[R-390] Collins Winged Emblem colors

[Dan Merz]

Hi,  I think they starting running out of red paint and had lots of yellow
left over from a parking lot project and stretched the paint by mixing in
some yellow resulting in an orange color.  I may be wrong about this.  It
may be another color they mixed with red.   For fear of saying something
stupid,  I'm going to let it go at that.

I'm a little intriqued with color of communications receivers - for a long
time they were black,  black,  black and the backlit dials provided the only
color,  aside from white lettering and chrome or nickel plate here and
there.  I suspect the mentality was "this equipment really does something,
it doesn't need color to sell".    The National NC-200 around 1940 and Post
WWII receivers,  like the hq 129 ,  starting showing colors in the sense of
contrasting tones and subdued colors,  culminating in the colorful NC-270
and others of that period.  What could a manufacturer of more "professional"
gear do,  put a little red on an emblem,  use a little different shade of a
sober color,  switch from red to orange on an emblem.  After all,  this is
the ultimate type of radio and color  should be perceived as a secondary
issue.  However,  color probably was not an unimportant issue.  Witness how
many of us want our old radios to have authentic colors when restored or are
appalled by non-authentic paint jobs.  The user expects a certain look to
some degree.

I don't think I've helped with the question directly to any degree but there
may be others who know the real story on red vs. orange,  best regards,  Dan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jordan Arndt" <jordana at nucleus.com>
To: "boatanchors" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>; "Collins Reflector"
<collins at mailman.qth.net>; "R-390 Group" <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 8:17 AM
Subject: [R-390] Collins Winged Emblem colors


> Hi.. does anyone know what the significance of the color of the bars in
> the Winged Emblem..? Why are most of the bars red in color, and others
> have orange bars..??
>
> 73 de Jordan...
>
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