Al Gross (engineer)
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Irving "Al" Gross was a pioneer in mobile wireless communication. He created and patented many communications devices, specifically in relation to an early version of the walkie-talkie, Citizens' Band
Gross in 1999
FCC amateur radio license of Al Gross
Walkie-talkie
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A walkie-talkie, more formally known as a handheld transceiver or handheld radio, is a hand-held, portable, two-way radio transceiver. Its development during the Second World War has been variously cr
Al Gross (engineer)
…a pioneer in mobile wireless communication. He created and patented many communications devices, specifically in relation to an early version of the walkie-talkie, Citizens' Band radio, the telephone pager and the cordless telephone. Gross was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1918, the son of Romanian-Jewish…
Recreational, toy and amateur radio walkie-talkies
Assorted two-way Family Radio Service (FRS) and General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) walkie talkies with hand mic
Noemfoor, Dutch New Guinea, July 1944. A US soldier (foreground) uses a Handie-Talkie during the Battle of Noemfoor.
A modern Project 25 capable professional walkie-talkie