Object Details
maker
Delco Electronics
Description (Brief)
This Radio Data System (RDS) demonstration car radio was used in a 1995 ceremony on Capitol Hill marking the establishment of the 100th RDS-capable broadcast station, WKYS-FM in Washington, DC. RDS technology consisted of an inaudible text data stream transmitted from specially-equipped FM stations. The data included artist identification, community-service bulletins and traffic information. The demonstration receiver also includes a cassette tape deck with Dolby noise reduction. Engineer Ray Dolby designed a “sound compander” in the mid-1960s to improve audio output quality of recordings while working at Ampex and later founded a company to improve this technique.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
from Delphi Delco Electronic Systems, thru Gil Porter
date made
1995
ID Number
1998.0073.01
accession number
1998.0073
catalog number
1998.0073.01
model number
16174681
serial number
3100085
Object Name
radio receiver
recording device
automotive tape player
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
plastic (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 8 3/4 in x 16 in x 10 in; 22.225 cm x 40.64 cm x 25.4 cm
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Work and Industry: Electricity
Magnetic Recording
Communications
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1345858