Alinco

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Alinco
Company type Public
ISIN JP3126100001
IndustryRadio manufacturing
FoundedJuly 4, 1970;53 years ago (July 4, 1970)
FounderYusaku Inoue
Headquarters Japan,
Website Official website
An Alinco 2-meter, amateur radio handheld transceiver. Alinco 2m transceiver.jpg
An Alinco 2-meter, amateur radio handheld transceiver.

Alinco ( Alinco Inc.) (TYO : 5933) is a Japanese manufacturer of radio and amplification equipment, and in the Japanese market, metal products, construction equipment, and exercise equipment. [1]

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Established in 1970 in Osaka, Japan, it also has offices in Tokyo, Takatsuki, manufacturing facilities in Toyama and Hyōgo in Japan, and one in Suzhou, China.

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References

  1. "ALINCO". www.alinco.com. Retrieved 2021-02-06.