Re: Packard rotary antenna

Posted by Fred Puhn On 2012/8/31 10:06:27

I tried to restore the rotary antenna on my 1950 Packard. I bought old parts, and even a complete unit which was ugly and not working. I managed to figure out how to disassemble the thing and took the parts to a chrome shop where they did a passible job of chroming the pot metal. Putting it back together was near impossible and some small parts were still missing. I finally gave up and bought a restored antenna from Chirco.

This thing is a nightmare and very expensive. I have about $700 in the antenna so far but at least it looks nice. The radio plays but has a bad connection with the antenna. I think it is the spring clip that attaches the wire to the antenna. I wish you lots of luck.