
Fig. 7 -Here
we show
three European
versions
of
1939 retractable
antennas
from
Telefunken.
The
tiltable -rod (controled
from inside)
is shown
in A. the
flip
antenna
in
B,
while C and D show
a three- section
rod antenna
in its collapsed
and
fully
extended
positions,
respectively.
Jumping
on the
Wagon
Buick
and Cadillac
quickly
joined
the parade,
and
soon
came up
with
vacuum- operated
antennas
as an
option.
Aver-
age
lengths available
varied from
25" to
96 ", the latter
gener-
ally
sold in
three sections,
and
it
was
recommended
that
they
should be coated
with a thin
layer
of light
oil to extend
their
useful
life.
The most
successful
of the
new
rod antennas
were the
rotatable
aerial
mounted
above
the
windshield
and controlled
from
inside the
car by a
knob
which could
flip a
spring loaded
rod up
or down (used
by Buick
and
Ford in
1937 as
shown
in
Fig.
8), and
the side -cowl
antenna
that
was supported
on the
side cowl
by two
stanchions.
Soon,
most
of
the
car
manufacturers
were
equipping
some
or their
models
with
the
whip antenna.
In
1940, Philco
and
Zenith
supplied
Ford
with car radios
that
had the antenna
rod
coming
straight
through
the roof
and plugged
into the
top
of
the receiver,
as
in Fig.
9). By pushing
up on a plastic
sleeve,
the telescopic
rod could
be
operated
from the
front
seat.
As claimed
by a
1937 advertisement
from
Snyder.
Inc., the
rod antenna
became
available
in "every
conceivable
style"
(see the
opening of this
article).
Antennas
were mounted
on
the
fender: at
the rear
of the car,
mechanically
attached
to one
end
of the
rear bumper;
under hood
mounts;
on the
front
A
Fig. 8 -Here
is a
rotatable aerial
which
was mounted
above
the windshield
and controlled
from inside
the
car
by a
knob
which could
flip a spring
loaded
rod down
(A) or up (B).
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