Electronic Systems Technology Awarded
                    MDCS Contract by Vicksburg, Mississippi

KENNEWICK, WASHINGTON --- May 14, 1999 --- Electronic Systems Technology 
Inc. (EST) (OTC: ELST), a manufacturer of wireless communications hardware,
today announced the City of Vicksburg, MS, has awarded a contract to EST
for a new ESTeem(tm) Mobile Data Computer (MDC) system.  The ESTeem MDC
system will serve twenty-two Vicksburg Police Department vehicles.

The ESTeem MDC system used by the Vicksburg Police Department, offers
public safety agencies an affordable mobile data network solution.  The
ESTeem MDC system provides agencies an alternative to existing proprietary
data networks where agencies incur monthly service fees based on usage.  The
ESTeem MDC system allows agencies to establish a private Radio Area Network
(RAN), free of monthly service fees, transmitting data at 19,200 bps,
utilizing the 150 to 174 MHz UHF business radio spectrum.

Electronic Systems Technology, a publicly held Company since 1984, brings
vast experience to the public safety communications marketplace.  The Company,
the first to develop the wireless modem and receive the United States and
Canadian patents for the technology, has established the ESTeem products as a
standard for both industrial control and government applications in over 2,000
networks worldwide.

By bringing the expertise of Electronic Systems Technology and the ESTeem MDC
system to the marketplace, a new dimension is added to wireless communications
solutions for public safety agencies.

Contact the Company for more details.

                              www.esteem.com



























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