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Re: 1941 Packard Radio/Antenna Question
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Hi all,

I ended up tossing the cheap antenna from my failed under-the-fender experiment but will look into picking up another one and running the experiment you suggest, HH.

One thing though -- I keep reading that AM antennas must be oriented vertically to have any hope of functioning well, so it seems and under-the-fender installation will be a futile exercise, even if properly grounded/shielded?

Posted on: 2021/9/30 17:27
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Re: 1941 Packard Radio/Antenna Question
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Thanks, all, for keeping the discussion going. I used an extendable AM antenna (about 3 or 4 feet long), zip tied under the running board. I can't recall if or how I grounded it or whether the base was in contact with the metal structure or not. All I know is it made no difference from having no antenna plugged in at all.

As for the "audio tach" effect, I have replaced the generator with a 6V positive ground alternator (kept the generator on the shelf) for originality.

Do you guys know if I plug the RediRad unit in, will I still be dealing with the "audio tach" effect? The goal for me is simply to be able to turn on the original radio and hear sound coming from that 80 year old speaker with the warmth of those vacuum tubes driving it. But I don't want to drill a hold in the perfectly restored body to mount an antenna. Or, really, to have any visible antenna as I find all of them detract from the design of the car.

Posted on: 2021/9/27 15:14
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Re: 1941 Packard Radio/Antenna Question
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Thank you, HH, for the quick and super comprehensive reply! I very much appreciate it. Your explanation is crystal clear and RedRad seems to be the very thing needed. I'll give them a call to find the right model.

I tried running an AM antenna under running board but all I get is still the "audio tach" despite following the original Packard shielding guidance from old service manuals and so had resigned myself to treating the radio as useless, despite it's restoration.

Many thanks again for the great help!

Posted on: 2021/9/26 16:17
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1941 Packard Radio/Antenna Question
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1941 Packard 110 with original Motorola radio. Radio was recently restored and works perfectly. Not wanting to add any visible external antenna and, without it, the only sound I get are a couple of faint AM stations mostly drowned out by the "audio tachometer" that the radio has become without an antenna. All you hear is the ignition noise amplified.

Is there a way to plug an iphone into the AM antenna jack and just stream music through the Motorola radio? Electrical system is original 6V positive ground so want to avoid anything requiring a power hookup. Do I need to be concerned about "impedance" or anything else if there is a jack that adapts the iphone phono plug to the AM antenna jack on the radio?

Posted on: 2021/9/26 13:50
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Re: Wheel Pinstriping - 1941 Packard 110 Club Coupe
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Thank you all! This makes me more confident the pinstriping is as it came from the factory and not a later addition, so I will look to have it put back to that condition.

Posted on: 2021/8/7 0:45
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Wheel Pinstriping - 1941 Packard 110 Club Coupe
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My '41 110 had 3 reddish/orange pinstriping rings around each wheel, which were lost when I restored and powdercoated them. I retained the spare wheel the way it was when I purchased the car.

I am now considering getting the 4 wheels pinstriped to match the spare but wanted to ask if the pinstriping is likely to be original? If so, I will put the other 4 wheels to that condition but if the consensus is that it was likely done outside the factory by some later owner, I will leave them be.

Anyone know whether these cars came with pinstiped wheels -- either standard or as an option?

Pics of my spare attached.

Thanks!

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Posted on: 2021/8/2 0:55
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Re: '41 110 Radio Repair
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I bought this antenna on eBay:

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F112398175594

But it didn't work for me. Hardly picks up anything at all. So, still looking for a way to get a signal to the newly rebuilt radio without having to put an unsightly large external antenna on.

Posted on: 2017/12/21 10:05
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Re: '41 110 Radio Repair
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OK, I'll give that a shot and report back!

Posted on: 2017/12/16 10:17
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Re: '41 110 Radio Repair
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Thanks, HH! I don't believe there is any kind of condenser on the car. I rewired the whole thing with a nice new harness from Rhode Island Wiring and dont see any place where it would have been. Is "condenser" the same thing as "capacitor" in this case? If so, what size one would I ask for?

Also, I observed yesterday that even with the engine off, when I run the fuel pump, I get a loud clicking going on in the radio. This suggests to me the interference is not just coming from the ignition system but from the overall electrical system. Would the condenser you described address that, even though it would be inline with the coil (which, I presume has no effect with the engine stopped?)

Posted on: 2017/12/14 21:25
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Re: '41 110 Radio Repair
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UPDATE: I found an excellent radio repairman here in the Seattle area who fixed the radio quickly, expertly and for a fair price.

For anyone local who is in need of antique radio repair, I highly recommend Harold Hagen:

hhagen@eskimo.com

I put the radio back in the car along with the $10 eBay antenna that HH56 recommended. It works great! The only issue is, I was testing it with the engine off. Today I drove the car with the wife and kids in it and went to crank up the radio for the first time and...nothing but solid static that ranged in frequency in synch with the engine RPM.

I am running a Pertronix ignition unit with a heavy duty Pertronix coil. It is still a 6V, Positive Ground system but using an alternator in lieu of the original generator. Clearly, there is shielding issue going on but does anyone know of a fix? I am running the antenna wire out the back of the dash and through the hole in the firewall where the main dash harness comes out just behind the instrument cluster. From there, it goes down and under the car and mounts under the driver-side running board.

Could it be the wire is too close to the coil as it comes through the firewall and picking up RF noise from that? Would it work better if I left all the antenna wire coiled up behind the dash and inside the cabin?

Posted on: 2017/12/10 1:17
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