This is the Collins Radio Section of
The Broadcast Archive

Maintained by:
Barry Mishkind - The Eclectic Engineer
Last Update 2/10/14

The Collins Radio Company* was founded in 1932 by Arthur A. Collins* at Cedar Rapids, IA.  It was famous for producing high quality transmitters for amateurs, the military and the  broadcast industry. Under the Collins label also came some of the most popular consoles and cart machines used by radio stations.

In 1973, Collins Radio Co. was bought by Rockwell and moved to Dallas, TX, as Rockwell-Collins. On October 1, 1980, Rockwell spun the Collins Broadcast line off to Continental Electronics. (See also the CONTINENTAL ELECTRONICS page).

2002 - A new book on the life of Arthur Collins is now available.

* - This is a link to a site that focuses on the amateur/military products from Collins. However, the server seems occasionally to be balky and slow. 

Consoles

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	12H - January 1937
	12Y - One pot remote amp - 1947
	12Z - Four pot remote amp
	212A-1 - mono
	212B - mono
	212C-1 - mono
	212E-1 Nine pot mono Here's a restored unit.
	212F-1 - Five pot mono
	212G-1 - Nine pot mono KTKT, Tucson, AZ
	212-K1 - four pot mono Courtesy: Danny Ray Boyer
	212-L1 - eight pot mono/stereo
	212M  -  1967
	212M-1
	aka Mark 6 Designed by Jack Sellmeyer
	212P-1/212P-2 - 1977 aka Mark 8 Designed by Jack Sellmeyer
	212R - 1978 aka Audio Rock 10 Designed by Jack Sellmeyer
	212S - Six pot stereo  1967
	212V-1 - 8 pot dual or stereo Manufactured by Autogram
	IC-10 - 10 pot stereo console Manufactured by Autogram
	IC-8 - 10 pot stereo console Manufactured by Autogram
	212Y
	212Z-1

Misc