Advanced Radio Systems, Communications and Navigation Systems, and Embedded Information Systems. Collector community As with several other brands of vintage radio equipment, an active community of Collins radio enthusiasts exists, with clubs, web sites, and on-line discussions dedicated to restoring and operating the equipment. The Collins Collectors Association and the Collins Radio Association are two examples of such organizations. Groups of Collins users also organize meetings, gatherings at hamfests, and regularly scheduled on-air discussions called nets. Tax avoidance In December 2019, CNBC listed Rockwell Collins along with 91 additional Fortune 500 companies that "paid an effective federal tax rate of 0% or less" as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. See also E. F. Johnson Company Future Air Navigation System Hallicrafters Hammarlund National Radio Company R. L. Drake Company Rockwell Automation Signal/One Vintage amateur radio United Technologies Corporation References Further reading Braband, Ken. The First 50 Years, A History of Collins Radio Company and the Collins Divisions of Rockwell International, Stamats Communications, 1983. External links The Collins Radio Company records are housed at the University of Iowa Special Collections & University Archives. Rockwell Collins Museum Collins equipment catalogs and manuals Collins Signal product bulletin publications Collins Pulse archived company newsletters Companies formerly listed on the New York Stock Exchange Defense companies of the United States Defunct manufacturing companies based in Iowa Companies based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa Electronics companies established in 1933 American companies established in 1933 Collins, Rockwell Radio electronics Electronic design Avionics companies 1933 establishments in Iowa 2018 mergers and acquisitions Corporate spin-offs