1945 - Radio Phone for Pocket Use to Be On Market Soon

"Radio Phone for Pocket Use to Be On Market Soon -- Southbridge, Mass., August 23 (UP) - A pocket-size radio telephone for civilian use, which will cost about $25 and will be effective for distances up to three miles, will be placed on the market within six months, Richard Mahler, general manager of the Harvey-Wells Communications, Inc. announced today.

Mahler said his company, a pioneer in development of radar for the Army Air Force, would produce the instrument, which would be about six inches long and weigh about a half pound…The pint-size phone he said would operate on a band from 450 to 470 megacycles. To talk to a friend, Mahler said, a phone owner would merely tune in on the friend's wave length. A signal would be given automatically and the pair would begin their conversation."

Thursday, August 23, 1945