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Kibokojoe
11-01-2008, 10:49 PM
Any one try one of these? Fractal antenna technology

http://www.visualgarage.com/Product_Overview.html
attack eagle
11-02-2008, 01:36 AM
why? antenna is in the glass.
tim eh?
11-02-2008, 06:55 PM
why? antenna is in the glass.
+1 and i'll raise it a 'barf'
632 Regal
11-02-2008, 07:05 PM
Ohh nice got to get a few of them and staple them next to the portholes I screwed onto my fenders.
Kibokojoe
11-02-2008, 08:45 PM
why? antenna is in the glass.
Looking to improve the stereo system. I don't have good reception and was searching for different ways of improving it.
BMWDriver
11-02-2008, 10:45 PM
Fractal antenna ? Sounds like marketing mumbo jumbo to me. Not that it wouldn't work, but radio waves are radio waves, and an antenna is still an antenna.

I'll have to agree with the others on this : the shape wont do well on the car. That fin's made for curvier cars.
attack eagle
11-03-2008, 12:06 AM
fractal antenna... I'm guessing that means it is a 1/16 wavelength antenna, but I would venture a guess that the OEM is a 1/4 wavelength.

bad receptio:, try changing the antenna amp, or changing the head unit.
tim eh?
11-03-2008, 04:19 PM
fractal antenna... I'm guessing that means it is a 1/16 wavelength antenna, but I would venture a guess that the OEM is a 1/4 wavelength.

bad receptio:, try changing the antenna amp, or changing the head unit.

also check out the connections to the wiring in the window. how does your rear defrost work?
Tiger
11-03-2008, 06:55 PM
It is not designed for FM/AM reception. The number one reason why BMW cars with aftermarket stereo don't work too well is because they left the antenna amplifier disconnected.
Elekta
11-03-2008, 07:40 PM
could you replace a sirius antenna with a shark fin? It looks way better than the black disc I have for the sirius antenna currently
Scott C
11-03-2008, 08:53 PM
I apparently haven't kept up with technology - the fractal antenna concept and application are real and in cell phone use (see picture near bottom)...


http://www.scienceprog.com/fractal-antenna-constructions/
Ross
11-04-2008, 08:28 AM
Another "invention" no one asked for.
And what is with these stupid things on the new BMs? Is it on display so the world knows you have navi? Ugly little warts they are.
BMWDriver
11-04-2008, 12:11 PM
My doubts are laid waste. Great find Scott.

This article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal_antenna) better english my think yes. ;)