The idea of having a radio in the car while driving took a while to catch on. There was a notion that it would be distracting and cause accidents, just as we see cell phone chattering today. In the case of cell phones, I've seen enough foolishness to think the idea is correct in that context. There's too much looking to see where your thumb is going to land on the keyboard. But in the case of radios, it eventually became evident that you could listen and drive simultaneously. Most of us can reach for the volume control without even looking, right?electra225 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09, 2022 2:40 pm Galvin Mfg, aka Motorola started making car radios in 1930. Delco Radio was formed in 1927. I have never understood why it took from 1927 to 1936 before production of car radios ramped up at Delco Radio.
Well, sometimes not on my Ranger. The on-off function is a push on the volume knob, which is tiny. If I hit bump just as I reach, my hand may hit the off switch and $#@*&%!!!!!! I sometimes wonder if engineers ever have to actually use the devices they design.
Chris Campbell
