[ARC5] Hallicrafters receivers...Collins stuff

[w8au at sssnet.com]

At 07:28 PM 5/13/2013, Richard Knoppow wrote:
>     While Art Collins was certainly good at promotion, both of his 
> company and himself the acceptance of Collins equipment by the 
> military and commercial users far preceded both the Senator and the 
> General.  Remember the ART-13 and much other equipment used by the 
> military.  Collins began to manufacture aircraft radio and 
> broadcast equipment long before WW-2.
>     Now, it would be interesting to know how far back Art Collins 
> relations with Curtis LeMay went since LeMay was important to the 
> air operations in the pacific (fire bombing of Japan etc.)

LeMay was instrumental in the Military switch from AM to SSB.  He had 
Art Collins install a KWS-1 and 75A4 in an aircraft and
fly everywhere making AM/SSB comparisons.  The dates and type of 
aircraft are too hazy to remember, but I think LeMay may have been
AF Chief at the JCS at the time.

w8au