EXHIBIT 99.6 - PRESS RELEASE ISSUED OCTOBER 31, 1997

PRESS RELEASE

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY
415 N. QUAY STREET
KENNEWICK, WA 99336
509-735-9092 (O)
509-783-5475 (FAX)

        EST ANNOUNCES TELCOM APPROVAL OF NEW PRODUCT IN MALAYSIA

KENNEWICK, WASHINGTON --- October 31, 1997 --- Electronic Systems Technology 
Inc. (EST) (OTC: ELST), a manufacturer of wireless communications hardware,
today announced the Company's new product, the ESTeem(tm) 192F has been granted
type acceptance by the Malaysian government, effective October 18, 1997.  
The ESTeem192F had previously been granted type acceptance in Canada 
as of May 1997.

The new ESTeem 192F boasts a RF data rate four times faster than its current
Model 96F that it replaces, while adding infrared and phone interfaces to the
radio area network (RAN).  The standard infrared communications port will 
allow the user to perform local programming and diagnostic functions for the 
radio network without interruption of communications over the RAN.  The 
optional phone port in the ESTeem 192F allows a communications gateway over
existing phone lines providing remote data access to and from the RAN world
wide.  The Model 192F offers over 1,600 software selectable channels at a data
rate of 19,200 bps, 2 to 4 watts RF output in the 400 to 420 MHz frequency
range.  The narrow band packet burst transceiver allows networking of 253
devices in high EMF environments on a single frequency using the industry
standard RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485 asynchronous full duplex interfaces.  The 
ESTeem's internal digi-repeating capability allows routing data through a
maximum of three ESTeems to extend the typical line-of-sight range of
15 miles to approximately 60 miles.

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 patent for this technology.

Contact EST for more details.
                              www.esteem.com



















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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.