April 1945 QST
 Table
of Contents
Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics. See articles
from
QST, published December 1915 - present (visit ARRL
for info). All copyrights hereby acknowledged.
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Collins Radio Company (later on Rockwell
Collins and now Collins
Aerospace) has been around since 1933. Like the vast majority of U.S. companies
during the World War II era, they - management and employees - took great pride
in doing their part for the war effort. Unlike today, when a relatively few people
actually know someone on active duty in the armed forces, workers were very likely
to have a brother, son, father, or husband in the service.
Here is an advertisement that I scanned out of my copy of the April 1945
QST magazine. It mentions that many of the employees are amateur radio operators.
During the war, a call went out for surplus equipment from all sources, including
amateurs, so some sacrificed their personal equipment for the good of the nation.
Try that today and see how far you get.
If you are interested in old Collins equipment, you will want to visit the
Collins Collectors Association and the
Collins Radio Association websites.
Collins Radio Company Advertisement
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