Donald Lewes Hings, (November 6, 1907 – February 25, 2004) was a British-Canadian inventor, born in Leicester, England. In 1937 he created a portable radio signaling system for his employer CM&S, which he called a "packset", and was the first aircraft communications radio, but which later became known as the "Walkie-Talkie" for use on the ground.
Donald Lewes Hings, (November 6, 1907 – February 25, 2004) was a British-Canadian inventor, born in Leicester, England. In 1937 he created a portable radio signaling system for his employer CM&S, which he called a "packset", and was the first aircraft communications radio, but which later became known as the "Walkie-Talkie" for use on the ground.
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