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Arthur A. Collins
Arthur A. Collins
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His interest in raclio began at an early age, and by the time he was nine he had built his first crystal receiver, using the traclitional Quaker Oats box as a coil form. At the age of fourteen, Collins had passed the test as an amateur radio operator and was licensed as 9CXX.
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This equipment used ideas that were later widely adopted in the radio field. finest inciuctea multiple pretunect frequency bays, which allowed the operator to make quick frequency changes, and Class B modulation, which permitted large audio power from relatively small tubes.
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This early effort led Collins Radio to a dominant position in the commercial avionics marketplace. This hands-on effort was a typical Art Collins engineering approach.
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He led Collins Radio to a preeminent position in modern communications technology. Arthur Collins was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1968.
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