Magic Touch ??

[redbenjoe]

anybody here have the process//formula for straightening out antennas --?

not talkin those long gentle bends
talkin the fubar jobs with multiple compound angles :'-(
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first clown that suggests orange tippers......eats it

 

[Fatdog]

Orange tippers.

But, seriously, you are pretty much screwed unless you can disassemble it and try to push the dent out from the inside.

 

[redbenjoe]

or -- perhaps there is improved reception...
with these multi-directionals

 

[oldskool69]

The only way I know of...and VERY carfefully at that, is to get ball bearings with graphite and push through the shaft after heating and straightening by hand as much as possible.

And the main caveat to that is to be able to seperate the shaft from the base point which attaches to the radio. Regardless,it's very difficult and the only time I've done it was on and old radio that had a hidden antenna. My dad did it several times and I can tell you the language used during the process was unsavory at best.

There still will be kinks however, those will not come out.

 

[SINISTER]

new antenna? just a thought :sin: