Arthur A. Collins
Arthur Andrew Collins (born September 9, 1909 in Kingfisher (Oklahoma) , † February 25, 1987 in Dallas ) was an American engineer , inventor , radio amateur ( callsign WØCXX) and entrepreneur .
Life
Art Collins , as he was called by many, founded the Collins Radio Company (now Rockwell Collins ) in Cedar Rapids (Iowa) in 1933 , which manufactured radio equipment for professional use and amateur radio . An early innovation was the permeability-controlled oscillator (PTO) , in which a ferrite core is moved mechanically into the interior of a coil and thus changes the resonance frequency of the oscillating circuit . The use of mechanical RF filters was also typical.
literature
- Art Collins, WØCXX, SK. In: QST, May 1987, pp. 51-52.
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Individual evidence
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| SURNAME | Collins, Arthur A. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Collins, Arthur Andrew (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 9, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kingfisher (Oklahoma) |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 25, 1987 |
| Place of death | Dallas |