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Plectron
Radio receiver
A Plectron is a specialized VHF/UHF single-channel, emergency alerting radio receiver, used to activate emergency response personnel, and disaster warning systems. Manufactured from the late 1950s, through the late 1990s, by the now defunct Plectron Corporation in Overton, Nebraska, hundreds of thousands of these radios were placed in homes of first responders across all of North America.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
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A Plectron is a specialized VHF/UHF single-channel, emergency alerting radio receiver, used to activate emergency response personnel, and disaster warning systems. Manufactured from the late 1950s, through the late 1990s, by the now defunct Plectron Corporation in Overton, Nebraska, hundreds of thousands of these radios were placed in homes of first responders across all of North America.2
Products and brands
- radio receiver
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1955Founded Founded1
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Sources
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- 1WikidataPlectron on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaPlectron on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsPlectron photo by USRoute66, Public domain