[Collins] Re: Collins Digest, Vol 2, Issue 25

[Jim Isbell]

The meter does NOT have the Collins Radio Company logo, it has the 
script "Simpson" in its place just below the scale.  If mine was the 
only one I would think it was a replacement, but I have heard of this 
before.  Apparently a few had the "Simpson" logo on them.

kiyoinc at attglobal.net wrote:

>** Reply to note from Jim Fri, 25 Jun 2004 04:01:38 -0400 (EDT)
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>>On the receivers I think this was the FIRST meter used as
>>mine which is under #200 also has this meter.  On my 32S-1
>>the meter is the same, but with a Simpson Logo  so I think
>>these were the first meters.  The "spade" tipped meters must
>>have been later and intermittent (in use, not 
>>opperation....#8-).  My 5 digit 75S-1 has the Large font
>>Collins logo.
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>Simpson?  What's that about?
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>The S-meter on my 75S-1 has an arc with patent info and Simpson
>Electric in teeny-tiny font at the top.  The "Collins Radio
>Company" is about mid-meter in smallish font but not quite that
>small. 
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>Is that what you mean by "Simpson Logo" or are there meters
>with no Collins name?   
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>Anyway, this is interesting in the "what were they doing, way
>back when." sense.  
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