[TowerTalk] What happened to the Fractal Design in Ham Antennas

[jimlux]

Roger (K8RI) wrote:
> Some time back there was an article in QST about Fractal Antennas and I 
> believe they used one on 10 meters.
> So far, searches find listings, but the pages have been blank.
> 
> They'd be a limited space antenna with negative gain and are more often 
> associated with cell phones
> 
> Anything happening along this front and where did all the examples go?
> 
> 73
> 
>


Limited commercial viability (e.g. no big advantage over other shortened 
antenna designs, so a lot more marketing sizzle than steak) and a patent 
owner (Nathan Cohen) rumored to be litigious to boot.

fractenna.com