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    Donald Lewis Hings developed a portable radio signalling device for his employer CM&S, a Spokane, Washington company. He went to Ottawa to redesign the packset for military use. What is the packset called today?

    Question #91544. Asked by pmac41. (Jan 25 08 2:37 AM)


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    		Donald Lewis Hings, C.M., M.B.E., P.Eng. (November 6, 1907 –February 25, 2004) was a Canadian inventor.

    In 1937 he created a portable radio signaling system for his employer CM&S, which he called a "packset", but which later became known as the "Walkie-Talkie".

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Hings

    Jan 25 08, 3:32 AM

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