember Herters? They sold all kinds of
neat outdoor stuff back in the 60's and 70's. Sort of like LL Bean only
without the yuppie stuff. The old Herters warehouses were in the back of the
EF Johnson parking lot. You could pick up a pretty good assortment of
fishing hooks back there in no time at all ....

    Take Care!

        Bob Camp
        KB8TQ


----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Swiger" <cswiger@widomaker.com>
To: <greenkeys@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 8:52 AM
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Fwd: Re: The demise of Western Union and its
services


> At 06:48 PM 2/25/03 -0800, you wrote:
>
> >>1982
> >>
> >>
> >>Western Union acquires E F Johnson Company, manufacturer of cellular
> >>telephone equipment.
>
> Hm, the same EF Johnson hams know and love?
>
> Short story, in 1986 a Johnson Viking Invader 2000 came into my shack and
it
> needed some repairs due to water damage from where it was stored.  I
called
> Johnson from a pay phone and they just mailed a schematic gratis, just
like
> that.
> Amazing.  Almost as amazing as the time a BurrBrown salesman send out
> a free sample chip to fix a lightning damaged 1200 baud modem. Seek and ye
> shall find.
>
> --Chuck
>
>
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