On 20 Oct, 11:42, wrote:
On Oct 20, 11:34 am, "Mike Kaliski" wrote:



I agree. Incidently the origin of the idea for fractal antennae apparently
arose from the observation that hanging down the ends of a dipole, or
bending it to fit a limited site didn't affect the efficiency too much. A
university student decided to see just how much bending and could take place
before the antenna became unusable and hey presto, the fractal antenna was
invented and he had a thesis for his degree.

Mike G0ULI

Just linear loading with a fancy name..
Or the way I see it anyway..
The thing is... Most consider linear loading as
inferior to high Q coil loading,

A coil is linear loading as well
so a coil is just a fancy name?

"Most consider" agaim it looks like science is judged like the polls!



as long as the
coils are placed at the proper locations to
maximize current distribution.
But I can see their use in small items like
cell phones, etc..
I doubt if I would use one as a ham radio antenna
though.
Heck, my 160m "Z" dipole could be considered a
fractal. Even a dipole qualifies. All symmetrical
antennas can be called "fractals" if you wanted to
be strict about it.
MK