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Two-way Radio
In 1928, the Detroit Police Department installed the world's first one-way radio communication devices in
its patrol cars- but mobile radio communication actually dates back much further. Between 1921 and
1927, radio buffs Kenneth R. Cox, Walter Vogler and Bernard Fitzgerald, all Detroit police officers,
experimented with radio sets they installed in the back seat of a Ford Model T police patrol car. The
receivers picked up signals, although inconsistently, since radio stations of the day operated at a
frequency band just over 2 MHz. Broadcasts faded out frequently when the car passed large buildings or
traveled under railroad bridges.
In 1928, the Detroit Police Department had installed the world’s first one-way radio communication
devices in its patrol cars. This system allowed the department to send alerts and information directly
through officers’ regular car radios. One-way radio communication in patrol cars had become standard
throughout the United States, but by 1933, the Bayonne, New Jersey Police Department equipped their
vehicles with a new system. By combining a transmitter and a receiver, the Bayonne police now had a
new two-way system, allowing communication between patrol cars and the police station. However, the
system had poor sound quality.
In 1939, at the request of the Connecticut State Police Commissioner, Daniel Noble (IRE Fellow)
designed a two-way FM mobile radio system for the state police. The system began operations in
Hartford in 1940, inaugurating the nationwide switch from AM to FM.
IEEE has recognized these early mobile communication efforts as IEEE Milestones.