RADIO FOR POLICE.
SETS EASILY CARRIED. EXPERIMENTS PROCEEDING. LONDON, April 19. 'lhc Scotland Yard autlioritics arc experimenting with a two-valve receiving set designed to be carried in the pockets of all policemen 011 their beats. The sot is connected with another piece of mechanism in a policeman's helmet, which serves as an earphone, though the message is sent through (lie skull instead of directly into the ears. The appliance will only add ounces to the weight of the helmet. The set has a range of 100 miles and will enable police headquarters or police radio vans 1o keep in communication with any constable on duty and to notify him of " grab raids " and other emergencies. The present tests follow extensive trials with miniature wireless receivers by Brighton policemen while on duty.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21163, 21 April 1932, Page 9
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131RADIO FOR POLICE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21163, 21 April 1932, Page 9
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