why did older cars have such long antennae when newer cars either don’t have one at all or a tiny nub?

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why did older cars have such long antennae when newer cars either don’t have one at all or a tiny nub?

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Answer 1

Same reason cellphones had long antennas, they improved it top a nub, and eventually hid it in the chassis of the phone.
Cars got the same thing, but it’s often hidden in the front window, rather then the chassis.
To simplify, antenna tech improved, making an antenna is really easy, but you won’t get good signals with a bad antenna.