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Waseca County History Center

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Handset

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52.15.32

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E. F. Johnson Company Product. Johnson 577 VHF Handheld Two-Way Radio. (a) box. Material: paper. Size: 7 1/2" x 12 1/2". Description: white cardboard box; label on lid: "Johnson 577 VHF Handheld, Part No. 242-0577-135, Serial No., Freq. T, Call Guard, E.F. Johnson Company, Waseca, Minn. 56093"; E.F. Johnson Company logo at bottom. Logo in use from 1975-1986. (b) Styrofoam Package. Material: styrofoam. Size: 7" x 12". Description: white styrofoam package; E.F. Johnson logo in center; below logo: "E.F. Johnson Company." (c) Transceiver. Material: metal, plastic. Size: 2" x 4 1/2". Description: brown plastic case; silver metal bands; "Johnson" top front; talk and monitor switch on left side; one dial knob for On/Off and Volume/Control, one dial knob for Squelch Control and Call Guard (CG), one accessory connector; one flip switch for channel selector F1 and F2; Antenna Connector, covered with black rubber cover; white print on back: "Johnson, FM 577, FCC ID ATH90F 242-0577, E.F. Johnson Company, Waseca, MN U.S.A. 56903"; battery connection at bottom. (d) Battery Pack. Material: plastic, metal. Size: 2" x 2 1/2". Description: brown plastic case; metal connector at top; yellow caution label at top: "Caution, Do not incinerate, E.F.J. Part No. 023-4260-009"; five metal external battery charger connectors at base. (e) Operating Manual. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 8". Description: white and blue paper cover; black and white photograph of E.F. Johnson Company Product, Johnson Handheld Two-Way Radio; whit print: "Johnson, Handheld Two-Way Radio, Operating Manual"; 11 pages. (f) Test, Inspection Card. Material: paper. Size: 2" x 7". Description: white paper; black print: Side One: "Type Radio, Serial No., Date, Initials, Quieting Sensitivity 20 dB, Sinad 12 dB, Th. Squelch, Tight Squelch, Audio Output, Audio Dist., Transmitter Output, Transmitter Current, Deviation, Frequency, Ch 1, Ch 2, Ch 3, Ch 4, Call Guard Freq., Noise Blanker, Time Out Timer, Inspection, Heat Run Time On, Final Check" Side Two: "Clock, Date, Write up, Shake, Bake, Cool Down, Test, Acc. Install, Test, Inspect, Case Up, Heat Run, Final Check, Freeze, ATS, Inspect, Test Audit."

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Waseca business: E.F. Johnson Co.; E.F. Johnson Company; E.F. Johnson Corporate Headquarters; E.F. Johnson Company Corporate Headquarters; E.F. Johnson Co. Corporate Headquarters; E. F. Johnson Co.; E. F. Johnson Company; E. F. Johnson Corporate Headquarters; E. F. Johnson Company Corporate Headquarters; E. F. Johnson Co. Corporate Headquarters. The Waseca E.F. Johnson Company museum closed the summer of 2015. John S. Oblak was the E.F. Johnson Company museum curator and donated items to the WCHS collection.

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