EXHIBIT 99.15 - PRESS RELEASE DATED DECEMBER 18, 1996

                                         PRESS RELEASE

                   EST ANNOUNCES STOCK REPURCHASE PLAN

KENNEWICK, WASHINGTON --- December 18, 1996 --- Electronic Systems
Technology, Inc. (EST) (OTC: ELST), a manufacturer of wireless communications 
hardware, today announced a stock repurchase plan to acquire the Company's
common stock up to a total value of $100,000 from open market purchases from 
brokers and dealers. 

Under the conditions of the plan, as authorized by the Company's Board of
Directors, repurchases may commence as soon as January 1, 1997, and may
continue through March 31, 1997.  The maximum number of shares the Company
will repurchase from any single shareholder during the duration of the stock 
repurchase plan will be 10,000 shares.  The results of the stock repurchase
plan is dependent upon market conditions, with no guarantee as to the exact
number of shares to be repurchased by the Company.   The repurchase plan is
subject to other terms and conditions, as are set forth in the plan. 

Electronic Systems Technology, a publicly held Company since 1984, was the
first Company to develop the wireless modem and receive the United States and 
Canadian patents for this technology.

Contact EST for more details.




















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The press release was published showing at top left of the press release,
the Electronic Systems Technology, Inc. trademarked company logo, showing 
a black square field containing the stylized letters E S T.