Rockwell Collins was a multinational corporation headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, providing avionics and information technology systems and services to government agencies and aircraft manufacturers.
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14 Facts About Rockwell Collins
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Rockwell Collins was solicited by the military, the scientific community, and the larger AM radio stations for special equipment.
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In 1936, Rockwell Collins had begun production of the 12H audio console, 12X portable field announcers box, and the 300E and 300F broadcast transmitters.
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Rockwell Collins became the principal supplier of radio and navigation equipment used in the military, where uncompromising performance was required.
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Rockwell Collins is highly concentrated in the defense and commercial avionics markets, and no longer markets receivers to the public.
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Rockwell Collins remained an important manufacturer of AM and FM broadcast radio transmitters for the commercial market surviving the drastic cost-cutting market of the 1960s and 1970s.
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Concurrently, Rockwell Collins developed the R-389, a long-wave version with fewer than 1000 made.
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At the request of the US government, Rockwell Collins designed the 51S-1 general-coverage set, which was essentially a physically smaller replacement for the 51J series.
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Rockwell Collins produced a few high-performance solid-state receivers in the 1970s, such as the 651S-1.
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Rockwell Collins was the first to introduce a compact HF transceiver, the KWM-1, the year before.
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In 1991, Rockwell Collins sold its Richardson, Texas-based Network Transmission Systems division to Alcatel.
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Notable government-related projects that Rockwell Collins has involvement with are Common Avionics Architecture System, Joint Tactical Radio System, Tactical Targeting Network Technology, Defense Advanced GPS Receiver, and Future Combat Systems.
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Donald R Beall Advanced Technology Center is a research and development center within Rockwell Collins that focuses on creating, identifying, and maturing technologies targeted at driving business growth.
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Groups of Rockwell Collins users organize meetings, gatherings at hamfests, and regularly scheduled on-air discussions called nets.
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