Apparently Velma came to the US without radio,antenna nor a hole for
antenna and the dealership? Installed one using an antenna that follows the
A pillar that broke off. I found an antenna from a bay worked. Following
the A pillar seems to help keep it from snagging on stuff.

Velma 82 na diesel westy
On Jul 8, 2013 2:21 PM, "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
wrote:

> I swear I have had to replace the antenna on this '84 four times now. It
> was broken once due to vandalism, once when it was in a shop being
> serviced (they denied all knowledge), and twice due to simple
> boneheadedness on my part.
>
> So -- is the '84 a candidate for a power antenna (the radio has an
> antenna up/down output pin)? And if so, who sells a good one?
>
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> Bend, Ore.
>