Electrical engineer Paul Hrivnak founded Palstar in Piqua, Ohio, during the 1990s after an earlier amateur-radio venture and a career that included inventing an infrared cable-television remote control. He runs the company with Eva Hrivnak, and their USA-based operation designs, manufactures, and quality-tests equipment for amateur radio operators and shortwave listeners.
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Ten-TecTen-Tec, now a Dishtronix company, makes amateur-radio transceivers and related equipment, from open-source QRP rigs to its 100-watt Eagle and the forthcoming Phoenix software-defined radio. The company’s nearly fifty-year history includes commercial and government-grade receivers, while its current operation is rebuilding production in a Dishtronix-owned Dayton, Ohio facility. Ten-Tec also continues servicing radios it made when parts are available, preserving a broad legacy of equipment from early kits to modern digital designs.DAYTON, OH
Buckeye ElectricalFamily-owned Buckeye Electrical traces its roots to a modest one-room operation founded by Dick Platfoot in 1995. Today, his son Kevin leads the Botkins, Ohio, company, which is known for custom electrical assembly work and for reverse-engineering replacements for obsolete equipment.COLUMBUS, OH
Pine Instrument CompanyFounded in Grove City in 1962 by electrical engineer Ted Hines, Pine Instrument Company has grown into a vertically integrated family of businesses making electrochemical research instruments, material-testing equipment, and electronics through three independent divisions. Now led by Ted’s son Joe, the Pine companies employ more than 100 people and combine machining, engineering, electronics assembly, and internal supply-chain resources under one roof. Their work serves customers worldwide, while the operation retains the scale and family-like character of a Pennsylvania manufacturer.GROVE CITY, PA
Quintech Electronics & Communications, IncFounded in 1989, Quintech Electronics & Communications designs and manufactures RF signal-management equipment for satellite, broadcast, telecommunications and test-laboratory networks. Its western Pennsylvania operation combines in-house engineering with a 38,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, building systems that range from compact RF routing hardware to large configurable L-band matrices. Acquired by Evertz Technologies in 2018, Quintech is ISO 9001:2015 certified and distributes its products worldwide.334220INDIANA, PA