[QCWA] Fw: Collins 75th Anniversary-QCWA QSO Party

[George/Frances]

>A chance to work Collins and the QCWA QSO Party
 on the same weekend.

Cheers

George-VE3BNO


> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 8:14 AM
> Subject: Collins 75th Anniversary
>
>
> Seventy-five years ago a small radio communications company, operating
> from the owner's basement, officially incorporated in the state of
> Delaware. From these humble beginnings arose one of the nation's foremost
> communications and avionics companies -- The Collins Radio Company. Arthur
> Collins, W0CXX, started building high quality Amateur Radio equipment that
> from the very beginning was to make the Collins brand legendary among ham
> radio operators worldwide. The Collins Radio Company was incorporated with
> $29,000 in capital and eight employees during the depth of the Great
> Depression. In 1973, Collins was acquired by Rockwell International. In
> 2001 the company was spun off into what is today Rockwell Collins, Inc
> with over 19,500 employees worldwide and annual sales of $4.415 billion.
>
> Fifty years ago, and 25 years after incorporation, in September 1958
> Collins Radio introduced a completely new line of amateur communications
> equipment -- the S/Line. The 75S-1 receiver, 32S-1 transmitter and 30S-1
> power amplifier set a new standard of excellence in areas of styling,
> reliability, frequency accuracy, stability, signal quality and linear
> amplification. The S/Line enjoyed a long production history and today
> still commands premium prices among classic radio enthusiasts and
> collectors.
>
> Twenty-five years ago, in preparation for celebrating the 50th anniversary
> of Rockwell Collins, the Collins Amateur Radio Club was formed in Cedar
> Rapids, Iowa. Later, under the vanity call sign process, we were assigned
> W0CXX, the call sign of Arthur A. Collins. Later additional employee
> Amateur Radio clubs (ARC) were founded at other Rockwell Collins
> facilities. Today there are six club stations located in five cities:
>
> . W0CXX, Main Plant, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
>
> . N0CXX, North Campus, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
>
> . W5ROK, Richardson, Texas
>
> . W4CRC, Melbourne, Florida
>
> . W6CXX, Tustin, California
>
> . F6KNZ, Toulouse, France
>
> These six Rockwell Collins ARC stations have organized a special operating
> event in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the company. Special QSL
> cards will be available for those working each Rockwell Collins Club
> station during the event. Stations confirming contacts with four or more
> of the Collins stations are eligible to receive a special certificate.
> Operators should QSL to the individual Collins stations. Applicants for
> the certificates must submit QSLs from four or more of the club stations
> to W0CXX for processing.
>
> Operating period: 0001 UTC September 20 through 2359 UTC September 26,
> 2008. Operating frequencies:
>
> CW: 3550; 7050; 10,115; 14,050; 18,085; 21,050; 24,900, and 28,050 kHz
>
> SSB: 3885; 7285; 14,285; 18,155; 21,385; 24,955, and 28,455 kHz
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