Frye Electronics

Specialties

Manufacturer of Audiometer, Rear-​ear Measurement, Hearing Aid Analyzer, The HEARLab System Cortical Evoked Potential Analyzer, Directional Hearing Aid Testing, Testing Digital Hearing Aids, FONIX Software Program, NOAH Real-​Ear Module, NOAH Audiometer Module, Automated Test Sequences, Enhanced DSP, Hearing Simulator, clinical audiometer is controlled completely by the touch screen interface of an Android Tablet.

History

Established in 1973.

Frye Electronics was born in a basement in 1970 because Maud Frye wanted her son George to build her a hearing aid to replace her old Zenith. At the time George was designing oscilloscopes for Tektronix, so putting together a little amplifier didn’t look like a very difficult job. He was wrong. It wasn’t as easy as he thought; but he persisted and came up with a rechargeable body aid that satisfied his mother. Then he had a product, he might as well sell it to others. He decided the best way to market his aid was to show its electroacoustic qualities. So he built a simple hearing aid analyzer, the FONIX 5000 in a bright orange box. It became immediately apparent that there was a lot more interest in the analyzer than in the hearing aid. And building test equipment was more fun anyway. With some samples in his car, he traveled the country. In October of 1973, Frye Electronics was incorporated with three employees.

Meet the Business Owner

George F.

Business Owner

Master in EE, University of Kansas