===== Collins Radio Company, Cedar Rapids, IA =====

The Collins Radio Company had great reputation for the production of high-quality amateur radio equipment and of military and commercial telecommunications material; in later years, the company shifted its business activities mainly to air traffic communications equipment.

==== Company History ====
{{ :logos:collins-logo.gif?direct&200|}} The company was founded by Arthur Collins (WØCXX) in 1933, and soon production could be moved from a basement to a proper company building in Cedar Rapids. In the years of the Second World War, the production was switched to military communications material, among others the AN / ART and TCS vehicle radio sets.

{{:images:e-629-collins-51j4.jpg?direct&200 |}}With the amateur radio receivers 75A and the all-wave receiver 51J, as well more compact receiver of the 51S line, the company earned such a good reputation for its quality and performance, that Collins soon became one of the leading manufacturers of military and commercial telecommunication equipment. US Army's 388A, R-390A and R-392 with the legendary mechanical filters were milestones of Collins production.

In 1971, the Collins Comp. was taken over by Rockwell International; Arthur Collins retired in 1972 from the company. In the 1980s, Rockwell - Collins Inc. relocated its business entirely to the military and aerospace sectors.