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

[Norm Gertz]

George....please note that the Collins event includes operation on the WARC 
bands which is not authorized in the QCWA Party....

73   Norm


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George/Frances" <groach at storm.ca>
To: "Norm Gertz" <k1aa at cfl.rr.com>
Cc: "QCWA" <qcwa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 11:41 AM
Subject: Re: [QCWA] Fw: Collins 75th Anniversary-QCWA QSO Party


> >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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