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
Posted April 29, 2019
(updated from original post on 1/16/2012)
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