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The RDS Guidelines are for broadcasters, transmission operators and RDS equipment and receiver manufacturers to provide RDS implementation advice. They contain in fact the collective RDS implementation know-how of the RDS Forum members.
hese RDS Guidelines were last updated in 2013/4 with the aim to add more implementation advice.
The Guidelines are free for non-members of the RDS Forum. An order form can be downloaded from here.
The Guidelines can be downloaded as a PDF for free at your own choice and it can be opened with a password that is available upon request.
IGL no. | Title |
1 | About the Programme Service name PS (static & dynamic) Request password for IGL 1 |
2 | About the Programme Identification PI & Extended Country Codes ECC Request password for IGL 2 |
3 | About Programme Type coding PTY & PTYN Request password for IGL 3 |
5 | About Radiotext RT/RT+ Request password for IGL 5 |
6 | About cross referenced services EON & Linkage Request password for IGL 6 |
7 | About Alternative Frequencies (AFs) Request password for IGL 7 |
8 | About Clock Time & Date feature Request password for IGL 8 |
9 | About Open Data Applications ODA Request password for IGL 9 |
10 | About RDS receiver concepts Request password for IGL 10 |
11 | About Radiotext eRT Request password for IGL 11 |
12 | About an RDS & DAB feature comparison Request password for IGL 12 |
13 | About Regionalisation Request password for IGL 13 |
14 | About Traffic Programme & Traffic Announcement flag
coding Request password for IGL 14 |
15 | About Service Following by RDS & DAB mobile
receivers Request password for IGL 15 |
16 | About RDS in Smart phones and Tablets Request password for IGL 16 |
17 | About broadcasting and reception in road
tunnels Request password for IGL 17 |
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