"Rick" wrote in message
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What is the difference between the "winged emblem" Collins radios and the
other kind ("round" emblem?)?
Apparently -- age when they were made
For what it is worth see The evolution of the Collins emblem URL:
http://k9ham.cargodog.net/collins.htm
And for further research -- it sez: For more information on the Round
Emblem transition, please see the 1998 March/April issue of the Collins
Journal.