[TowerTalk] [Antenna-discussion] Fractal Antennas, Chip Cohen (N1IR) on Nova Last Night

[David Jefferies]

Hmm. The interaction of character with a not-very-sound idea about bent wire
antennas hasn't been very helpful in this case. It IS possible to shrink an
antenna dipole by periodically bending the wires. See my articles in
antenneX on the zagis. You can't make a true fractal antenna as the wire
would be indefinitely long and the efficiency would tend to zero with the
losses. But this is not the way the authors use the word "fractal" so I
think you might say there is some sense to the proposals.

regards

David Jefferies



On 15 December 2010 16:39, Joe Giacobello, K2XX <k2xx at swva.net> wrote:

>  Nova did a presentation on fractals last night, and there was about a five
> minute segment with N1IR and fractal antennas.  Apparently, they're finding
> applications in cell phones and the like.  Although I don't remember the
> details, N1IR took a lot of heat from some members of the various ham
> antenna forums when he first proposed his ideas.  I guess that was about ten
> years ago.  Have he and his concepts now been vindicated?
>
> Just curious.
>
> 73, Joe
> K2XX
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